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How cross-chain bridges work and why $4 billion has been stolen from them

How cross-chain bridges work and why $4 billion has been stolen from them

Bridges move assets between blockchains using lock-and-mint, burn-and-mint, or liquidity pool mechanisms, but their trust assumptions have made them the most exploited category in crypto. Introduction Blockchains do not talk to each other. Ethereum cannot read Solana’s state.

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