Bridge - Clovis Transport (Coming Soon)

Clovis Transport revolutionizes cross-chain bridging by instantly settling transactions, maintaining net asset balance across chains, and leveraging Settlement Layer liquidity reserves for fast transfers, while seamlessly integrating with deposits, repayments, and swaps for internal rebalancing—giving Clovis a strategic edge over Relayer or Solver bridges by eliminating reliance on external liquidity providers, reusing existing liquidity flows, and enabling native DeFi settlement across chains.

Bridge Transaction Flow

1. User deposits on Spoke chain A

   • The user sends tokens to the Liquidity Buffer on chain A

   • The vault locks the funds and emits a bridge-intent message.

2. Parallel messages

   • To Spoke chain B – proof that the deposit occurred.

   • To Sei network (Clearing Layer) – ledger update for global balances and fees.

3. Receipt validation (Spoke chain B)

   • The Liquidity Buffer on chain B does three things:

     • verifies the proof,

     • deducts the bridge fee,

     • and releases the same native tokens to the user.

4. Rebalancer sweep (as-needed)

   • If any buffer drifts outside its target range, the Rebalancer sources liquidity from other Spoke chains to restore balance.

Smart System

Transport uses a smart system to handle money across different blockchains, making sure everything runs smoothly for actions like borrowing, swapping, or transferring tokens.

Quick Transactions with Local Funds

• When you make a transaction on the Settlement Layer, Transport first checks if there’s enough money on the Spoke chain’s local reserve.

• If there is, your transaction happens instantly, so you don’t have to wait.

Backup Plan with Solver Auctions

• If the Spoke chain doesn’t have enough funds, Transport starts a “solver auction.”

• A solver (a helper with funds) steps in to cover the transaction on the Spoke chain.

• Then the system moves money from the Clearing Layer to pay the solver back, finishing the process.

Smart Rebalancing to Save Costs

• Instead of moving money after every transaction, the Clovis Market Rebalancer watches things like how much money is being used, how much each Spoke chain needs, and user activity.

• It waits to move funds until it makes sense, letting transactions balance out naturally to avoid extra costs and delays.

Faster Transfers with Direct Messaging

• For simple transfers that don’t need to update the main records (like moving tokens between Spoke chain), Transport lets Spoke chains talk directly to each other (Spoke chain A → Spoke chain B) instead of going through the Clearing Layer (Settlement Layer A → Clearing Layer → Settlement Layer B).

• This cuts down the time to just the processing speed of the two Spoke chains plus the messaging time between them.

Netting: inflows and outflows naturally net out across chains

• User activity on one chain may offset liquidity demands on another, minimizing the need for frequent rebalancing operations.

• This setup makes transactions fast, keeps costs low, and ensures money is used efficiently across all chains in the Clovis system.

Liquidity Buffers (on Settlement Layer)

In Clovis, liquidity buffers are local reserves of assets deployed on supported Spoke chains. These buffers are actively managed by the Clearing Layer and a central Rebalancer, which dynamically reallocates liquidity based on usage, demand, and market volatility. This system significantly reduces latency and gas costs across chains. Below is a breakdown of the inflows and outflows that determine the state of each buffer: