Router Protocol

What is Router?

The Router Protocol is a Layer 1 Proof-of-Stake blockchain that leverages Tendermint’s Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus engine. The Router chain is built using the Cosmos SDK, so it benefits from key features offered by the Cosmos stack, including fast 3-second block times, robust security mechanisms, and, most importantly, CosmWasm.

Router chain aims to provide a solution to the current interoperability challenges of blockchains. Validators running on the Router chain keep an eye on state changes on other chains and validate state changes on the Router chain. Applications on the Router chain can create their own logic to set off events in response to these changes in the external state. A trustless network of relayers can be used by apps on the Router chain to update states on external chains. Simply explained, the Router architecture enables secure, decentralized communication between contracts on one chain and contracts on other networks.

What is Router staking?

Staking is a great way for long-term crypto investors to earn passive income on their Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency assets (such as ROUTE) while taking part in securing the network.

Stakers, by delegating tokens to validators, give voting rights to these to validate transactions on the blockchain and propose new blocks. The more stake is attributed to a validator, the more it will be able to take part in the network consensus and earn rewards for its stakers.

A quick example: Suppose a blockchain network offers a 5% reward rate for a staking period of 1 year (5% APR). You decide to lock up and stake 100 tokens on the network. After a year, you can access your staked tokens, and you receive 5 additional tokens as your reward – minus eventual fees charged by the staking provider.

Staking Proof-of-Stake (PoS) cryptocurrencies such as ROUTE does not require stakers to transfer their token to validators. It is a non-custodial process.

Why is Stakin a great choice for Router staking?

Staking your assets on your own is operationally challenging as it requires specialist expertise to set up nodes and ensure constant uptime to maximize rewards or prevent so-called slashing: partial loss of your staked cryptocurrencies due to prolonged downtime, or inappropriate/malicious behavior by the node operator.

Stakin is an excellent choice for staking your ROUTE tokens, as we have a strong expertise and track record of reliable operations on this network. Stakin has been a Cosmos blockchain node operator since cosmoshub-1, which launched in March 2019, and also a Router Protocol testnet, Router Nitro Mainnet, and Router mainnet participant since November 2023.

Stakin also supports 20+ Cosmos networks and is dedicated to the development of the ecosystem. As a community contribution, Stakin provides public RPC nodes and IBC Relayers connecting the IBC ecosystem of networks together.

• There are several advantages when staking your Router Protocol (ROUTE) tokens with Stakin, such as:

• Triple AAA-rated institutional staking provider by Staking Rewards

• ISO 27001-certified staking provider

• Tracking dashboard, to easily track and generate reports for the performance of your staked assets

• Reliable infrastructure - We distribute our servers across various geographical locations and partner with premier bare metal and cloud providers

• Dedicated support for all your staking, unstaking, and network-related questions

• Institutional grade SLAs with uptime and slashing guarantees

What kind of institutional services does Stakin offer for Router Protocol(ROUTE) staking?

As an institutional-grade Router Protocol node operator, Stakin has a full range of staking services and advantages to cater to the needs of enterprises and investors, such as asset managers, company treasuries, exchanges, VCs and hedge funds, wallets, custodians, and liquid staking services.

• Institutional grade SLAs with 99.5%+ uptime guarantees and slashing guarantees

• A dedicated Account Manager to answer all your technical and commercial questions

• Information about potential airdrops that you may be eligible for by staking with us so that stakers can maximize your staking yield

• Whitelabel and dedicated nodes with dedicated infrastructure that can be deployed in your preferred region to fit decentralization or compliance needs

• Automated commission and reward management with clear reporting

• 24/7 monitoring and alerting with a private dashboard for dedicated and whitelabel nodes

• Free premium access to Stakin Dashboard which includes staking data visualization across any validator and premium historical data features (on selected networks)