Rings↔Ethereum Bridge — ASI:BUILD

⟠ Ethereum Sepolia

Deployed Contracts

All three contracts verified on Sourcify. Source code fully auditable, no proxy tricks.

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Groth16Verifier

ZK proof verification on-chain — validates BN254 pairing proofs generated by the bridge relayer. ~220K gas per verification. Immutable once deployed.

0x9186fc5e27c15aEDbA2512687F2eF2E5aC7C0e59

Etherscan ↗ ✓ Sourcify

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RingsBridge

Core bridge contract — accepts ETH deposits, verifies ZK proofs via Groth16Verifier, enforces rate limits (daily + per-tx), Pausable + ReentrancyGuard. Certora spec verified.

0xE034d479EDc2530d9917dDa4547b59bF0964A2Ca

Etherscan ↗ ✓ Sourcify

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BridgedToken (bASI)

ERC-20 representation of bridged ASI on Ethereum. Minted on deposit confirmation, burned on withdrawal. Only RingsBridge can mint — no other privileged roles.

0x257dDA1fa34eb847060EcB743E808B65099FB497

Etherscan ↗ ✓ Sourcify

⚡ Live Data

Bridge Statistics

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Bridge ETH Balance

ETH (Sepolia)

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Bridge USDC Balance

USDC

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Deposit Nonce

Total deposits processed

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Gas Price

Gwei (Sepolia)

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Latest Block

Sepolia block height

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Contract State

Bridge operational status

🔭 System Design

Architecture

Full-stack ZK light client bridge. Proof generation on the Rings side, on-chain verification on Ethereum.

🔗 Rings Network

6-Node Validator Cluster

All six validator nodes configured at permanent addresses. 4/6 threshold required for bridge consensus (BFT-tolerant: can lose 2 nodes).

node-0 Active

node0.rings.asi-build.org

🔐 Primary Validator · Proof Coordinator

node-1 Active

node1.rings.asi-build.org

⚡ Validator · DHT Relay

node-2 Active

node2.rings.asi-build.org

⚡ Validator · BLS Signer

node-3 Syncing

node3.rings.asi-build.org

⚡ Validator · Light Client

node-4 Active

node4.rings.asi-build.org

⚡ Validator · Portal DHT

node-5 Active

node5.rings.asi-build.org

⚡ Validator · Proof Relay

ℹ Cluster Status: Node addresses are permanently configured. Live ping status is not accessible from the browser due to P2P network topology (WebRTC/DHT). Use the CLI to check real-time connectivity: python scripts/bridge_cli.py cluster status

🛠 Technology

Technology Stack

Real cryptographic primitives, not wrappers. Every component chosen for provable security, not convenience.

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Groth16 on BN254

Zero-knowledge proofs using the BN254 pairing-friendly curve. 131-byte proof size, ~220K gas on-chain verification. The same ZK system used in Zcash Sapling and Tornado Cash.

zk/circuits.py · zk/prover.py

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Helios Light Client

Ethereum beacon chain light client embedded in each Rings validator node. Syncs in ~2 seconds, requires ~4MB memory, zero long-term storage. Inspired by a16z's Helios (Rust/WASM).

bridge/light_client.py

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BLS12-381

BLS aggregate signatures for the validator committee. Allows 6 validator signatures to be compressed into one for efficient on-chain verification. Full keygen, sign, aggregate, verify pipeline.

zk/bls.py · 764 LOC

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Rings Chord DHT

Sub-Ring topology inspired by Portal Network DHT. Content-addressed routing with O(log n) hops. Nodes self-organize into structured overlay for proof relay and state sync.

rings/client.py · rings/dht.py

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SP1 + Nova Prover

SP1 (succinct zkVM) for general-purpose circuits with a Nova recursive aggregation path. Proving time ~10.8s/block on reference hardware. Distributed proof generation across validator cluster.

zk/prover.py · 1,483 LOC

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PQC-Ready (ML-KEM)

Hybrid ECDH + ML-KEM (CRYSTALS-Kyber successor, NIST PQC standard 2024) path prepared. Current deployment uses classical secp256k1. Migration path documented, no re-deployment required.

