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How do bridges help move crypto between blockchains?
Let’s break it down 👇
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You can’t send Bitcoin to Ethereum directly.
Same with Solana → Polygon.
Different chains. Different rules.
But bridges solve that.
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Here’s how a typical bridge works:
▪️ You send tokens to a smart contract on Chain A
▪️ The bridge locks them
▪️ It releases or mints new tokens on Chain B
It's like a toll booth between highways.
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Some popular bridges:
🔹 Wormhole
🔹 Multichain
🔹 Stargate
🔹 Arbitrum Bridge
Each one moves assets between specific networks.
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For investigators, bridges are a red flag.
Why? Because criminals use them to:
⚠️ Disrupt the transaction trail
⚠️ Hide movement between chains
⚠️ Jump into tokens that are harder to track
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Not all bridges are safe.
Several have been hacked.
And some operate in gray areas—no KYC, no records, no regulation.
You need to know which ones to trust (and which to watch).
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If you're tracing funds and suddenly the trail disappears...
Check the bridges.
It’s where clean exits often happen.
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