# Blockchain bridge

## Definition

A blockchain bridge is a system that moves or represents assets or messages between separate blockchain networks using locking, minting, liquidity, proof or messaging mechanisms.

## What it means in practice

Bridges vary widely in trust assumptions and implementation; moving an asset across chains is not the same as an ordinary same-chain transfer.

## How this concept appears in Terenval Wallet

Terenval supports several networks as separate wallet contexts, but network support alone does not imply that Terenval itself operates a bridge between them.

**Important:** Verify the bridge provider, source chain, destination chain, token contract and expected output before moving meaningful value.

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## Related terms

- [Cross-chain bridge](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/cross-chain-bridge/)
- [Canonical bridge](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/canonical-bridge/)
- [Layer 2](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/layer-2/)
- [Multi-chain wallet](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/multi-chain-wallet/)
- [Transaction verification](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/transaction-verification/)
- [Smart contract](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/smart-contract/)

## Related Terenval Answers

- [Ethereum Layer 2 Networks and Gas Fees](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/ethereum-layer-2-networks-and-gas-fees/)
- [Can One Crypto Wallet Manage Multiple Blockchains?](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/can-one-crypto-wallet-manage-multiple-blockchains/)
- [How Does a Multi-Chain Crypto Wallet Keep Networks Separate?](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-multi-chain-wallets-keep-networks-separate/)

## Sources

- https://ethereum.org/en/layer-2/
- https://wallet.terenval.com/info/supported-networks/

Official page: https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/bridge/