Fact Sheet

What are Wanchain Bridge Nodes?

Wanchain Bridge Nodes, sometimes called Storeman Nodes, are decentralised, permissionless nodes that are responsible for executing cross-chain transactions, securing cross-chain assets, and transferring messages and arbitrary data between EVM and non-EVM blockchains. Together, they form the Wanchain Bridge Node Group.

How do Bridge Nodes sign transactions?

Bridge Nodes primarily use a combination of Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and Shamir’s Secret Sharing cryptography to create and sign transactions.

How many Bridge Nodes are there?

At any given time, there are 25 active Bridge Nodes. These nodes are re-elected on a monthly cycle, ensuring that it is not always the same nodes securing, executing and verifying cross-chain transactions.

Who runs the Bridge Nodes?

Wanchain Bridges Nodes are permissionless, meaning anyone can deploy a Wanchain Bridge Node at any time without any authorisation needed.

Do Bridge Nodes use WAN?

All Bridge Nodes must stake WAN tokens as collateral. A minimum of 10,000 WAN is needed to deploy a Bridge Node. A minimum of 50,000 WAN is needed to accept user delegations.

How long does it take to unstake WAN delegated to a Bridge Node?

All WAN that is unstaked before the end of a given calendar month will be returned to the user on the 10th of the following month. For example, if a user unstakes WAN on March 13th or March 29th, they will receive their WAN on April 10th. However, if a user unstakes their WAN on April 2nd, they will not receive their WAN until May 10th.