Everclear Review 2026: A Clearing Layer for Cross-Chain Liquidity

Everclear is a cross-chain clearing and settlement protocol. Its own description is that it is the crosschain clearing and settlement protocol, and it is widely known as the successor to Connext. It is classed as a cross-chain bridge, but it is better seen as plumbing for bridges than a typical consumer bridge.

A mainnet beta was announced in September 2024, with the project describing itself as the first clearing layer. A mainnet launch was reported in April 2025. The tracked data lists support for 22 networks, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon and BNB Chain.

The protocol has a token, CLEAR, which can be staked, delegated and used for voting. The tracked data shows zero TVL and no listed audits, so figures for usage and security are thin. The homepage could not be loaded for this review, so details come from the docs snippets, third-party descriptions and tracking data.

Cross-chain apps often rely on solvers, which front funds on a destination chain and are repaid later. Those solvers end up with uneven balances across chains and need to rebalance, which costs time and money.

Everclear acts as a clearing layer for that problem. Instead of each solver or bridge settling separately, it coordinates settlement of liquidity between chains. Users or integrators submit intents, which describe the transfer they want, and the docs say there are several intent types tuned for speed, cost or available liquidity.

The design is non-custodial according to a third-party description, and the CLEAR token is tied to staking, delegation and voting. How validators, solvers and settlement are run in detail is not covered here, so the docs are the place to confirm it.

Everclear does not publish a fee schedule in the material reviewed. Costs for a transfer would normally depend on the route, the intent type chosen and the pricing of the solvers that fill it, plus gas on each chain.

Users should check the quote shown in the app or integrating product before confirming, and read the docs for how intents are priced. The reported TVL is zero and no protocol revenue figures are cited here.

No audits are listed in the tracked data, and the project's audit reports were not available for this review. Anyone relying on it should look for published audits and bug-bounty details before using it with meaningful funds.

Cross-chain systems carry smart-contract, solver and message-passing risk, and bridging infrastructure has been a frequent target across the industry. Non-custodial design reduces custody risk but does not eliminate these. The CLEAR token adds market and governance risk. Regulatory status and team details are not published in the material reviewed.

Everclear is aimed at solver operators, bridge builders and developers who need cross-chain settlement, and at DeFi users comfortable reading technical docs. Casual users who just want to move tokens once may find a standard bridge or aggregator simpler.