One chain decides, the other follows
Two chains can’t share a clock. ProofBridge gives the decision to one of them:- The ad chain (
AdManager) is the leader. Its clock alone decides how a trade ends: settled, cancelled or ruled on. - The order chain (
OrderPortal) is the follower. It has no clock of its own for endings. It acts on a proof of what the ad chain decided: a settled payout, a cancel or a forfeit.
The route’s clocks
Each route sets four timings. They’re fixed for an order when it’s created and locked, so a later change never affects a trade in flight.
The app sets an order’s deadline at twice the shortest window, so about 40
minutes on soak. An order’s window can never be longer than 7 days.
How the timeline plays out
- Before the deadline, the trade settles normally. The order chain stops accepting the co-signed payout one claim stagger before the deadline.
- At the deadline, anyone can start a cancel on the ad chain. That opens the cancel window.
- During the cancel window, a co-signed payout on the ad chain, or a proof that the trade settled, still ends the trade as settled. Either party can also file a dispute.
- After the window, the cancel completes. The Maker’s lock returns to the ad, and the Bridger’s deposit is refunded on the order chain. See Cancels and refunds.