Intent Track: Exploring New Paradigms of Web3 Interaction

Recently, with the development of the cryptocurrency market and innovations in the DeFi space, more and more users are starting to try on-chain interactions. However, the complex operation processes remain a significant barrier for new users. In this ecosystem of multiple chains coexisting and cross-chain interoperability, users often find it difficult to identify the optimal trading path.

To address this issue, the "intention-centered" new track has emerged. It aims to simplify user experience, promote the mass adoption of cryptocurrency technology, and enable more Web2 users to seamlessly transition to the Web3 world.

The Nature of Intention

In the context of Web3, "intent" refers to the specific goals that users wish to achieve within the blockchain ecosystem. Unlike traditional operations, intent focuses more on the final outcome rather than the specific steps for execution.

The core value of the intent protocol lies in the fact that users only need to express their goals, while the specific implementation is left to professional solution providers. This greatly simplifies the user's operational process and may also lead to savings in Gas fees and better transaction prices.

With the popularization of blockchain technology, this new paradigm is expected to fundamentally change the way users interact, making the Web3 ecosystem more efficient, secure, and attracting more users to join.

Popular Intent Networks and Protocols

dappOS

As an intent execution network, dappOS has recently attracted attention due to its high valuation financing and airdrop activities in collaboration with GMX. The network aims to lower the barriers for on-chain interactions and supports a variety of intent executions, including contract interactions, inscription minting, and copy trading.

dappOS also provides developers with compatible middleware, helping more dApps to transform into "decentralized intent applications." With the expansion of the ecosystem, dappOS is expected to attract more users to participate, forming a positive cycle.

Anoma

Anoma is a protocol that introduced the concept of "intention" relatively early, providing a universal intention-centric dApp architecture. As a freely replicable code interface, Anoma can be deployed on various blockchain networks, exhibiting strong versatility.

Particle Network

In addition to its achievements in the field of account abstraction, Particle Network is also laying out its intentions in the Intent track. Its Intent Fusion Protocol aims to provide developers with a framework for creating intent applications, combining technologies such as chain abstraction to facilitate Web2 developers' entry into Web3.

Essential

Self-proclaimed as the "first declarative blockchain", Essential allows users to sign transactions based on expected outcomes rather than instructions. Its tech stack includes a non-executing blockchain, a constraint-based domain-specific language, and a solver network, aimed at providing a better user experience.

Self Chain

The modular intent-centric blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK, Self Chain integrates the concept of intent through a three-layer architecture: the dApps layer collects and translates user intents, the intent access layer seeks the best implementation path, and the intent resolver executes transactions.

Orb Stack and Orby

Orb Labs is developing a modular cross-chain intent protocol stack called Orb Stack, which supports users in issuing cross-domain intents. Meanwhile, its intent engine Orby can be integrated into any dApp frontend to achieve multi-chain interaction.

Orbiter Finance

As a well-known Layer 2 cross-chain protocol, Orbiter Finance plans to launch the ZK-based Orbiter Rollup as the intention layer for Ethereum, primarily used to aggregate users' cross-chain intentions.

Across v3

The cross-chain protocol Across introduced a composable intent engine in version V3, which includes intent-based RFQ order flow, a third-party solver network, and a settlement system.

Aperture Finance

Aperture Finance combines AI with intent to develop a chatbot interface. Users can express their intentions in natural language, and the system automatically recognizes and submits them to the solver network for execution, simplifying operations such as trading and claiming airdrops.

With the development of these projects, the intention track is expected to bring a more intuitive and efficient user experience to Web3, driving the industry to open up to a broader user base.