Orbiter Finance

• Orbiter Finance is a cross-rollup bridge using zero-knowledge technology to move assets between Layer 2 networks.

• It uses a maker model where liquidity providers front assets on the destination chain rather than locking them in a pooled contract.

• OBT is the network token.

• Supply allocated across community, ecosystem and contributors.

• Used for fees and incentives within the network.

Pros:

• The maker model avoids the large pooled contracts that have been the biggest exploit targets in bridging.

• Substantial transaction volume across Layer 2 routes.

• Fast settlement relative to canonical bridge withdrawals.

Cons:

• Bridging remains the most exploited category in crypto regardless of design.

• Depends on makers providing destination liquidity, which can thin in volatile conditions.

• Bridge fee competition is intense and margins are narrow.

• Exposure to cross-rollup bridging with a design that avoids pooled honeypots.

• Established volume rather than a prospective product.

• Weigh that bridging carries category-level risk whatever the architecture.

• A maker-based model where liquidity providers front assets on the destination, avoiding the pooled contracts that bridge exploits target.

• Moving assets between Layer 2s through Ethereum is slow and expensive.

• Direct routes with fronted liquidity settle in minutes, with the maker taking the settlement risk.

• Founded by a team that has remained partly pseudonymous.

• Backed by Tiger VC and Matrixport.

• No public ICO. Distributed through airdrop and ecosystem allocations.

• Bridges are the most frequently exploited infrastructure in crypto.

• Maker liquidity can withdraw during volatility, degrading service when it is most needed.

• Thin fee margins in a competitive segment.

• Partly pseudonymous team limits accountability.