NEAR Intents on RAVN: Any-to-Any Deposit Swaps
NEAR Intents swaps between chains through competing solvers, native Bitcoin included. You settle by sending a deposit, and the real asset lands on the other side.
Quick answer
NEAR Intents swaps between chains, native Bitcoin included. Solvers compete to fill your swap. When NEAR wins, you settle with a DEPOSIT: send your coins to the address NEAR gives you, and the real asset lands on the other side.
Where NEAR Intents races
- BTCNative Bitcoin both ways, when NEAR lists the pair. Against Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Rift.
- CrossEVM to EVM and EVM to Solana, against Across, Mayan and Relay.
- SOLInside Solana, against venues including Jupiter Ultra, Relay and Mayan.
If NEAR does not list a chain, it sits that race out. Nothing breaks.
Why NEAR races on Bitcoin
On the pairs it supports, NEAR can beat Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Rift on price. Leaving it out would cost you money, so all five race.
How a deposit works
- The quote shows what you get, the timing and a deposit address.
- You send the exact amount there, or your wallet does.
- Status moves from pending to processing, then success, refunded or failed.
The deposit address belongs to NEAR Intents' own bridge. It holds your coins and credits a matching token on NEAR while solvers fill the swap. When the swap is done, that token is burned and the real asset is sent to your address, usually within minutes.
Include your destination address when you quote, plus a refund address when you send BTC. Without it you get a preview, not a quote you can execute.
When a quote fails
Most failed quotes just mean nobody can fill right now. A broken request, like a bad deadline or recipient address, gets a clear error so you can fix it.
Race it yourself
No key, no account. Ask the quote endpoint for a pair and see which venue wins right now. RAVN never holds your funds.
FAQ
Is NEAR Intents a bridge?
Partly. Solvers fill your swap, but coins from Bitcoin and other chains enter NEAR Intents through its own bridge, which holds them and issues a matching token on NEAR while the swap runs. That token is burned when the real asset is sent to you. RAVN runs no bridge of its own.
Do I always deposit for NEAR routes?
Yes. On RAVN, NEAR Intents routes settle as a DEPOSIT. Send the exact amount to the address the execute step returns.
Can NEAR do native BTC?
Yes, when NEAR lists the pair. There it races Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Rift.
Does RAVN custody the deposit?
No. Your deposit goes to an address from NEAR's infrastructure, never to a RAVN wallet.
