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[✓ FACT-CHECKED]· reviewed 3 times · last review 4 Nov 2026

Last changed 2026-11-04 · Fact-check review — Fact-check review (verdict: approve): the reviewer checked the page's claims against its sources; the trust score did not change. Version history →

[DEFUNCT · NO LONGER OPERATING]
Why this score
Every page starts at65
Concerns that are not fraud-6
Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks)-6
Problems around it, caused by others-1.1
Long-running+10
Sum62
  • No longer operating, so capped at 50.

Score: 50/100 (kept between 0 and 100)

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Page reliability: Fact-checked 2026-11-04 · 5 of 6 claims confirmed · 1 need better sources

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Summary

Router Protocol was a cross-chain interoperability project (Router Nitro bridge and the Router Chain Layer 1) that announced in September 2026 it would cease all operations by 30 September 2026 and burn 303,333,198 ROUTE tokens from its treasury. The team cited failed attempts to commercialize or sell the technology, weak bridge economics and shifting capital. Two security incidents occurred in 2025, with an 80% recovery in February and no recovery reported for a July chain-level exploit.

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Timeline(6 events)

2021

Router raised $4.1 million, with investors including Coinbase Ventures and Polygon.

The Block

July 2024

Router Chain Layer 1 launched.

The Block

February 2025

Exploit in which Router recovered 80% of lost value through negotiations.

The Block

July 2025

Chain-level exploit of the asset bridge module; Router's report puts it on 2 July 2025 at over $1.1M; funds not recovered per The Block.

The Block; Router incident report

September 2025

Router moved to wind down Router Chain.

The Block

September 2026

Router announced it would cease operations by 30 September 2026 and burn 303,333,198 ROUTE; ROUTE reportedly fell about 50%.

The Block; Crypto Briefing
Provenance & Audit Trail
Recorded on Solana ✓Verify on-chain

Decision Log

  • #9review approveRecorded on Solana ✓11/4/2026, 9:52:46 AM
    slot 465258546 · hash Cnz8zsAJLEpVLsC593HHuavfAAy2YqxN9LK6uwvhzRib
  • #8reviewRecorded on Solana ✓11/4/2026, 9:52:46 AM
    slot 465258541 · hash 7hFTcwD2nWPPuEMrWKCvjJwdTCEciZMJLRE4nK53viCE
  • #7rescore+10Recorded on Solana ✓11/4/2026, 9:51:39 AM
    slot 465258253 · hash Ap23fByRo6S99sP3Cui7HG5zBVYRAT5H84AuGmUjcDZf
  • #6review reviseRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 2:02:48 PM
    slot 464925368 · hash 98ARJiA7PZsJ1iRoMR86gsFUL2feWXN2c2X9KCximG22
  • #5reviewRecorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 2:02:48 PM
    slot 464925363 · hash 9uy1FCfjMoBpvgvc9eFDAxSAKDRnufBBMVnkC6FiFQ6G
  • #4rescore-10Recorded on Solana ✓11/3/2026, 2:01:53 PM
    slot 464925081 · hash FaQVcRM2KCWqS3vbWQT8U832jxXjDAS3s29vKPWHjA6F
  • #3rescore+50Recorded on Solana ✓11/1/2026, 12:37:32 PM
    slot 464095399 · hash 3w3iJKbVA8x9sTy2nUozTGwzjiVenPz7FeAtzhc32S2z
  • #2review revise-12Recorded on Solana ✓10/27/2026, 10:35:31 AM
    slot 462038717 · hash 2Jots518CP2x1QbS61K2pXsEMph3mCGbLVwKHXzbBeu4
  • #1reviewRecorded on Solana ✓10/27/2026, 10:35:31 AM
    slot 462038712 · hash BEvkPCHnSKQkD8noBj8gqTQpVMMLQNw87a26hv8fuJWC

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (9 decisions). 0 of 3 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-11-046 claims checked0 corrections pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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model: claude-code-investigator

generated: 9/18/2026, 11:45:26 PM

last updated: 11/4/2026, 9:52:47 AM

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