A bridge locks or burns value on the source network and releases an equivalent on the destination. There is no single transaction spanning both sides.
Continuity therefore has to be evidenced rather than assumed, by matching amounts, timing and bridge records across the two chains — and the strength of that match should be stated plainly.
Related terms
Mixer
A service or protocol that pools funds from many users to break the link between source and destination.
Onchain tracing
Following value across addresses using published ledger data, and classifying where the trail ends.
Token
An asset issued by a contract on an existing network, rather than the network's own native coin.
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