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Behind the scenes of Wormhole: Guardian Network and the magic of VAA confirmations! ✨🛡️
The foundation of Wormhole's operation by July 2025 consists of a decentralized network of 19 validators, known as Guardians. Here’s how cross-chain transfer occurs:
Sending a message: A user or dApp on the source blockchain sends data (e.g., locked tokens) to the Wormhole smart contract.
Guardians observation: Each Guardian independently observes this event.
Confirmation (VAA): When a supermajority of Guardians (at least 13 out of 19) confirm the event, they sign the message, creating a Verifiable Action Approval (VAA) — a cryptographic proof of legitimacy.
Relaying (Relayers): Special nodes (relayers) take this VAA and send it to the Wormhole smart contract on the target blockchain.
Execution: The target smart contract verifies the VAA and executes the corresponding action (e.g., minting wrapped tokens). This architecture ensures the security and reliability of cross-chain communication.
#Wormhole #Guardians #VAA #Web3
The foundation of Wormhole's operation by July 2025 consists of a decentralized network of 19 validators, known as Guardians. Here’s how cross-chain transfer occurs:
Sending a message: A user or dApp on the source blockchain sends data (e.g., locked tokens) to the Wormhole smart contract.
Guardians observation: Each Guardian independently observes this event.
Confirmation (VAA): When a supermajority of Guardians (at least 13 out of 19) confirm the event, they sign the message, creating a Verifiable Action Approval (VAA) — a cryptographic proof of legitimacy.
Relaying (Relayers): Special nodes (relayers) take this VAA and send it to the Wormhole smart contract on the target blockchain.
Execution: The target smart contract verifies the VAA and executes the corresponding action (e.g., minting wrapped tokens). This architecture ensures the security and reliability of cross-chain communication.
#Wormhole #Guardians #VAA #Web3
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Wormhole Security: Lessons Learned and Stringent Safeguards! 🔒💡
Security is the top priority for Wormhole by July 2025, especially after the exploit incident in 2022. The protocol has significantly strengthened its security measures:
Guardian Network: The foundation of security is provided by a decentralized network of 19 validators from leading global companies, each running full nodes of all connected blockchains.
Rigorous Auditing: Ongoing internal and external audits of the protocol's code.
Bug Bounty Program: An active reward program for discovering vulnerabilities.
Global Accountant: A module ensuring a 1:1 parity between native and wrapped assets, preventing the creation of "extra" wrapped tokens.
Governor: A system that limits the withdrawal volumes of assets from connected chains to slow the potential spread of vulnerabilities.
Open Source Code: Code transparency allows the community to verify it. These measures are aimed at preventing future attacks and ensuring the reliability of cross-chain transactions.
#Wormhole #Guardians
Security is the top priority for Wormhole by July 2025, especially after the exploit incident in 2022. The protocol has significantly strengthened its security measures:
Guardian Network: The foundation of security is provided by a decentralized network of 19 validators from leading global companies, each running full nodes of all connected blockchains.
Rigorous Auditing: Ongoing internal and external audits of the protocol's code.
Bug Bounty Program: An active reward program for discovering vulnerabilities.
Global Accountant: A module ensuring a 1:1 parity between native and wrapped assets, preventing the creation of "extra" wrapped tokens.
Governor: A system that limits the withdrawal volumes of assets from connected chains to slow the potential spread of vulnerabilities.
Open Source Code: Code transparency allows the community to verify it. These measures are aimed at preventing future attacks and ensuring the reliability of cross-chain transactions.
#Wormhole #Guardians
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