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To trade on Intention you need collateral on the chain. Collateral arrives via the protocol bridge, which moves supported assets from external networks into the on-chain margin system. This page describes the planned flow; the bridge is not yet open to the public.
The Intention bridge is not yet live for end users. Supported source chains, supported assets, deposit addresses, and exact confirmation requirements will be published when the bridge ships. Do not send funds to any address claiming to be an Intention deposit address until the official launch announcement.

What you will be able to do

When the bridge launches, you will be able to:
  • Pick a source chain and a supported asset.
  • Submit a deposit transaction to the bridge contract on the source chain.
  • Wait for source-chain confirmations and validator attestations.
  • See the credited balance appear on Intention, ready to use as collateral.

How the bridge works

The protocol bridge is a validator-attested message channel between Intention and supported external chains. Deposits are escrowed on the source chain, observed by Intention validators, and minted as wrapped collateral on Intention only after a 2f+12f+1 stake-weighted attestation. Withdrawals work in the opposite direction. The architecture is described in Bridge.

Withdrawal

Withdrawals back to the source chain are subject to position health checks and rate limits. You cannot withdraw collateral that is supporting an open position past the maintenance margin requirement.

Fees

Deposits incur source-chain gas only; the protocol does not charge a deposit fee. Withdrawals incur Intention’s processing fee plus destination-chain gas. The exact schedule will be published with the bridge launch.
Asset list, supported chains, fee schedule, and step-by-step screenshots will be added when the bridge is live.