bridge/pqc.py · Phase 4

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Solidity 0.8.20

Three contracts deployed: RingsBridge (core logic), Groth16Verifier (proof check), BridgedToken (ERC-20 bASI). OpenZeppelin v5: Ownable, ReentrancyGuard, Pausable. No upgradeable proxies.

contracts/ · Phase 2

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SSZ + MPT Verification

Simple Serialize (SSZ) encode/decode/merkleize for BeaconBlockHeader. Merkle Patricia Trie (MPT) inclusion proofs for storage slots. Both implemented in pure Python (no web3.py dependency for proofs).

zk/ssz.py · bridge/mpt.py

🛡 Defense in Depth

Security Features

Seven independent layers of protection. Attack cost equivalent to Ethereum consensus security — no single point of failure.

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Source Verified on Sourcify

VERIFIED

All three contracts fully verified on Sourcify (IPFS-pinned, decentralized). Anyone can independently verify bytecode matches published source. No obfuscation, no proprietary tooling.

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Certora Formal Verification

843 LOC

843-line Certora CVL spec proving key invariants: deposit nonce monotonicity, rate limit enforcement, no unauthorized minting, reentrancy impossibility, pause state propagation.

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ReentrancyGuard

OZ v5

OpenZeppelin ReentrancyGuard on all state-changing functions. Prevents the attack vector responsible for the $60M DAO hack (2016) and numerous subsequent exploits. Mutex-based, not check-effects-interactions only.

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Rate Limiting

2-LAYER

Two-layer rate limits: daily total volume cap + per-transaction size limit. Configurable by contract owner. Prevents draining attacks — even if a proof is forged, damage is bounded. Rolling window implementation.

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4/6 BFT Threshold

BYZANTINE

6-node validator committee with 4/6 threshold for proof finalization. Tolerates up to 2 Byzantine (malicious or faulty) validators. BLS aggregate signatures compress 6 signatures into one constant-size proof for gas efficiency.

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No Trusted Intermediaries

TRUSTLESS

No multisigs, no oracles, no admin keys with withdrawal power. The Groth16 verifier accepts only cryptographically valid proofs — there is no "emergency override" or admin backdoor. Math is the authority.

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Circuit Breaker (Pausable)

OZ v5

OpenZeppelin Pausable on bridge operations. Owner can pause deposits and withdrawals in an emergency. Pause state is formal — no funds can move while paused. Not a security patch, but a safety net during incidents.

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Nonce Replay Protection

MONOTONIC

Deposit nonces are strictly monotonic and tracked on-chain. Each proof includes the nonce it was generated for — replaying a valid proof with a different nonce fails cryptographically. Double-spend impossible.

Security Level

Attacking this bridge requires either (a) breaking Ethereum consensus (>$26B cost), (b) breaking BN254 discrete log (no known polynomial attack), or (c) compromising 4+ of 6 validators simultaneously (geographically distributed, independent key material). Compare: Ronin Bridge ($625M, 2022) used 5/9 multisig — 4 keys held by a single company.

💳 Agent Payments

Token Ledger

Agent-to-agent payments on Rings. Same 4/6 BFT consensus as the bridge — ETH, USDC, or any ERC-20. DHT-backed balances with validator-attested transfers.

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Deposit
ETH → bASI
bridge
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Rings Balance
DHT-backed
ledger
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Agent Transfer
4/6 consensus
ZK proof
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Withdraw
bASI → ETH

        Deposit → Rings Balance → Agent Transfer → Withdraw · All steps: 4/6 BFT consensus · nonce replay protection
      

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Bridge ETH / ERC-20

LIVE

Agents call deposit(rings_did) on RingsBridge to move ETH or any ERC-20 from Ethereum into their Rings balance. Supports ETH, USDC, USDT, and any compliant token.

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Pay Other Agents

NEW

The Token Ledger supports agent-to-agent transfers on the Rings network. Transfer lifecycle: PROPOSED → ATTESTING (4/6 validators sign) → FINALIZED. Balance locking prevents double-spend.

