Description
Hemi Tunnel is a bridge protocol enabling secure transfer of Bitcoin and Bitcoin-native assets between the Bitcoin network, Ethereum, and Hemi. Assets are locked in custodianship vaults and representative tokens are minted on Hemi after six Bitcoin confirmations, with withdrawals verified against the rollup state root submitted to Ethereum. The protocol uses hVM to monitor UTXO tables and custodianship vault activity, with misbehaving custodians subject to slashing to prevent unauthorized transfers.