Overview of Popular Projects in the Intent Track: The Rise of the Decentralized Finance New Paradigm

With the development of the cryptocurrency market and the expansion of the DeFi ecosystem, more and more users are starting to participate in on-chain activities. However, the cumbersome operation steps deter many newcomers. In this complex ecosystem that includes numerous cryptocurrencies, public chains, and cross-chain bridges, new users often find it difficult to identify the best trading path.

The "intention-centered" track has emerged, aiming to simplify user experience and promote the widespread adoption of cryptocurrency. It allows Web2 users to seamlessly enter the Web3 world and enjoy a smooth usage experience.

Definition and Function of Intent

In the Web3 space, "intention" refers to the specific goals that users wish to achieve within the blockchain ecosystem. Unlike traditional methods, intention protocols allow users to simply express their goals while leaving the specific execution steps to professional solvers.

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The emergence of intent protocols will change the way interactions occur in Web3, enhancing efficiency and security, and attracting more Web2 users.

Introduction to Popular Intent Networks/Protocols

dappOS

dappOS is an intent execution network that recently completed a $15 million Series A funding round, with a valuation of $300 million. It supports various forms of intent, including application contract interactions, inscription minting strategies, and copy trading. dappOS is driving the transition of integrated dApps to "decentralized intent applications."

Anoma

The Anoma protocol is one of the earliest projects to introduce the concept of "intention", providing a universal dApp architecture centered around intention. It is essentially a freely replicable code interface that can be deployed on various blockchains.

Particle Network

Particle Network is developing the Intent Fusion Protocol, a universal dApp framework for expressing, converting, and executing intents. It combines chain abstraction, smart WaaS, and cross-chain atomic swap solutions to provide developers with a convenient Web3 development environment.

Essential

Essential claims to be the first "declarative blockchain", allowing users to sign expected transactions with declarative outcomes rather than imperative instructions. Its tech stack includes a non-executing blockchain, a constraint-based domain-specific language, and a solver network.

Self Chain

Self Chain is a modular, intent-centric blockchain based on the Cosmos SDK. It integrates the concept of intent into the blockchain architecture through a three-layer structure (dApps layer, intent access layer, intent resolver).

Orb Stack and Orby

Orb Labs is developing a modular cross-chain intent protocol stack called Orb Stack and an intent engine named Orby. These tools are designed to support multi-chain interactions and transform transactions into intents that can be executed on any chain.

Orbiter Finance

Orbiter Finance plans to launch the ZK-based Orbiter Rollup as an intent layer for Ethereum, primarily used to aggregate users' cross-chain intents.

Across v3

The cross-chain protocol Across has added a composable intent engine in the V3 version, including intent-based RFQ order flow, a third-party solver network, and a settlement system.

Aperture Finance

Aperture Finance combines AI with intent to build a chatbot. Users can express their intentions in natural language, and the system automatically extracts and confirms the user's intent, then hands it over to the solver network for execution. In addition to trading, it can also be used for operations such as automatically claiming airdrops.