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Withdraw with ZK Proof

TRUSTLESS

Agents withdraw back to Ethereum by submitting a Groth16 ZK proof of their withdrawal commitment. The Merkle inclusion proof is generated by the validator committee and verified on-chain — ~220K gas, no trusted party.

Transfer Lifecycle

PROPOSED → ATTESTING → FINALIZED
Rollback on timeout · nonce-replay proof

Consensus

4/6 BFT validator threshold
secp256k1 signatures · BLS aggregate

Token Support

ETH + any ERC-20 (USDC, USDT…)
DHT-backed balances · balance locking

Test Coverage

131 tests · 1,709 LOC
Double-spend prevention · replay attacks

🌐 Multi-Chain

4-Chain Bridge Network

The same ZK-verified, trustless bridge architecture now operates across four chains. Deposit on any supported chain, route through the Rings network, withdraw on any other — no wrapped tokens, no centralized relayer, no trusted committee.

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Ethereum Sepolia

Chain ID 11155111

LIVE

Origin chain. Groth16Verifier, RingsBridge, and bASI token all deployed. Helios light client tracks beacon chain state. Source of truth for ZK proofs.

3 contracts · 334+ tests · ~220K gas/withdraw

B

BSC Testnet

Chain ID 97

READY

BNB Smart Chain testnet adapter. High-throughput, low-cost deposits. Native USDC/BEP-20 bridging. The same Groth16 proof verifier contract, adapted for BSC's EVM.

BEP-20 support · ~3s block time · low gas

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Base Sepolia

Chain ID 84532

READY

Coinbase's OP-Stack L2. Native USDC (no bridged versions). Ultra-low gas — ideal for frequent agent micropayments and high-frequency DID operations on Rings.

Native USDC · OP-Stack · <2s finality

AI-NATIVE

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Arc Testnet

Chain ID 5042002

READY

The most novel chain in the network. USDC is the native gas token — no ETH needed. AI agent standards built into the protocol: ERC-8183 (AI agent jobs) and ERC-8004 (AI identity). Natural home for autonomous agent economies.

USDC gas ~350ms finality ERC-8183 jobs ERC-8004 identity

Cross-Chain Routing — The Killer Feature

B

BSC Testnet

Deposit USDC

Chain ID 97

ZK proof

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Rings Network

Route & Validate

4/6 BFT consensus

6 validators

ZK proof

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Arc Testnet

Withdraw USDC

Chain ID 5042002

or

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Base Sepolia

Withdraw USDC

Chain ID 84532

        Deposit USDC on BSC → ZK proof relayed through Rings 6-node cluster → Withdraw on Base or Arc

        All routes: trustless · no wrapped tokens · no centralized relayer · 4/6 BFT validated

4

Chains Supported

113

Multi-Chain Tests

~350ms

Arc Finality

2,385

New LOC Added

🚀 Get Started

Quick Start

Deploy your own bridge instance or interact with the live Sepolia deployment.

Terminal — deploy to Sepolia

# 1. Clone ASI:BUILD
git clone https://github.com/web3guru888/asi-build.git
cd asi-build
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# 2. Set environment variables
export SEPOLIA_RPC_URL="https://ethereum-sepolia-rpc.publicnode.com"
export DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY="0x..."   # Fund with Sepolia ETH first

# 3. Deploy contracts (uses Foundry forge or Python fallback)
python scripts/deploy_sepolia.py --method forge --network sepolia

# Output:
#   Groth16Verifier: 0x9186fc5e27c15aEDbA2512687F2eF2E5aC7C0e59
#   RingsBridge:     0xE034d479EDc2530d9917dDa4547b59bF0964A2Ca
#   BridgedToken:    0x257dDA1fa34eb847060EcB743E808B65099FB497

Terminal — deposit ETH via bridge

# Deposit 0.1 ETH to bridge (Sepolia → Rings Network)
# Your Rings DID is the destination address

export BRIDGE="0xE034d479EDc2530d9917dDa4547b59bF0964A2Ca"
export RINGS_DID="0x..."  # Your rings DID (bytes32)

