@Plasma integrated NEAR Intents in January 2026, solving a problem most chains ignore: executing large stablecoin swaps without getting wrecked by slippage.
Before this, swapping significant volume on-chain meant fragmented liquidity across DEXs, price impact that ate your profits, and routing that felt like duct tape holding together broken pipes. NEAR Intents flips that. Intent-based architecture accesses deep liquidity across 125+ assets spanning 25+ blockchains, delivering pricing that matches centralized exchanges—without the custody risk.
For Plasma builders, this matters immediately. The 1Click Swap API lets developers embed institutional-grade execution into products handling massive stablecoin flows. Think USDT0 transfers, merchant settlement, treasury management. Volume that previously required CEX accounts now executes on-chain with comparable efficiency.
This isn't incremental improvement. Large trades on most chains still suffer catastrophic slippage. Plasma users get optimized routing that treats a $10 million swap like serious business, not an afterthought.
Combined with zero-gas USDT transfers and backing from Tether and Bitfinex, Plasma now handles both retail payments and whale-sized positions without forcing users to choose between chains. Small transfers cost nothing. Large swaps execute at CEX-equivalent rates.
Most blockchains optimize for one user type. Plasma built infrastructure that works for remittances and institutional treasury operations simultaneously. NEAR Intents integration proves the tech can scale across that entire spectrum without breaking.
