# deBridge Messaging Transaction count Methodology

## 1. Overview

The number of confirmed transactions added to the blockchain is measured by the Transaction count metric. For deBridge Messaging, this metric reflects the volume of unique cross-chain messages and asset transfer requests initiated by users through the protocol's infrastructure. User engagement and the overall utilization of the deBridge Messaging interoperability layer are captured by monitoring these on-chain actions across all supported source networks.

## 2. Data sources

- **Blockchain events**: `Sent` events from `DeBridgeGate` contracts, covering Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BSC, and 4 other chains
- **External data**: Asset metadata for mapping deBridge Messaging identifiers to native token addresses

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Message initiation tracking

- **Purpose**: All cross-chain message and transfer requests initiated on source chains are identified.
- **Logic**: `Sent` events are parsed from `DeBridgeGate` contracts across the supported network environment. Each event is processed to extract the unique transaction hash, the block timestamp, and the specific `debridgeId` associated with the request. The source chain is identified for each event to ensure accurate cross-chain activity attribution.
- **Key fields**: `transaction_hash`, `block_timestamp`, `in_debridgeId`, `real_chain`

### Component B: Deduplication and daily aggregation

- **Purpose**: Unique transactions are quantified and aggregated to provide a daily activity view.
- **Logic**: The collected events are filtered to count unique transaction hashes per day. This deduplication step ensures that any single transaction emitting multiple logs is only counted once toward the total. The resulting counts are aggregated by source chain and product using daily UTC boundaries.
- **Key fields**: `transaction_hash`, `timestamp_trunc`

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

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Interoperability

deBridge operates two main products: (1) deBridge Messaging - node operators validate cross-chain transactions for data and asset transfers, and (2) DLN (deBridge Liquidity Network) - an order book of cross-chain intents where Makers create intents in the source chain and Takers provide liquidity on the destination chain. Validators currently do not take a cut of transfer fees (supply-side fees).

deBridge is an interoperability protocol with two products: deBridge Messaging enables decentralized transfers of data and assets between blockchains, and DLN (deBridge Liquidity Network) is a cross-chain token bridge and trading infrastructure. deBridge was founded by Alex Smirnov and launched in 2021, with DLN launched in 2023.

The deBridge team and investors own and govern the protocol. They currently take all transfer fees paid by traders (revenue). deBridge's investors include ParaFi Capital, Animoca Brands, Huobi Ventures, Lemniscap, etc. All fees paid by traders are accumulated on smart contracts operated by the deBridge team and will be governed by deBridge token holders.

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