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Last night, I realised that long distance relationships & friendships could be nerve wrecking… but there's always a way to bridge that gap 🌉

So today's content is proudly sponsored by Critical thinking.

If you're ready to dive in, let's go!

In Defi, the first concept most individuals are exposed to is “making swaps”

Stats show that:

In 2024:

- 6-7 people out of 10 have made a swap.

- 4-5 people out of 10 have bridged assets across different blockchain networks.

These estimates reflect the growing adoption of cryptocurrency and DeFi services.

However, our main focus is to shine light on the less used product ~ Bridges

Before we fudge ahead, I've got a quick question

Have you used a bridge before?

If you filled in no, lets get your bridging journey started

Firstly, what is Bridging all about?

Bridging in crypto refers to the process of transferring assets between different blockchain networks. It aims to enhance interoperability, allowing for data and asset transfers across various networks.

I love to look at it as an Interswap transaction with two different chains involved for example: you can change your USDC on Solana to USDC on Eclipse.

For you to achieve this, all you need is a crypto bridge and your $2 .

**The crypto bridge (**also known as a cross-chain) is the tool that gives you the power to transfer digital assets and information between the home chain and desired chain.

Easy peasy right?

Now, let's conduct our transaction, we'll run 2 transactions.

The first transaction would be to Eclipse & the second to Base. a video guide would be provided for easy relatability.

PS: My first random bridging experience which was about 18 months ago almost gave me a heart attack (I saw my $10 the next day in my wallet).

Moving on

To bridge from Solana to Eclipse, we would make use of ‘All domains Bridge’: https://bridge.alldomains.id/

→Click on the Link above

→Navigate the wallet and Connect the Solana wallet

→Input the address of the recipient wallet

→Put in the amount to be bridged

→Click on Continue & sign the transaction in the wallet

Note:

A token on different chains tend to have different addresses so please do well to note that.

Now, to bridge from Eclipse → Base, we would use the @Relay protocol: relay.link

Follow these steps:

→Click the link above

→Connect the wallet which you want to bridge from

→Next, either connect or paste the address of the recipient wallet

→Input the amount you need to bridge

→Click on Review and approve the transaction.

Your funds would land in no time 🤎!