# Using Foundry cast:
cast send $BRIDGE \
  "deposit(bytes32)" $RINGS_DID \
  --value 0.1ether \
  --rpc-url "https://ethereum-sepolia-rpc.publicnode.com"

# Using Python bridge CLI:
python scripts/bridge_cli.py deposit \
  --amount 0.1 \
  --rings-did $RINGS_DID \
  --network sepolia

# Monitor deposit status:
python scripts/bridge_cli.py status --tx <tx_hash>

Terminal — withdraw from Rings Network

# Withdraw 0.1 ETH from Rings Network back to Ethereum
# Requires a ZK proof of the withdrawal commitment

# 1. Initiate withdrawal on Rings side
python scripts/bridge_cli.py withdraw \
  --amount 0.1 \
  --eth-recipient 0xYourEthAddress

# 2. Wait for validator committee to generate proof (~30-60s)
#    Requires 4/6 validators to sign the withdrawal commitment

# 3. Submit proof to Ethereum (auto via relayer, or manually):
python scripts/bridge_cli.py finalize \
  --proof withdrawal_proof.json \
  --network sepolia

# 4. Or use the Foundry method (advanced):
cast send $BRIDGE "withdraw(bytes,bytes32,address,uint256)" \
  $PROOF $COMMITMENT $RECIPIENT $AMOUNT \
  --rpc-url "https://ethereum-sepolia-rpc.publicnode.com"

Terminal — run bridge relayer

# Start the bridge relayer — watches for deposits, generates proofs
# The relayer joins the 6-node validator cluster automatically

export VALIDATOR_KEY="0x..."   # Your validator private key
export RINGS_NODE_URL="node0.rings.asi-build.org"

# Start full relayer mode (monitors + proves + submits)
python scripts/bridge_cli.py relayer start \
  --network sepolia \
  --node $RINGS_NODE_URL \
  --key $VALIDATOR_KEY \
  --prover simulated   # or 'sp1' for real ZK proofs

# Monitor relayer status:
python scripts/bridge_cli.py relayer status

# Check cluster health:
python scripts/bridge_cli.py cluster status

Terminal — run bridge tests

# Run the full bridge test suite (912+ tests)

# All bridge + ZK + multi-chain tests:
pytest tests/test_bridge/ tests/test_zk/ tests/test_multichain/ -v

# Phase-specific tests:
pytest tests/test_bridge/ -v -k "phase1"  # DID + protocol (188 tests)
pytest tests/test_bridge/ -v -k "phase2"  # Contracts + E2E (157 tests)
pytest tests/test_zk/     -v              # ZK circuits + provers (323 tests)
pytest tests/test_ledger/  -v              # Token Ledger (131 tests)
pytest tests/test_multichain/ -v            # Multi-Chain (113 tests)

# ZK component unit tests:
pytest tests/test_zk/test_circuits.py -v      # BLS+MPT+Withdrawal circuits
pytest tests/test_zk/test_bls.py -v          # BLS12-381 keygen+aggregate
pytest tests/test_zk/test_ssz.py -v          # SSZ encode/merkleize

# Expected output:
#   912+ passed, 0 failed, 0 errors
#   25,000+ LOC tested across 4 chains (Sepolia, BSC, Base, Arc)

Terminal — Token Ledger agent payments

# Token Ledger: agent-to-agent payments on Rings

# 1. Check agent balance
python scripts/bridge_cli.py ledger balance \
  --agent $MY_RINGS_DID \
  --token ETH

# 2. Transfer tokens to another agent
python scripts/bridge_cli.py ledger transfer \
  --from $MY_RINGS_DID \
  --to   $RECIPIENT_DID \
  --amount 0.01 \
  --token ETH
# Status: PROPOSED → ATTESTING (4/6 validators) → FINALIZED

# 3. Run ledger tests
pytest tests/test_ledger/ -v
# 131 passed, 0 failed — double-spend prevention, replay protection, consensus

Rings ↔ Ethereum Bridge