Cross-Chain Routing: Instant Execution, Minimal Gas

Oracle’s cross-chain routing is built to make value movement feel instant. Orders are filled directly on the destination chain by relayers and settled cheaply after—so you get near-instant execution and minimized gas with every transaction.

The concept sounds simple, but its implications are huge. Traditional cross-chain bridges rely on locking, waiting, and multi-party consensus. Oracle, powered by Relay Protocol, redefines this model by introducing relayer-filled execution. Here’s how it works.

1. Destination-First Execution

When you initiate a swap or bridge, Oracle requests a route from Relay. A relayer steps in to fill your transaction first on the destination chain, using its own liquidity to complete the transfer instantly. Only after completion does the system perform settlement on a separate, low-cost chain. This design eliminates the waiting period common in legacy bridges and drastically reduces on-chain friction.

The result: transfers that complete in seconds, not minutes—and with roughly one-sixth the gas cost of conventional solutions (~42k vs ~250k).

2. Low-Cost Settlement & Reliability

Because settlement happens later on a lightweight chain, users don’t bear the high gas burden of mainnet reconciliation. Relayers handle the heavy lifting behind the scenes, and Relay’s economic model ensures they’re compensated fairly while maintaining reliability and liquidity across supported networks.

Every transaction remains fully non-custodial: you control your wallet and sign every action. Oracle just orchestrates the flow between chains.

3. Composability Across the Stack

Cross-chain routing sits at the center of Oracle’s unified surface. It powers the Swap, Bridge, and Send windows seamlessly. Combined with Privy’s wallet management and MoonPay’s fiat on-ramp, it creates an ecosystem where assets can originate anywhere and land anywhere—instantly.

You can bridge ETH from Base to Arbitrum, send USDC from Polygon to an L1 address, or even route cross-chain payments—all through the same interface and routing engine.

Why This Matters

Cross-chain execution used to mean friction: long waits, expensive confirmations, and complex UX. Oracle’s routing layer removes those barriers entirely.

By letting relayers fill first and settle later, Oracle transforms bridging into a real-time action—fast, low-cost, and secure. It’s how multichain value transfer was meant to work.

With Relay under the hood and Oracle on the surface, the boundaries between networks finally dissolve. You don’t think about which chain you’re on—you just move value, instantly.