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rubric v1.7.0

Bridge rate-limiter / chain-pause as positive mitigant

Synapse Protocol's assessment for RD-F-185 — scored red on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

No per-window outflow rate-limiter in SynapseBridge or FastBridge. Only global GOVERNANCE_ROLE pause. RFQ Guard (sole operator: Synapse Labs) is dispute-based, not rate-limited. Bridge rate-limiter positive mitigant is absent.

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Methodology #

Determine whether the bridge implements a per-window outflow rate-limiter (and at what cap), and whether the protocol team can trigger a chain-level or validator-set emergency pause.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol synapse factor RD-F-185 score red collected_at 2026-04-26 21:35:35