Stargate Finance's cross-chain bridging activity reveals significant challenges, with total transaction volume exceeding $1.5 billion and an average bridge amount of $855.44, but experiencing a dramatic decline in user retention. Monthly new users plummeted from 336,747 in March 2024 to 182,746 by March 2025, with retention rates dropping from 40% to near 0%. Bridging volumes across major chains like Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon have been declining, with Ethereum maintaining the most consistent activity and Arbitrum showing an initial massive surge followed by a downturn.