Glossary
Bridge
Software that tries to move value between two networks. The bridge, not the chain, is often what breaks.
A bridge locks an asset on one ledger and represents it on another, or uses a similar trick. You are trusting that software and whoever can upgrade it, not “the blockchain” in general.
When a bridge is hacked, the underlying chains usually keep running. The wrapped tokens on the far side can become unbacked. Treat bridges as extra risk, not as a setting in a wallet.
