# Router Protocol Will Close and Burn 303 Million Tokens After Four Years of Cross-Chain Work

The shutdown comes as Southeast Asian crypto funding rebounds to $680 million, concentrated in Singapore and a small number of mature companies.

- Published: 2026-09-06T06:01:25.324Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-06/router-protocol-will-close-and-burn-303-million-tokens-after
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/router-protocol-to-shut-down-burn-303m-route-tokens/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/05/southeast-asia-s-crypto-funding-rebounds-to-usd680-million-as-investors-focus-on-mature-firms)

Router Protocol will end operations by 30 September and permanently burn 303,333,198 ROUTE tokens held in its treasury, closing more than four years of cross-chain infrastructure development after what the team described as two years of fin…

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