# deBridge

> Trade everything, at lightspeed. Because DeFi doesn't wait.

deBridge is a cross-chain execution infrastructure provider. It enables swaps, transfers, and contract calls across blockchain networks through a non-custodial, zero-TVL settlement model.

deBridge is a company that builds a non-custodial execution layer for cross-chain and same-chain trading. It allows applications to route swaps, transfers, and contract calls across blockchain networks without relying on pooled liquidity. The infrastructure is aimed at DeFi protocols, wallets, and other applications that need to move assets or trigger actions across multiple chains on behalf of their users.

The system addresses fragmentation between blockchain networks, where users and applications otherwise need separate liquidity sources and manual steps to move value across chains. Instead of relying on locked liquidity pools, deBridge uses a zero-TVL design in which competitive network participants fulfill orders on demand and settlement is coordinated through decentralized messaging and validator consensus. Users submit a single intent, and unfulfilled orders can be canceled and reclaimed, keeping custody of funds with the user throughout execution.

Its core offering, the deBridge Liquidity Network, supports same-chain and cross-chain swaps, and is complemented by messaging infrastructure and developer tooling that let other applications embed cross-chain execution directly into their own products. It is used by DeFi protocols, wallets, and other onchain applications that need to abstract chain, gas, and infrastructure complexity away from their end users.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-04-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/deBridge

## Products

- [deBridge Messaging Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/deBridge): deBridge Messaging Protocol is a cross-chain messaging system that enables trustless message and data transfers between blockchain networks. It allows developers to invoke smart contracts across different chains, executing arbitrary data transfers and contract calls alongside value transfers within unified transactions. A decentralized set of validators reaches consensus and relays data between chains, while economic staking and slashing penalties secure the network against malicious behavior. The protocol serves as the foundational messaging layer underlying other deBridge products, including its liquidity network and asset deployment tooling. (Messaging Protocol, Live, Main Product)
- [deBridge DLN](https://thegrid.id/profiles/deBridge): deBridge DLN is a cross-chain liquidity network implementing intent-based architecture for asset transfers between blockchain networks. Users specify desired cross-chain outcomes through intents, which professional market makers fulfill competitively by providing tokens on destination chains immediately and claiming source tokens afterward. The system operates on a zero-TVL model without traditional liquidity pools, enabling transfers to settle within 1-2 seconds with guaranteed rates and tight spreads across supported networks. (Bridge, Live)
- [deBridge Widget](https://thegrid.id/profiles/deBridge): deBridge Liquidity Network is a cross-chain and same-chain trading infrastructure that provides fast, capital-efficient swaps with guaranteed rates. Users specify desired outcomes through orders, which professional solvers fulfill competitively by supplying tokens on destination chains immediately and later claiming source tokens, all secured by the underlying messaging layer. The network operates on a zero-TVL model without traditional liquidity pools, enabling near-instant settlement, zero slippage, and delivery of native rather than wrapped assets. It is accessible through a trading interface, an API for custom integrations, and an embeddable widget. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [dePort](https://thegrid.id/profiles/deBridge): dePort is a native bridge for assets that lets protocols deploy synthetic representations of their tokens across multiple blockchain networks using a lock-and-mint model. Native tokens are locked in a smart contract on the source chain while corresponding synthetic assets are minted on destination chains, with total minted supply always fully backed by the locked collateral. The system supports automatic listing, so any token can be bridged without prior approval, and it can also serve as a canonical custody bridge for chains connected through deBridge infrastructure services. It is built on the underlying messaging protocol and targets token issuers and protocols seeking multi-chain presence without wrapped-asset risk. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [deBridge Liquidity Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/deBridge): deBridge Liquidity Network is a cross-chain and same-chain trading infrastructure that provides fast, capital-efficient swaps with guaranteed rates. Users specify desired outcomes through orders, which professional solvers fulfill competitively by supplying tokens on destination chains immediately and later claiming source tokens, all secured by the underlying messaging layer. The network operates on a zero-TVL model without traditional liquidity pools, enabling near-instant settlement, zero slippage, and delivery of native rather than wrapped assets. It is accessible through a trading interface, an API for custom integrations, and an embeddable widget. (Live)

## Assets

- [deBridge (DBR)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/deBridge): DBR is the governance token of the deBridge protocol. It is used to participate in DAO governance voting on protocol parameters, including validator elections and consensus thresholds. Holders can stake their tokens to support validators in the deBridge messaging network, providing slashable collateral that acts as insurance against validator downtime, censorship, and collusion. (Governance)

## Links

- [Main](https://debridge.finance)
- [Blog](https://debridge.finance/blog)
- [Documentation](https://docs.debridge.finance)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ObNnp_ldvSHsS5iMwydYuI710IrFHnIC)
- [Terms of Service](https://debridge.com/assets/files/debridge_terms_of_service_com.pdf?h7k9m)
- [Privacy policy](https://debridge.com/assets/files/debridge_privacy_policy_com.pdf?h7k9m)
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- [GitHub](https://github.com/debridge-finance)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/deBridgeFinance)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/debridge)

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