00:00in today's video we want to talk about how to profit from cross-chain crypto price gaps right
00:05so this is a bridge arbitrage and same token different chain different prices right so most
00:12crypto arbitrage is already too fast for normal traders uh 66 spreads uh dominated by bots and
00:19ethereum dex arbitrage is dominated by mev researchers researchers right so funding rate
00:26arbitrage tends to be crowded but one area still creates uh occasional retail accessible
00:33inefficiencies which is a bridge arbitrage which i'll be breaking down in today's video so bridge
00:40arbitrage effectively happens when the same token trades at different prices on different blockchains
00:47right so a token may appear cheaper on base more expensive on arbitram thinly traded on solana
00:55and deeper on ethereum so because liquidity is fragmented across chains price discovery does not
01:01always happen at the same speed everywhere and in theory the trade is simple you buy the token where
01:10it's cheaper you bridge it sell it where it's more expensive and you actually pocket that spread so in
01:18practice it is much harder the headline spread is not the real profit you still need to calculate
01:25a bridge fees gas uh buy slippage the sell slippage the liquidity depth the bridge speed the volatility
01:35smart contract risk and also the time decay risk right so that last one matters the most uh the spread
01:43exits uh kind of exist now okay but will it exist when your bridge the funds actually arrive that is
01:52actually where you see the difference in a real arbitrage opportunity and a failed trade so what i've done
02:01uh on our main side is uh we kind of see actually in decentralized news really kind of our lens
02:09is seeing
02:10arbitrage as uh more than a trading tactic right it's a window into how crypto market structure really
02:18works crypto is not one unified market it has many fragmented markets connected by imperfect
02:25infrastructure and that imperfect imperfection you know in the in in the in that setup is what can
02:32actually create the opportunity but it also creates the risk and the best traders are not the ones who chase
02:38uh every cross chain gap right they are the ones uh who calculate whether the opportunity survives
02:46after fees slippage and time and what i've done is uh literally built a bridge calculator so you can
02:54actually calculate uh what uh you know that would cost you if you were to do um those kind of
03:02bridging transactions so go check out the full guide is very very detailed probably the most detailed
03:08guide on uh bridge arbitrage in the crypto markets anywhere on the internet so go check it out and
03:14also check out the links in the description so you can see which platforms you can use to execute so
03:20you
03:20can get the best rebates the best discounts you can also get the best fees and bonuses etc like
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