Bridge


Tech

Polygon 2.0 Roadmap Calls for ‘Unified Liquidity,’ Restaking, New Chains on Demand

Polygon, a staking solution for Ethereum, says its new architecture will include a shared bridge and a “coordination layer” that connects all of Polygon’s chains, with an emphasis on zero-knowledge technology that has become one of this year’s hottest blockchain trends.

Brendan Farmer, Co-Founder of Polygon (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

‘Storage Proofs’ Touted as Alternative to Hack-Prone Bridges in Multichain World

Storage proofs, a feature that could minimize cross-chain exploits by allowing users to keep their assets on one chain and prove that it's there on a different chain, will go live on Starknet soon.

Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and CEO of StarkWare (StarkWare)

Tech

Unveiling the Uniswap Foundation's Bridge Report: Winners and Losers

Wormhole and Axelar take top honors after a months-long assessment process aimed at addressing concerns with Uniswap’s previous bridge selection practices.

Puente. (Aleksandr Barsukov/Unsplash)

Opinion

Bridge Exploits Cost $2B in 2022, Here’s How They Could Have Been Averted

The bridges that are essential to our multi-chain cryptoverse are vulnerable to hacks. But an analysis of some of the biggest exploits of the past year reveals that applying multiple security measures in combination could have blocked the attacks, writes Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann.

New York City street view of multiple bridges and overpasses (Red Morley Hewitt/Unsplash)

Finance

As Multichain Wobbles, Some Fantom-Based DeFi Projects Flee Bridged Tokens

The actions showcase how Multichain’s faltering infrastructure and AWOL CEO are sending shockwaves through Fantom, the blockchain most heavily dependent on Multichain’s bridges.

Bridge (Alex Azabache/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Bridging Protocol Multichain ‘Unable to Contact’ CEO Zhaojun

Multichain's team says it cannot maintain some cross-chain bridges without getting access permissions from its AWOL chief.

Puente. (Aleksandr Barsukov/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance, Other Crypto Players Shun Multichain as Bridging Rumors Swirl

With facts hard to come by, a coterie of crypto players are taking action.

Bridge (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Broker Prime Protocol Introduces Bridgeless Cross-Chain Token Transfers

The protocol aims to eliminate the need for token bridges, wraps and swaps to make moving crypto tokens between blockchains safer.

Prime Protocol to eliminate need for cross-chain bridges (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

Finance

Cata Labs Raises $4.2M to Develop 'Bridging' Software

The round was led by Spartan Group and included participation from Robot Ventures, Maven 11, Alchemy Ventures, HashKey Capital, Circle Ventures and Superscrypt.

(Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect Sunsets After Less Than a Year

The backing Aztec Network is open sourcing the bridge and moving on to next-generation products.

LocalBItcoins is sunsetting its exchange. (Johannes Plenio/Unsplash)