Bridge validator threshold (k-of-M)
Stargate Finance's assessment for RD-F-149 — scored gray on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Bridge validator threshold (k-of-M) | 2/2 required. BOTH Nethermind and LayerZero DVNs must attest for a message to be verified. This is significantly stronger than Kelp DAO's 1/1 configuration. However: (1) LayerZero Labs is one of the two required DVNs AND is the OApp owner post-acquisition — a single-entity path exists if LayerZero Labs infrastructure is simultaneously compromised; (2) no optional DVN tier is configured as a redundant backup; (3) the threshold can be changed by the OApp ow...
Sources #
- Curator noteExtracted from 03-oracle-deps.md — RD-F-149; no URL citedretrieved 2026-04-28
Methodology #
Read the signature threshold required to approve a cross-chain message (for non-LZ bridges).
See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →