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According to CoinDesk, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, the University of California, San Diego, blockchain security company Fuzzland, and World Liberty Financial have jointly published a paper warning that "LLM routers"—intermediary services located between users and AI models—have become a significant security risk for crypto assets.The researchers found that 26 LLM routers are secretly injecting malicious tool calls and stealing user credentials, with one incident leading to the emptying of a customer's crypto wallet worth $500,000.Additionally, the researchers were able to control about 400 downstream hosts within hours by "polluting" the router ecosystem. Since sensitive data such as private keys and API credentials are often transmitted in plaintext through these routers, users are effectively exposing their assets to risk without their knowledge.The researchers pointed out that as McKinsey predicts AI agents will mediate $30 trillion to $50 trillion in global consumer spending by 2030, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao also predicts that the payment volume of AI agents will be a million times that of humans. The current infrastructure security is severely lagging behind the pace of industry development, and the risk of the "weakest link" could trigger a systemic chain crisis.

According to market news, researchers from the University of California recently disclosed that some third-party AI large language model (LLM) routers have security risks that could lead to the theft of cryptocurrency assets. The research shows that LLM routers, acting as API intermediaries, can read plaintext information, and some routers have been found to inject malicious code and steal credentials.The team tested 28 paid and 400 free routers, finding that 9 routers actively injected malicious code, 2 deployed evasion triggers, and 17 accessed Amazon Web Services credentials. Some routers even transferred ETH using the researchers' Ethereum private keys.The study pointed out that the malicious behavior of the routers is difficult to detect, and some AI agent frameworks' "YOLO mode" can automatically execute commands, increasing security risks. The research recommends that developers should not allow private keys or mnemonic phrases to be transmitted through AI agents and calls on AI companies to encrypt signatures in responses to enhance security.

The digital asset trading platform Gate has launched the AI model aggregation platform GateRouter, providing a unified large model calling entry for AI Agents such as OpenClaw, and simultaneously starting a limited-time experience event for GateRouter.During the event period (March 18, 20:00 -- March 31, 20:00, UTC+8), users who log in to GateRouter with a completed KYC Gate account can receive an AI calling quota equivalent to 3 million Tokens, which can be used for online testing in Playground, multi-model calls, and API development integration. In addition, users who share screenshots of their GateRouter usage on social media can also participate in a 1,000 USDT reward pool event.GateRouter supports over 20 mainstream large models, including OpenClaw, GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, etc. One API can be uniformly accessed, and it automatically selects the most suitable model to complete tasks through intelligent routing, saving up to 80% of inference costs while ensuring effectiveness.

Gate officially launches the AI model routing platform GateRouter, providing developers with a unified entry point for large model calls. Through a single API, users can access over 25 mainstream models including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Qwen, and Moonshot. The system intelligently matches the most suitable model based on task complexity, optimizing call costs while ensuring effectiveness.GateRouter adopts a compatible access method, allowing developers to complete the integration in just 30 seconds with a single command. They can manage API Keys, view call logs, and usage statistics through the developer console, while a built-in Playground is available for online comparison of model performance. Official data shows that by automatically matching models through intelligent routing, the overall average AI inference cost can be reduced by over 80% compared to using flagship models exclusively.Currently, GateRouter is open for use by AI Agents, AI Agent developers, enterprise teams, and Web3 Builders, with related services available for free for a limited time. In the future, the platform will adopt a pay-as-you-go model and support Gate Pay USDT balance deductions. It will also gradually integrate payment methods such as fiat currency, credit cards, and the x402 protocol to enhance the automation of AI Agent calls and settlement capabilities.

According to official updates, SUN.io has announced the completion of a new upgrade to its smart routing system, officially introducing the Universal Router and Permit2 protocols. After the upgrade, users can complete optimal path exchanges across multiple liquidity pools such as SunSwap V1/V2/V3, Curve, PSM, and HTX-SUN in a single transaction. At the same time, through Permit2's one-time high-limit authorization and signature validity period and limit mechanism, it significantly reduces the energy consumption costs of repeated authorizations and enhances security.The official Tron mainnet Permit2 and Universal Router contract addresses have been disclosed, reminding users to interact with the contract addresses disclosed by the official source to securely enable a more efficient trading experience.

