Protocol has bridge surface

Babylon Protocol's assessment for RD-F-147 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Yes — Babylon coordinates state across Bitcoin mainnet, Babylon Genesis chain (bbn-1), and BSNs. Cross-chain surface: Bitcoin to Genesis via vigilante relay; Genesis to BSNs via IBC or custom relayers. has_bridge_surface: true per profile meta. BTC does not leave Bitcoin (coordination, not asset bridging).

Sources #

Docs
Babylon Phase-2 launch announcementProfile §7 and profile meta.json: has_bridge_surface: true, cross_chain: true, cross_chain_note documents the coordination surfaceretrieved 2026-05-04
GitHub
Babylon Vigilante — BTC to Genesis relayVigilante repo — Bitcoin-to-Genesis relay mechanismretrieved 2026-05-04

Methodology #

Determine whether the protocol has a bridge surface (its own bridge or a bridge-operated dependency for routing/minting).

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol babylon-protocol factor RD-F-147 score green collected_at 2026-05-04 19:43:27