Bridge entity
Everclear
Everclear, previously known as Connext, was a cross-chain interoperability and clearing protocol. It is included as a lifecycle record covering Connext bridge history, the Everclear rebrand and clearing-layer launch, and the 2026 shutdown of the protocol, UI, chain, Foundation, and Labs operations.
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Bridge facts
- Canonical name
- Everclear
- Type
- Interoperability Protocol
- Status
- Dead
- Confidence
- High
- Primary chains
- Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, Unknown
- Primary assets
- CLEAR, NEXT, USDC, Unknown
- Operator
- Everclear Foundation and Everclear Labs
- Ecosystem
- Everclear
- Launch date
- 2018
- End date
- 2026-05
- Terminal reason
- The operator announced the wind-down after the protocol, UI, and chain had been sunset and commercial operations were not sustainable.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-28
- Last verified
- 2026-07-28
Incident cases
No linked incident cases.
Incident records will appear here after canonical JSON data is merged.
Evidence records
- Everclear wind-down announcementEverclear · Tier 1 · 2026-05-21
- Everclear getting started — Everclear prev ConnextEverclear · Tier 1 · 2024
- Everclear blog archiveEverclear · Tier 1 · 2026
- xPollinate is now Connext BridgeConnext · Tier 1 · 2022-03-08
- Mainnet Beta and Beyond — Everclear Q3 recapEverclear · Tier 1 · 2024-10-25
- Everclear winds down protocol, Foundation and LabsThe Block · Tier 2 · 2026-05-22
Official URL status
Official URL recorded as live_verified: https://www.everclear.org/