CoinEx News: On September 6, 2026, Harmony proposed closing its mainnet and moving ONE to Ethereum, citing threats from state actors and AI agents while proposing a shift toward AI video. Router Protocol separately plans to end operations by September 30, 2026 and burn 303.3 million ROUTE, citing shrinking bridge fees and failed commercialization or acquisition talks; it also disclosed that protocol fees had funded buybacks and burns instead of building reserves. A parallel Arbitrum–Solana debate over who earns transaction fees puts a related business question in focus: how does blockchain activity finance continued operations?

The comparison shifts attention from low fees and token burns to revenue retained for operations, security and continuing token utility. Router’s planned burn cannot restore a business that is closing; Harmony’s proposed migration does not carry over liquidity pools or onchain applications. The two projects face different pressures, but both illustrate why token supply alone is an incomplete measure of value. For ONE and ROUTE holders, migration terms, exchange support and withdrawal deadlines now directly affect asset access and how much of the original token use case survives.