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Bridge explorer

A website or tool that tracks transfers through one or more cross-chain bridges and presents their source and destination transactions in a readable form. It may use protocol message identifiers to link the two legs and display transfer status, such as pending, completed, failed or refunded. Official bridge explorers generally rely on their protocol's own message data, while third-party aggregators may use their own matching methods.

A bridge explorer facilitates verification but is not itself proof that a transfer completed correctly. The underlying transactions should be checked on the respective blockchains, since displayed links or statuses may be incomplete or inaccurate. Coverage is limited to the bridges and networks supported by the tool, and its labels do not establish attribution beyond the evidence they represent.

Essays

  • The Desk Opens on Monday

    “They came back asking, and I rewrote the report around links to the same transfers on a bridge explorer, in a view they could open and read without taking my word for any of it.”

    · Methods · 7 min read