Router Tech Fortnightly Update

2 min readJun 5, 2024

June Edition: Part I

Welcome to the first part of our June edition of the Router Tech Fortnightly Update. As we progress through the year, we remain committed to advancing our technological capabilities and providing seamless integration experiences. This edition focuses on the latest developments and what you can expect in the coming weeks.

Chain Updates

Streamer Service for Solana:

Development started on the orchestrator, aiming to enhance streaming capabilities for Solana.

Bitcoin Relayer:

Completed the relayer for mint and burn flow, facilitating smoother Bitcoin transactions.

Swagger API Fixes:

Addressed issues for a new upgrade on the alpha version, ensuring robust API functionality.

Dynamic System Fees:

Implemented changes in the forwarder for dynamic system fees, enhancing transaction efficiency.

Keplr Integration:

Integrated Keplr for router-chain on router-station, expanding wallet support.

dApps and Tools

Nitro

Spin the Wheel:

Overall flow changes to improve the “Spin the Wheel” feature.

ZyFi Integration:

Integrated ZyFi into the Nitro dApp, enhancing functionality.

New Integrations:

Integrated Bitlayer and Taiko into the mainnet.
Development in progress for Aleph Zero.
Amoy Chain internal testnet is underway.

Documentation:

Created documentation for cross-chain ERC20 token integration

Liquidity Information API:

Developed an API to maintain liquidity information, improving forwarder efficiency.

Upcoming Bitcoin Chain Integration:

Integrated Bitcoin chain on Nitro Explorer.

Upcoming Solana Integration:

Development and test cases for Solana asset bridge are underway
Completed deposit development and testing, and started listening to Solana events for Nitro explorer.
Started development on the user interface for Solana to EVM transactions

Path-finder

Injective Integration:

Integrated Injective to testnet with working transfers and swaps.

Optimizations:

Completed token data caching to Redis and Solana transaction data fetching.
Fetch gas price per transaction while calling Asset Bridge contract

Adapters:

Working on new Adapters:
Thruster v2 and v3, AssetBridge, ThirdFy. PancakeSwap. More details soon.

Audits

Audit Fixes:

Ongoing audit for cosmos and bitcoin chain integration. More details soon.
Addressed issues on dexspan and asset forwarder contracts for Cosmos integration.
Fixed audit issues for Bitcoin Nitro-forwarder, orchestrator, and BTC to EVM gateway flow.

Upcoming Focus

SDK and Orchestrator Upgrades:

Upgrading sdk-go, orchestrator, relayer, and voyager forwarder for Cosmos SDK v0.47.

Starknet Event Decoding Issues:

Resolving issues with event decoding on Starknet.

Witness Chain Integration:

Exploring API for witness chain integration. This will allow us to have better finality checks in case of optimistic L2s.

Casper Contracts:

Started development efforts on Casper chain integration.
Developing contracts for the Gateway contract.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to drive innovation and push the boundaries in the blockchain space. We appreciate your ongoing support and invite you to connect with us on our social media channels.