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CASE STUDIES · 2022–2023

LightBridge

# Near-instant cross-chain bridge across 6 networks. $1M+ moving through it.

Boba Network is a hybrid Layer 2 blockchain delivering native off-chain data and compute through [Account Abstraction](/glossary/account-abstraction/). An optimistic rollup rooted in Ethereum and BNB Chain for mass-adoption apps.

BLOCKCHAIN Bridge 2022–2023 Live

At a glance

Engagement Bridge

Industry [Blockchain / L2 Infrastructure](/industries/blockchain-web3/)

Stage Enterprise · $115M raised

Engagement size Monthly retainer

Year 2022–2023

Stack

Typescript Python GraphQL React AWS Solidity

Status Live

Live [gateway.boba.network](https://gateway.boba.network/)

## Overview

Boba Network is a hybrid Layer 2 blockchain delivering native off-chain data and compute through [Account Abstraction](/glossary/account-abstraction/). An optimistic rollup rooted in Ethereum and BNB Chain for mass-adoption apps.

## What's the challenge?

Optimistic rollups secure value with wait periods; mainstream users want speed. The existing bridge UX was too slow and too complex for the audience Boba wanted to reach. Cross-chain transfers had to feel instant without breaking the trustless fallback, alongside an NFT launch and ongoing Gateway DApp work.

## What call did we make?

### Inherited the prototype, paid the maintenance tax, then paid it down.

> We didn't start from a blank slate. We got a prototype never built for the real requirements, and a list of requirements it didn't meet. Each release closed prototype-baked bugs and added what the spec asked for on day one. Maintenance-heavy by design, every fix sat on decisions that weren't ours. So in parallel we simplified the surface sprint by sprint, until what we shipped wasn't patched. It was clean.

## What We Did

Constraint: instant feel without giving up trustless settlement. The call: a TypeScript polling service watching AssetReceived events on source chains, batching up to 10 transfers, and submitting AWS-KMS-signed disburseAsset() calls to the destination chain, the disburser key never leaves AWS. Concretely: official LightBridge, TuringMonsters NFT launch, sustained Gateway DApp contributions, plus Account Abstraction, DevOps, and DevRel work. Trade-off: liquidity to mask the wait period.

## Outcomes

### 6 chains - Network support
- **Category:** Scale

### $1M+ secured - In production
- **Category:** Business

Want outcomes like these on your build?

Fixed scope. Fixed deadline. Signed SoW.

[Get in touch](/contact/)

## Selected Screens

![LightBridge, screen 1](/img/case-studies/lightbridge/001_hu_1418523de9dd8f0b.webp)

![LightBridge, screen 2](/img/case-studies/lightbridge/002_hu_d136527db1fff345.webp)

![LightBridge, screen 3](/img/case-studies/lightbridge/003_hu_8d6c8ad0d5d0edf6.webp)

## Architecture & Flows

### Cross-chain bridge architecture

TypeScript polling service watches AssetReceived events on source chains, batches up to 10 transfers, and submits AWS-KMS-signed disburseAsset() calls to the destination chain. The disburser key never leaves AWS.

The diagram illustrates a simplified high-level architecture and omits confidential implementation and security details.

### Cross-chain disbursement flow

```
sequenceDiagram
  autonumber
  participant U as User
  participant SC as Source Contract
  participant SG as GraphQL Subgraph
  participant SV as LightBridge Service
  participant K as AWS KMS
  participant DC as Dest Contract
  U->>SC: deposit(asset, amount, destChainId)
  SC-->>SG: emit AssetReceived
  SV->>SG: poll events (60s)
  SG-->>SV: new AssetReceived[]
  SV->>SV: batch ≤10, estimate gas
  SV->>K: sign disburseAsset(tx)
  K-->>SV: signed tx
  SV->>DC: submit signed tx
  DC->>U: release asset to recipient
  DC-->>SV: tx receipt
  SV->>SV: persist depositId · emit metrics
```

Source-chain deposit → subgraph index → poll → KMS-signed disbursement on destination. The disburser key never leaves AWS; the service only orchestrates.

## What We Learned

Optimistic rollup bridging has an inherent UX tension: security wants wait periods, users want speed. LightBridge taught us how to architect liquidity-provider layers that mask latency for most users while keeping the trustless fallback intact.

## Tech Stack

- [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
- [Python](https://www.python.org/)
- [GraphQL](https://graphql.org/)
- [React](https://react.dev/)
- [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/)
- [Solidity](https://soliditylang.org/)

## Tags

- Infrastructure
- Layer 2
- RollUp

## Links & Resources

[Boba Gateway](https://gateway.boba.network/) [Boba Network](https://boba.network/) [Enya](https://enya.ai)

Related services

- [Blockchain Development](/services/blockchain/)
- [Custom Software Development](/services/software-development/)

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