In the vast and perplexing universe of digital marvels, where every day brings a new miracle-or madness-the Aptos network has full-heartedly allied itself with the grand chorus of twenty blockchain entities. These alliances, forged through the mystical NEAR Intents, form a tapestry of interconnected chains, a chorus of voices in the cacophony of modern commerce. And lo, the volume of cross-chain exchanges approaches the mighty sum of one billion dollars, as if to mock the naivety of those who once believed in the simplicity of gold and silver.
NEAR Intents, that open-source contrivance beloved by tech enthusiasts, now boasts support for over 115 tokens-tokens like so many grains of sand in the vast desert, jostling for attention. Nearly two million swaps dance across the chains, each one a testament to human hubris and technological ambition. All this work, built upon NEAR’s formidable infrastructure, as if to say, “Look at us! We are the masters of the universe.”
On September 3rd, a fateful day recorded in the annals of GitHub, a pull request was merged-the “add Aptos support” chapter in this ongoing saga. This seemingly innocuous act-merging lines of code-was celebrated as a milestone, as if a new star had been born in the clouded sky of blockchain innovation. The code was said to “enable Aptos network support,” an act of digital sorcery that added APT tokens and USDT support, promising a future as bright as the snake-oil sales of old.
Pull request: add Aptos support #493, at defuse-protocol/defuse-frontend repository | Source: GitHub
The official proclamation arrived six hours later, a broadcast via the NEAR Protocol’s official X account, heralding the alliance with Aptos and the Shelby project-an effort to bring decentralized AI storage into the fold. Ah, AI and blockchain, the twin heirs of humanity’s hubris-surely the path to enlightenment or total chaos.
🚨 Partnership drop: @Aptos X @Shelbyserves X @NEARProtocol
Two major breakthroughs:
1️⃣ Cross-chain swaps via NEAR Intents – $BTC → $APT in one click, no bridges (a miracle, or a nightmare?)
2️⃣ Shelby hot storage joins NEAR AI stack – powering fast, decentralized data for agents (or so they claim, while we watch in amused skepticism)
Welcome to the agentic…
– NEAR Protocol (@NEARProtocol) September 3, 2025
$1 Billion of NEAR Intents-Powered Cross-Chain Swaps
As the mighty scroll of human endeavor records, NEAR Intents has processed a staggering $955.66 million across nearly two million swaps involving an array of tokens from twenty chains-including the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and even Dogecoin’s playful wit. These fleeting transactions range from a penny to several dollars, all mediated by this digital labyrinth, where fees start at a mere $0.01-because why not drain your wallet slowly?
Including Aptos, the other chains supported-like a motley crew of blockchain adventurers-have made their mark. The networks are as numerous as stars in the blockchain sky, and each finality, each transaction, a testament to mankind’s relentless pursuit of technological mastery or perhaps just another chapter in the never-ending comedy of errors.
On the horizon, whispers suggest Cardano might soon join this circus of chains, with Charles Hoskinson himself expressing a grudging “gladness” to work with NEAR. If history is any guide, the integration of ADA tokens might follow as surely as the sun rises, perhaps by the month’s end-if the gods smile upon us, or if the developers stop arguing over code long enough.
Glad to be working with Near
– Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) July 30, 2025
In the past month alone, nearly one-third of NEAR Intents’s volume was amassed-$302.73 million in just thirty days, as if to flaunt a victory in a game only the brave and the foolish understand. The momentum grows, fueled by dreams of a blockchain utopia, a realm where interconnected chains dance to the tune of crypto ambitions.
NEAR Intents dashboard, with data collected on September 3 | Source: Dune
This protocol, like a modern-day sorcerer, powers a multitude of applications: Zashi, ThorSwap, SwapKit, SurgeSwap, and more-each vying to capture some fragment of the infinite digital bounty. Zashi, with his cleverness, has integrated NEAR to facilitate the tricky on- and off-ramps for Zcash, the privacy coin that promises secrecy while Google searches for “privacy coin” rise in feverish anticipation. Who knows what lies behind these digital curtains?
Meanwhile, Aptos prepares to unleash approximately $50 million worth of tokens in September-more proof that in the world of crypto, nothing is certain but the relentless desire to unlock and unlock again, as billions of dollars swirl in the quest for digital immortality.
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2025-09-04 00:21