1. A method for encouraging information routing in a network comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising: determining neighbor nodes in a routing path to a destination based on a routing table associated with a first node configured to store a first number of authenticated tokens; transmitting a first request-to-route (RTR) message from the first node to the neighbor nodes in a routing path from the first node to the destination, wherein the RTR message comprises an indication specifying a number of information units (IUs); transmitting a neighbor reply message from at least one of the neighbor nodes to the first node which indicates that the neighbor node will route the number of information units (IUs); transmitting a second number of the authenticated tokens from the first node to one of the neighbor nodes; and converting the second number of the authenticated tokens into a tradable entity.