The decentralized large model routing service platform RouterLink under WORLD3 has announced the completion of a large-scale model expansion, integrating 21 new AI models from 10 providers in one go. This update includes flagship inference models (such as GLM-4.7, Gemini 3 Pro, Nova 2.0 Pro, Kimi K2 Thinking, MiMo-V2-Pro), high-speed response models (such as Gemini 3 Flash, Kimi K2 Flash, GLM-4.7-Flash, Nova 2.0 Lite, Seed 1.6 Flash, MiMo-V2-Flash, MiniMax M2.1 Flash), multimodal generation models (such as GPT Image 1.5, Seedream 4.5, Maverick 17B (Llama 4), Seed 1.6), and programming-specific models (such as Qwen3 Coder 480B, Qwen3 Coder 32B, MiniMax M2.1, Llama 3.1 8B / 70B Instruct), aiming to support flexible routing and invocation of AI Agents in complex application scenarios.The WORLD3 team stated that developers can access these cutting-edge models with zero migration costs through RouterLink's unified API, while the platform has also optimized the UI experience for model selection and discovery to enhance development efficiency. Currently, all newly added models are officially online.

WORLD3 announced a strategic partnership with B2EN. B2EN is a company listed on KOSDAQ (Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) that has focused on enterprise-level AI and big data solutions since 2004. This collaboration will facilitate RouterLink's entry into the Korean market.According to the cooperation agreement, B2EN will become the genesis node operator for RouterLink and will obtain exclusive distribution rights in Korea. As the genesis node operator, B2EN will be responsible for AI traffic routing and will participate in network validation through PoLP (Proof of LLM Performance) and PoTU (Proof of Token Usage).With over 20 years of experience in enterprise services across finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, and the public sector, B2EN has established deep trust with major institutions in Korea, making it an ideal partner for market expansion.Nash, the market leader of WORLD3, stated, "This partnership is an important step in bringing the open AI economy to Korea. B2EN's corporate expertise and local market experience make them an ideal partner."RouterLink provides unified access to multiple AI models through a decentralized routing network, including GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek.

The AI infrastructure project WORLD3 has announced the launch of the decentralized AI model routing network RouterLink and officially opened the application portal for the Genesis program.It is reported that RouterLink aims to empower developers to access mainstream models such as GPT-5, Claude 4.5, and Gemini 3 through a single integrated API, thereby eliminating vendor lock-in risks and geographical access restrictions. The network supports users in seamlessly switching model providers without changing code, and utilizes PoTU and PoLP on-chain proof mechanisms to ensure the verifiability of the economic model, as well as earning $WAI rewards by routing traffic through running nodes.The Genesis program is currently in the Alpha stage and is recruiting the first batch of founding node operators, with some enterprise-level partners already on board.

ChainCatcher message: According to the tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the cross-chain router protocol Multichain has been the project that top figures on X (Twitter) have unfollowed the most. The newly unfollowed influential figure from X includes Rainy Sleep (@0xSleepinRain).

ChainCatcher news, AI model marketplace OpenRouter announced the completion of a $40 million seed and Series A funding round, with the company valued at approximately $500 million.This round of financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures, with participation from Sequoia and several well-known industry investors. The funds will be used for product development, introducing new model types, and expanding enterprise support.OpenRouter was founded in 2023 by OpenSea co-founder and CTO Alex Atallah and Louis Vichy, providing a unified interface to connect over 400 large language models (LLMs), helping developers and enterprises simplify multi-model integration. Since its launch, the company has attracted over 1 million developers to use its API, with annual inference spending growing from $10 million in October 2024 to over $100 million by May 2025. Customers range from startups to multinational corporations, supporting routing for mission-critical traffic.

