Bridge TVL per validator ratio
Wormhole's assessment for RD-F-157 — scored gray on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Bridge TVL per validator ratio (USD) | Portal locked TVL: ~$4.3M (Feb 2025, DefiLlama). TVL / 19 guardians = ~$226K per guardian. This is a low absolute ratio — each guardian is securing only ~$226K in locked TVL. However, the total value-in-flight through the messaging layer (not locked) is orders-of-magnitude higher. Using the $54B cumulative figure is misleading (that's historical flow, not instantaneous TVL). Current locked TVL ratio is extremely low, which implies a low loss-magnitude if...
Sources #
- Curator noteExtracted from 03-oracle-deps.md — RD-F-157; no URL citedretrieved 2026-04-28
Methodology #
Compute bridge TVL divided by validator count as a concentration-of-compromise measure.
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