How Fast Are Crosschain Bridges??

In today's episode we're fresh back from Argentina with stories from Devconnect Argentina 2025, DuneCon, and our Patagonia side quest. We go deep on bridges, what they are, how hard they are to track, and the unique challenges of reconciling cross-chain transfers. We explore the efforts to synthetically tie together bridge inflows and outflows, and why “perfect” data may not be possible, but “good” data is still incredibly powerful. We dive into new datasets, what makes their approach special, and how analysts can contribute. And much more—enjoy!— Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:55) Argentina recap (05:46) Def Connect issues (06:13) Data for non-wizards (07:41) Patagonia reflections (10:46) Bridges talk overview (20:41) Bridge data challenges (28:15) 80/20 data mindset (30:05) Deposits & withdrawals linked (33:20) Timing data limits (36:51) Counting blocks (38:55) Bridge performance metrics (39:35) Community contributions (40:00) Outro— Follow the co-hosts:https://x.com/hildobby https://x.com/0xBoxe https://x.com/sui414Follow the Indexed Podcast:https://twitter.com/indexed_pod—The Indexed Podcast discusses hot topics, trendy metrics and chart crimes in the crypto industry, with a new episode every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brought to you by wizards @hildobby_ @0xBoxer @sui414.Subscribe/follow the show and leave a comment to help us grow the show!—DISCLAIMER: All information presented here should not be relied upon as legal, financial, investment, tax or even life advice. The views expressed in the podcast are not representative of hosts' employers views. We are acting independently of our respective professional roles.