Bridge

Infrastructure that moves assets or messages between two blockchains.

Blockchain Technology Also called cross-chain bridge, bridging

Bridges lock or burn an asset on the source chain and release or mint an equivalent on the destination chain. They are what makes multi-chain activity possible for ordinary users.

They are also the single largest source of stolen funds in crypto history, because a bridge concentrates a great deal of value behind one contract or one multisig.

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