What is a 'bridge exploit' and why are cross-chain bridges high-value targets?
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A
Attacking smart contracts that hold large reserves of locked assets to mint unbacked tokens on the destination chain
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B
Exploiting latency between blockchains to double-spend assets in transit
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C
Compromising bridge validators by bribing them to approve fraudulent transfers
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D
Using bridge protocols to launder stolen funds across multiple blockchains