# Router Protocol

> The Most Powerful Onchain Swaps

Router Protocol connects blockchains through cross-chain infrastructure that allows applications to communicate and transfer assets across different networks.

Router Protocol operates a Layer-1 blockchain built on Cosmos SDK with Tendermint consensus, enabling secure cross-chain communication between blockchain networks. The protocol offers infrastructure for developers to build interoperable decentralized applications, facilitating message passing, asset transfers, and transaction batching across multiple chains. Router Protocol serves developers building cross-chain applications, DeFi protocols requiring multi-chain functionality, and users needing to move assets between different blockchain ecosystems.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2020-12-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol

## Products

- [Router Chain](https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol): Router Chain is a Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain built using Cosmos SDK with Tendermint Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus, designed to enable secure cross-chain communication and interoperability. The blockchain validates state changes both within and outside its network through validator nodes with economic incentives, supporting CosmWasm smart contracts for building cross-chain decentralized applications. Router Chain provides infrastructure for cross-chain meta transactions, stateful bridging, transaction batching, and atomic operations across multiple blockchain networks, serving developers building interoperable dApps and users requiring multi-chain functionality. (L1, Live, Main Product)
- [Router Nitro](https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol): Router Nitro is an intent-based cross-chain bridge powered by Router Chain that facilitates asset transfers between blockchain networks with reduced costs and enhanced speed. The bridge supports transfers across multiple EVM and non-EVM chains including Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Tron, and Cosmos-based networks, enabling users to move tokens such as ETH, WBTC, USDC, and USDT between different blockchain ecosystems. Router Nitro utilizes Router Chain infrastructure for security and validation, offering cross-chain swaps with savings up to 60 percent on gas fees while maintaining decentralized operation through validator consensus and liquidity pool management. (Bridge, Live)
- [CrossTalk](https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol): CrossTalk is a cross-chain messaging framework that enables smart contracts on different blockchains to communicate and execute operations across networks. The framework supports both stateful and stateless bridging, allowing developers to build decentralized applications that can initiate operations on one chain and execute them on another through contract-level data flow. CrossTalk provides gateway contracts pre-deployed on supported blockchains, facilitating message passing between source and destination chains for use cases including cross-chain NFTs, governance, stablecoins, and decentralized marketplaces. (Messaging Protocol, Live)
- [Router Pay](https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol): Router Pay is an embedded wallet solution that enables decentralized applications to provide users with wallet functionality without requiring external wallet connections. The system generates Intent-Specific Accounts for users, allowing them to interact with dApps through a no-sign-up experience while maintaining transaction security and approval workflows. Router Pay simplifies user onboarding by eliminating the need for separate wallet installations, reducing risks associated with phishing and unauthorized approvals through application-specific wallet generation. (Embedded Wallet, Live)
- [Routerscan](https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol): A blockchain explorer providing real-time information on blocks, validators, network status, and transactions occurring on Router Chain, with GraphQL API access for developers to query blockchain data for analytics and custom applications. (Block Explorer, Live)
- [Router Intents Store](https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol): A developer platform providing tools and adapters for building cross-chain decentralized applications using Router Protocol's Cross-Chain Intent Framework, featuring an open-source intent library, SDK, and reward system for developers contributing adapters to the ecosystem. (Cross-chain Infrastructure, Live)

## Assets

- [Route (ROUTE)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/router_protocol): ROUTE is the native token of Router Chain, a Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain built for cross-chain interoperability. It is used to pay transaction fees, stake to validators to secure the network, and vote on protocol amendments and upgrades. Stakers delegate ROUTE to validators who monitor and validate state changes across connected blockchains, making ROUTE central to both the security and governance of the cross-chain infrastructure. (Native)

## Links

- [Main](https://routerprotocol.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.routerprotocol.com)
- [Blog](https://routerprotocol.medium.com)
- [Terms of Service](https://routerprotocol.com/terms-of-use)
- [Privacy policy](https://routerprotocol.com/privacy-policy)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/routerprotocol)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/routerprotocol)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/yjM2fUUHvN)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/router-protocol)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/routerprotocolofficial)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/router-protocol)

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