NEAR Intents integration: Major assets are finally onchain
We’re proud to announce that Infinex has integrated NEAR Intents, making it significantly easier to use traditionally isolated assets like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and XRP in DeFi.
Jun 10, 2025
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The new partnership brings major crypto assets to decentralized finance with improved user experience: one where legacy asset holders can finally participate in the onchain economy without compromising on custody, user experience, or asset security.
More about the integration
Integrating major assets like XRP and DOGE into DeFi has long been challenging due to:
- Lack of interoperability with other chains
- Centralization risks and regulatory uncertainty
- Complex user experiences across fragmented ecosystems
NEAR’s intent based architecture enables Infinex users to effortlessly ‘Swidge’ - swap & bridge - assets like BTC, XRP and DOGE in just a few clicks, unlocking smoother access to assets that have historically been difficult to use in DeFi.
The integration leverages NEAR Chain Signatures, an MPC protocol that allows users to sign transactions on third-party blockchains from a single account, permissionlessly. This upgrade brings a major evolution to Swidge functionality.
Currently, supported legacy assets can also be withdrawn directly to native BTC, XRP, or DOGE wallets. Users can also seamlessly Swidge from 14 chains, including EVMs, Solana and Avalanche into these major assets.
NB: We recommend users swap from SOL first as it has the most liquidity in the Near ecosystem. This ensures lower slippage and better trade execution. If SOL isn’t available, the next best option is USDC on Ethereum Mainnet.
Users only need to pay network costs associated with Swidging, gas is abstracted. For Patrons, Swidge on most networks has no network costs.
Soon, we’ll launch native deposits for these BTC, DOGE & XRP, powered by our partner Turnkey — a leader in secure, programmable wallet infrastructure.
We designed this integration to be fully non-custodial - a feature especially important to Bitcoin holders who prioritize sovereignty and decentralization.
With this launch, Infinex and NEAR are bringing the world’s most iconic digital assets into DeFi. We’re proud of this new partnership that helps to bring major crypto assets to decentralized finance with improved user experience.