Is NEAR Intents Safe?
Risk Grade: B (27/100)
NEAR Intents is rated as moderate risk — some novel mechanisms, generally well-understood.
Moderate risk — built on mature NEAR Protocol infrastructure with an innovative intent-based architecture, but cross-chain bridges inherently carry elevated risk given the history of bridge exploits.
NEAR Intents is a cross-chain bridge infrastructure built on NEAR Protocol that lets users seamlessly transfer assets across ~25 blockchains including Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana. Instead of manually bridging, users simply declare what they want and competitive solvers handle the execution. With $48M in TVL and $5B in all-time volume, it is a growing cross-chain solution. The main risks are inherent to bridges — cross-chain verification exploits are among the highest-impact DeFi attacks historically.
TVL
$55M
Mechanisms
6
Interactions
5
Value Grade
C-
Key Risks for NEAR Intents Users
Cross-chain bridges are historically the most exploited type of DeFi protocol — Wormhole, Ronin, and Nomad bridges lost over $1B combined in 2022
Your transaction depends on solvers correctly executing your intent — if solvers are slow, collude, or make errors, you could get worse prices or delays
Supporting 25+ chains means the security is only as strong as the weakest chain integration
Top Risk Factors
- •Cross-chain bridge risk: any bridge carries inherent risk of fund loss from validator collusion, message forgery, or smart contract exploits across ~25 supported chains
- •Intent resolution complexity: intent-based architecture introduces solver/relayer dependencies where incorrect or malicious execution could result in user losses
- •Multi-chain attack surface: supporting ~25 chains means vulnerabilities on any single chain's integration could compromise the entire system
Risk Score Breakdown
NEAR Intents's highest risk area is Oracle Surface (5/10). Here's how each dimension contributes to the overall 27/100 score:
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This protocol has 2 collapse scenarios. 2 high-severity interaction risks identified. See the full mechanism classification, interaction matrix, and deep-dive recommendations.
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