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The better bridge | Swap any token, 40+ chains | The cross-chain liquidity bridge and swap engine powered by @routerprotocol

[Nitro | Powered by Router @NitroByRouter]

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[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

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[Nitro | Powered by Router @NitroByRouter]

@routerprotocol cheers!

[Nitro | Powered by Router @NitroByRouter]

a journey unforgettable

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

2025 at Router: the year we stopped chasing everything and started building one thing
At the start of 2025, Router still looked like many things at once.

We were a chain. We were a bridge. We were experimenting with intents. We were serving users, partners, and ecosystems, sometimes all at the same time. But underneath all of it, one pattern kept showing up again and again: Users just wanted swaps to work. Builders just wanted integrations to be easier.

Everything we did this year was us slowly listening to that signal.

Phase 1: Building Reach, Reliability, and Real Usage (Jan–March)
We started the year focused on one thing: making Router Nitro everywhere users needed it to be and making it actually usable at scale.

In the first few months, Nitro expanded aggressively across ecosystems. We added early support for new chains like @SonicLabs, HyperEVM, @berachain, @soneium, @MorphNetwork, Zero, @StoryProtocol, and @monad often from testnet or day one.

​​We became one of the very few bridges enabling @solana ↔ @Bitcoin transfers, expanded swaps to and from Solana and @trondao, and crossed the milestone of 50+ chain integrations. We launched on Binance Wallet, integrated with aggregators like @CryptoRubic, and enabled cross-chain flows directly inside partner UIs.

We shipped features like Gas Send, Auto Refuel, and faster withdrawals, and increased the maximum trade size from $10K to $25K per swap, making Nitro viable for both retail users and larger trades.

January also marked the beginning of Router’s work on intent-based experiences. We released the ISA (Intent-Specific Addresses) framework and launched Router Pay, allowing users to move funds across chains with no wallet connections or approvals, just scan, send, done.

On the economic side, we stayed disciplined. 100% of Nitro’s revenue continued to go toward ROUTE buyback and burn, alongside burns from staking rewards on unvested supply. Moreover, through collaboration with Symbiotic, we began rethinking chain security.

Phase 2: Nitro Expansion and the bottleneck (Apr–Jun)
While integrating with chains and ecosystems on Nitro, we leaned harder into building the buy/trade experience, a clean interface where users could tap into trending tokens, memecoins, live charts, volumes, and stats, all in one place. By May, this trade page went live, and naturally, more tokens started flowing into Nitro as users explored and traded directly.

On the infra side, Nitro kept expanding across chains while also getting faster and more efficient. We integrated Circle’s CCTP v2, bringing ultra-fast native USDC transfers across chains and by June, Nitro was among the first bridges to support native USDC transfers to and from @Optimism using CCTP v2.

We also focused on improving how users navigate Nitro day to day. Features like Portfolio views and an in-page search bar rolled out, making it easier to track assets and move quickly without friction.

Still, we felt the limits. The ecosystem was moving faster than any single team could keep up with new bridges, chains, solvers. And every integration still required coordination, fees, and custom work. Aggregation itself was becoming the bottleneck.

But the more we added, the clearer the ceiling became: no single team can manually integrate the entire on-chain world. Aggregation itself was the bottleneck.

Phase 3: The Pivot (Jul–Sept)
By mid-year, it became clear that Router was ready for a reset.

In July, we started gearing up for Router 2.0 and shared our thinking publicly with the release of the Open Graph Architecture (OGA) whitepaper. It was the first time we clearly said: aggregation itself needs to change.

Soon after, the Router App went live. It enabled seamless swaps across both EVM and non-EVM chains, optimized liquidity across bridges, DEXs, and solvers, and handled everything from small swaps to multi-million-dollar trades. Routes could now be split and reassembled in real time, and integrations were permissionless.

After the app launch, we opened discussions and proposals to sunset Router Chain and move entirely toward Open Graph Architecture, and the community approved the sunsetting Router Chain, marking a historic shift in Router’s journey.

On the token migration front at the close of migration, 1,625,761 $ROUTE v1 tokens remained unmigrated. In line with the approved proposal, the equivalent of 54,186,614 $ROUTE v2 tokens were removed.

Router Chain and Router Nitro were the foundation of everything we built. Let’s look back at some numbers we were able to achieve with Nitro and Router Chain.

- 1.8M+ transactions and $1B+ volume processed through Nitro Bridge
- 1.5M+ cross-chain intents and $30M+ volume via the Cross-Chain Intent Framework (CCIF) adopted by protocols like @LidoFinance, @Stake_Stone, and @LynexFi
- Canonical bridging that expanded access to ecosystems such as @RedbellyNetwork, @matchain_io, Oasis Sapphire, and @Vanarchain
- Deep aggregator integrations, including powering 25% of Rubic’s transactions and nearly 11% of its total volume

Phase 4: Opening the Network (October–December)
The last quarter of the year was about momentum and proof.

We kept refining the UI, making swaps feel smoother, clearer, and easier to trust. At the same time, the network itself kept expanding with new bridges like @NEARProtocol, @KyberNetwork, @Chainflip, @EverclearOrg etc., infact the support for @Bitcoin also went live!

On the token side, $ROUTE became omnichain via LayerZero’s OFT standard, giving it native mobility across chains like Ethereum and Polygon

We are closing the year by shipping a fully revamped website and a small win of Fibrous integrated Router App on its own (detailed announcement coming soon)

By the end of 2025, Router is looking very different from how it started. We stopped trying to be many things at once and committed fully to solving one problem well: onchain swaps. For users, and for the entire ecosystem building around them.

