# Hyperbridge > Hyperscalable, verifiable interoperability Hyperbridge is a cross-chain interoperability protocol that enables secure messaging between blockchains using cryptographic proofs. It serves developers and ecosystems needing verifiable bridging, swaps, and communication across multiple networks. Hyperbridge is a cross-chain interoperability protocol, built as a Polkadot parachain, that enables secure message passing and asset transfers between blockchains through cryptographic consensus proofs and state verification. Rather than relying on multisignature committees, it uses zero-knowledge light clients to verify the finality of connected chains directly onchain. The protocol is aimed at developers, applications, and ecosystems that need verifiable cross-chain communication without trusted intermediaries. The protocol addresses a common weakness in bridging designs, where attestation networks relying on multisig committees have been a recurring source of exploits. Hyperbridge instead aggregates the finalized states of connected chains into a single proof, which any participating blockchain can use to verify incoming cross-chain messages. A permissionless network of relayers transmits these messages between chains, earning fees paid by users for each cross-chain operation. Its core offerings include cross-chain messaging for applications, a querying interface for accessing state, logs, and proofs across networks, and Hyper Fungible Tokens, which allow tokens to be burned and minted natively or wrapped across chains with proof-based verification on each transfer. Hyperbridge is used by developers building cross-chain applications and by protocols seeking synchronized liquidity or price data across multiple networks. It previously experienced a security incident that paused bridging operations, and it resumed service after restructuring parts of its architecture. - Type: Company - Sector: Infrastructure - Status: Active - Founded: 2023-11-02 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/hyperbridge ## Products - [Hyperbridge Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hyperbridge): Hyperbridge Protocol is a cross-chain interoperability protocol that verifies consensus and state proofs from connected blockchains for secure message passing. It aggregates cross-chain messages into cryptographic proofs that any connected chain can verify, and provides messaging primitives that let applications send verified instructions and read remote chain state directly. The protocol operates as a coprocessor on Polkadot, with permissionless relayers submitting proofs and light-client contracts validating them on destination chains. It also underpins per-token bridging contracts that burn, mint, or wrap assets across chains with the same proof-based verification. (Bridge, Live, Main Product) - [Intents Bridge](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hyperbridge): Intents Bridge facilitates cross-chain token swaps through intent-based order routing with automatic liquidity optimization. Users state desired swap outcomes and liquidity providers fill orders across chains while Hyperbridge verifies execution through cryptographic proofs. The system includes permissionless refund mechanisms for failed swaps and instant redemption for liquidity providers. (DEX Aggregator, Live) - [Hyperbridge SDK](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hyperbridge): Hyperbridge SDK is a developer toolkit for building cross-chain applications on top of the Hyperbridge messaging layer. It provides interfaces for sending verifiable messages between chains and reading remote blockchain state directly, along with utilities for tracking cross-chain request status across both EVM and Substrate-based chains. The toolkit includes built-in proof handling, fee quoting, and testing utilities, letting developers integrate cross-chain functionality without building custom verification logic. (Developer Tooling, Live) - [Hyperbridge Parachain](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hyperbridge): Hyperbridge Parachain is the Polkadot-based network that underlies the Hyperbridge interoperability protocol. Collators produce block candidates and submit them with proofs to Polkadot relay chain validators, which re-execute state transitions to confirm correctness, so the parachain inherits its finality from the Polkadot relay chain. Each collator also runs a monitoring task that checks connected chain state across multiple independent data providers and can veto blocks where providers disagree. Collator selection depends on a reputation measure built from prior relaying and proving work, with block rewards paid in the network's native token. (L2, Live) - [Intent Gateway](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hyperbridge): Intent Gateway is a cross-chain swap product that lets users place intent-based orders escrowed on a source chain to receive tokens on a destination chain. Independent fillers supply liquidity and fulfill orders using their own capital, earning fees once execution is verified through cryptographic proofs rather than trusted intermediaries. Unfilled orders can be cancelled, and settlement completes automatically through the underlying messaging layer, giving traders outcome-based swaps without manual route selection. (Live) ## Assets - [Hyperbridge (BRIDGE)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/hyperbridge): BRIDGE is the native token of the Hyperbridge protocol, a cross-chain interoperability network built on Polkadot. It is used to pay transaction fees, reward relayers and provers for verified message delivery, fund liquidity incentives for the Intent Gateway, and enable stake-weighted governance voting. Provers additionally earn a non-transferable reputation asset alongside BRIDGE rewards, which factors into collator selection for block production. (Native) ## Links - [Main](https://hyperbridge.network) - [Documentation](https://docs.hyperbridge.network) - [Blog](https://blog.hyperbridge.network) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/hyperbridge) - [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/hyperbridge) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/hyperbridge) - [Telegram](https://t.me/hyper_bridge) - [GitHub](https://github.com/polytope-labs/hyperbridge) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/PolytopeLabs) - [GitHub](https://github.com/polytope-labs) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. 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