ChainCatcher message, AI agent protocol Swarms releases version swarms-rs 0.1.7. The new version enhances the agent structure, including a thread-safe 100-entry HashMap response cache, achieving sub-millisecond query responses; Arc-based configuration management, reducing memory usage by 40% in multi-threaded deployments; improved error handling and structured logging.In addition, contributor Adrián Gallego Castellanos has proposed a new pull request (PR), which introduces the SwarmRouter structure, ported from the Swarms Python framework to the Rust-based swarms-rs repository.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, Hyperliquid has integrated Router Protocol's Nitro bridge, enabling direct deposits from over 30 EVM and non-EVM chains, including Ethereum, Solana, Sui, Tron, and Base. This integration eliminates the previous two-step process that required traders to bridge funds through Arbitrum before accessing Hyperliquid; users can now deposit assets directly through a single interface.The platform has seen significant growth over the past six months, attracting over $1 billion in net stablecoin inflows, with a TVL of $3 billion. According to Hashed's Dune dashboard, its deposit bridge currently holds over $2 billion in stablecoins.

ChainCatcher news, Roam and Huma Finance have jointly launched a router loan purchase program, and the first batch of devices has been sold out. A new batch of devices is being prepared, and users can log in to the Roam official website to make reservations.It is reported that this hardware loan purchase activity started last Friday. Users only need to pay 30% of the device price in stablecoins as a down payment, while the remaining 70% is provided as a loan by Huma. Users will repay the loan through subsequent airdrops and mining rewards, and once the loan is settled, the device's earnings will belong to the user. The Roam router is a core device for participating in the construction of the Roam global open wireless network. After purchase, users will receive generous rewards: 1) Activation rewards. The first activation of the device will earn 3000 Roam Points, and thereafter, users can earn up to 210 Roam Points daily; 2) Exclusive burn pool. A higher token conversion rate ensures router mining earnings; 3) Airdrop whitelist. Participation in airdrop activities totaling 20 million $ROAM tokens; 4) Multiple mining earnings. In addition to Roam Points, users can also earn tokens from more high-quality ecological projects, with opportunities for whitelist access, airdrops, and other multiple benefits from quality projects. This loan purchase program lowers the threshold for users to purchase Roam routers through installment payments, attracting more users to participate in Roam Growth construction. At the same time, it also provides Huma users with the opportunity to participate in DePIN network construction and obtain stable earnings.Latest data shows that Roam serves over 1.8 million registered users in more than 200 countries and regions worldwide, with over 1.1 million self-built WiFi nodes, and the DePINscan hardware node ranking continues to hold first place, with the network scale continuously growing.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the cross-chain protocol Router Protocol has announced that its Nitro cross-chain bridge officially supports the Sui network, enabling cross-chain asset swaps between Sui and over 30 EVM chains (such as Polygon, BNB, Ethereum, etc.).Router also rewards users with 0.015 SUI for each cross-chain transfer to Sui. Users can exchange any asset on EVM chains for any token on Sui. Router also plans to launch a cross-chain intent adapter to support one-click operations for liquidity provision, staking, and more.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Router Protocol supported by Coinbase has launched the Layer 1 blockchain Router Chain.It is reported that the chain is based on a proof-of-stake consensus using the Tendermint framework, aiming to aggregate liquidity and facilitate cross-chain interactions through a cross-chain intent framework.

ChainCatcher message, according to MistTrack monitoring, Inferno Drainer has become active again, having just transferred approximately 304 ETH to SynapseRouter.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the cross-chain interoperability protocol Router Protocol has announced the completion of a new round of financing, with the specific amount not disclosed. The new funds will be used to promote its operational Layer1 blockchain Router Chain, thereby distancing itself from the Binance and Polygon ecosystems. It will also support its provision of cross-chain services for Ethereum and BNB Chain, and expand cross-chain capabilities to more networks.

ChainCatcher message, Cyvers Alerts monitoring, the system detected suspicious transactions on ARB with MixedSwapRouter. The attacker's funds came from ChangeNOW, and the attacker gained approximately $16,000.

ChainCatcher news, the Sui ecosystem lending protocol Scallop announced that it has temporarily suspended Scallop Swap due to issues with the RPC and Swap Router of its partners. They are working to resolve this issue and will release an update announcement once it is resolved. In addition, the parameters of Scallop's CETUS pool will also be adjusted.