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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# deBridge Token incentives Methodology

## 1. Overview

deBridge Messaging token incentives represents token-based rewards distributed to users of the deBridge Messaging cross-chain bridge protocol. This metric is currently set to zero for all time periods and chains, indicating that deBridge Messaging does not distribute token incentives as part of their bridge operations. The metric maintains the same dimensional structure as the fees calculation to ensure consistency across deBridge Messaging's analytics framework.

## 2. Data sources

The methodology leverages the same data infrastructure as the fees calculation but sets incentive values to zero:

- **Blockchain events**: Parsed `DeBridgeGate_Sent` events from Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BSC, Avalanche, Fantom, Optimism, and Polygon containing bridge transfer details
- **Asset mapping events**: Parsed `DeBridgeGate_PairAdded` events from all supported chains to map deBridge Messaging asset IDs to native token addresses
- **External data**: End-of-day token price feeds for potential USD conversions and token metadata for decimal precision handling
- **Chain configuration**: Predefined mappings between chain names and their corresponding chain IDs

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Base schema extraction
- **Purpose**: Extract the dimensional structure from the fees calculation to maintain consistency
- **Logic**: Reference the complete deBridge Messaging fees calculation which processes cross-chain bridge transfer events, applies decimal corrections, converts values to USD, and aggregates by day, chain, and product dimensions
- **Key fields**: `timestamp` (daily boundaries), `timestamp_grain` (set to 'day'), `product_id` (null for deBridge Messaging), `chain_id` (real transaction chain)

### Component B: Zero incentives assignment  
- **Purpose**: Set token incentives to zero across all dimensions
- **Logic**: Replace any calculated values with 0 for the `token_incentives` field while preserving all dimensional attributes from the base schema
- **Key fields**: `token_incentives` (hardcoded to 0)

### Final aggregation
- **Combining components**: The final result maintains the same structure as fees data but with zero values for incentives
- **Currency conversion**: No conversion needed since all values are zero
- **Time aggregation**: Daily aggregation boundaries inherited from the fees calculation infrastructure  
- **Final calculation**: Token incentives equals zero for all time periods, chains, and bridge operations

The methodology ensures that deBridge Messaging token incentives maintain dimensional consistency with other deBridge Messaging metrics while accurately reflecting that no token-based rewards are currently distributed by the protocol.

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

Value of native tokens distributed as incentives.

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