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

The new Router website is now live!
It outlines the expanded scope of our OGA network, improved execution pathways, and the infrastructure vision we’re scaling toward.

visit: https://t.co/1Rs7DAWjt6

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

$ROUTE is now omnichain via @LayerZero_Core's OFT standard!

This upgrade gives $ROUTE true native mobility across chains, starting with @ethereum and @0xPolygon.
No wrapped assets, no fragmented liquidity, no parallel supplies to manage. Just one unified asset that moves wherever users and applications need it.

$ROUTE is now listed on @StargateFinance, making cross-chain movement seamless for anyone looking to bridge between supported networks.
And yes, you can already swap $ROUTE directly on the Router App!

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

counting down to @monad mainnet.
the moment it’s live, you know exactly where to swap it

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

We’ve opened up the OGA documentation.
Integrate into OGA, PERMISSIONLESSLY: https://t.co/6GzerBlcKi

Whether you’re integrating routing or offering swaps/bridging to your users, this should save you time, money, and the weird hassle nobody ever budgets for.

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

October at Router. Fully B2B-Ready

We kicked off October with some slick UI upgrades on Router App. As our friend @Alex_34321 put it, “you’re really not optimistic enough about Router App!” – maybe he’s got a point 👀

Next up, we integrated @near_intents as a new bridge, expanding our cross-chain coverage even further. And through NEAR Intents, users can now move to $ZEC (@Zcash) seamlessly from any chain; another first for Router App.

We also dropped our three-month roadmap, outlining what’s next for OGA, integrations, and Router’s product stack. Check it out: https://t.co/YG8YkQWfxr

And of course, October wasn’t all about building, we launched a super fun campaign with @On_Veera and @Asynchronus_ai.

Before we jump into November, a quick highlight on our B2B progress; a core focus from our October roadmap around developer readiness and integration tooling
- Following weeks of development, OGA’s API is now live, enabling partners to integrate and offer the best onchain swap experience directly to their users.
- We’ve also completed the first version of our integration docs, allowing any swapping or bridging provider to join the OGA network permissionlessly. Releasing soon.

What to expect in November:
• New bridge integrations and API enhancements
• More Router App UX updates
• OGA onboarding for new partners
• Fresh community campaigns (you’ll like these)

PS: After months of prep and countless announcements, reminders, Router Chain has officially paused forever, marking the end of an era and the start of a sharper, leaner Router moving forward.

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

it’s near to everyone, more routes to run
can you name the newest one?

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

54,186,614 $ROUTE BURNT!!!

54,186,614 $ROUTE (equivalent to 1,625,761 unmigrated $ROUTE v1) have now been burnt and are gone forever.

Transaction:
https://t.co/RL2iL851Mk

This brings the migration journey to its rightful close, setting Router on solid ground for the road ahead. Thanks to the community for steering this process!

[Nitro | Powered by Router @NitroByRouter]

@routerprotocol @RelayProtocol @OpenOceanGlobal THE MOST POWERFUL ONCHAIN SWAPS!

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

HyperEVM is now live on Router App!

👉 Try it now: https://t.co/XHTTwQ6tMr

Alongside Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, and other supported chains, you can now swap seamlessly to and from HyperEVM. Powered by integrations with @RelayProtocol + @OpenOceanGlobal

This is the power of the Open Graph Architecture (OGA) in action: limitless connectivity, seamless cross-chain swaps, and deep integrations.

@HyperFND @HyperliquidX 🫡

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

The split & optimise engine isn’t a tagline.
It’s the reason 2000 ETH moves like water.

Plus, we don't pick favorites, we pick the best. the best routes.

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

Router App is live now, the most powerful onchain swaps, built on Open Graph Architecture (OGA)

👉 Make the Move: https://t.co/XHTTwQ71BZ

At launch you’ll get:
- Chains: Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, World Chain, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche & Solana
- Bridges & DEXs Aggregated: Relay, deBridge, Across, Thorchain, Stargate & OpenOcean

Swap seamlessly across EVM + non-EVM chains. Smarter routes, lower costs, and trades that just work, whether it’s $20 or $2M.
- One engine optimizing liquidity across chains, bridges, and DEXs.
- Splitting and reassembling trades in real time.
- Permissionless integration for any protocol. no gatekeeping, no fees, no politics.

The Router App is the visible layer of a deeper idea: An open, programmable routing standard for the entire onchain economy!

P.S. This is only the start. More chains, more integrations, and more features are already on the way.

[Nitro | Powered by Router @NitroByRouter]

@routerprotocol sexayyyyy

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

If you’re not swapping on Router in 24h, you’re swapping in cope pools

argue with me in the comments

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

We don’t need a drumroll.
We just need you to bookmark this: https://t.co/3tRSWfd15U

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

It’s not just a new UI. It’s the Router App.
Over the last few weeks, you might have seen us teasing updates and many assumed:
“Ah, they’re just dropping a new UI.”

Not quite. What’s coming next is bigger!

We’ve rebuilt the Router experience from the ground up on Open Architecture, the same framework we introduced in the recent whitepaper.

So what does that actually mean?
- More bridges, more options: The new app natively integrates multiple bridges permissionlessly.
- Better prices, less slippage: Large trades get split intelligently across multiple paths for the best outcome.
- Faster, smarter cross-chain swaps: Whether you’re swapping $50 or $5M, the system adapts in real-time.
- New protocols, faster: Builders can plug in directly, so users see more DEXs, bridges, and solvers show up instantly.

We’ll share more over the next few days, but we want to hear from you first: What’s the #1 thing you wish cross-chain swaps did better?

Drop your thoughts below, we’re listening.

[Router Protocol @routerprotocol]

👀

[Nitro | Powered by Router @NitroByRouter]

Hello Router Fam,

$ROUTE transfers are now fully active across Polygon, Ethereum, and Router Chain via Router Nitro.