Relay Protocol is the fastest and cheapest way to bridge & transact across chains. It is a cross-chain payments system that enables instant, low-cost bridging and cross-chain execution. It works by connecting users with relayers - financial agents that act on users’ behalfs across chains in exchange for a small fee. Relay is designed to minimize gas costs and execution latency, making it ideal for price-sensitive applications, such as payments, bridging, nft minting and gas abstraction.
It features the following key properties:
- Fast: Relayers can fill orders optimistically, even before payment is confirmed. Small payments can confirm in seconds.
- Cheap: As much logic as possible is performed off of expensive chains to reduce costs.
- Lightweight: Can operate on any chain with just a single relayer.
