Bridge validator count (M)
Hyperlane's assessment for RD-F-148 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Default ISM validator sets: Ethereum 8 validators (6-of-8), BSC 6 validators (4-of-6), Arbitrum 5 (3-of-5), Base 5 (3-of-5). Named validators include Abacus Works plus DSRV, Zee Prime, Staked, Luganodes, Imperator, Mitosis, Substance Labs, Enigma, Tessellated. BSC holds 61.6% TVS ($81.8M) with only 6 validators. Permissionless app ISMs may have as few as 1 validator (documented systemic risk, not a Hyperlane protocol failure). Yellow for BSC concentration (6 validators protecting 61.6% TVS) and permissionless surface.
Sources #
- InternalHyperlane data cache — chain TVS breakdown00-data-cache.json defillama.chains[] — BSC $81.8M (61.6%), Ethereum $46.3M (34.9%)retrieved 2026-05-17
- multisigIsm.ts — Hyperlane validator configurationhyperlane-monorepo/typescript/sdk/src/consts/multisigIsm.ts — validator sets per chain: ETH 8, BSC 6, Arbitrum 5, Base 5retrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Count the number of distinct validators or signers in the bridge's signer set (for non-LZ bridges; use F179 for LayerZero OFT).
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