Cardano Founder Says Glad to Be Working with Near Protocol as Intents Integration Plans Surface

Cardano users could have access to a new cross-chain tool as the Near Protocol team teases the addition of ADA to the Near Intents.

Vini Barbosa, a content manager and Near Intents proponent, disclosed that Cardano could be the next token available on Near Intents. For context, this cross-chain execution layer allows for seamless swaps without the need for centralized exchanges.

With the potential integration, Cardano users will now be able to swap ADA with over 100 tokens currently embedded on the Near Intents. Notably, this will further boost the market depth of ADA while providing Cardano holders with a new tool for seamless cross-chain interaction.

“Glad to be working with Near,” Hoskinson wrote in a July 30 tweet.

Glad to be working with Near https://t.co/RaJmMlPuOc

— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) July 30, 2025

Notably, there are several other major currencies swapable on the Near Intents, and Cardano would add to the list. Users can swap Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, SUI, Near, and over 100 other assets on the platform.

For the uninitiated, Intents is an abstraction tool that simplifies the complexity of cross-chain transactions by delivering desired outcomes without the user worrying about the process. It saves users the hassle of constructing smart contracts, leveraging a network of “solvers” to complete a user’s intent in the best possible way.

Intents launched on beta in November 2024, but Near Protocol fully unveiled it for public use in the first quarter of this year.

Cardano Expanding Its Reach

Meanwhile, the Cardano ecosystem has been big on cross-chain partnerships lately, aimed at enhancing the interoperability of the blockchain. Besides the looming Near Intents integration, Cardano’s Tokeo Wallet recently teased an integration on the XRPL Ledger.

Cardano has also expanded its reach lately, with integrations into new wallets. Specifically, Brave in-browser wallet added support for Cardano to its 70 million users in May, while Blockchain.com integrated Cardano on July 17, making it available for its 37 million users.

At the center of this push is Hoskinson, who has expressed his desire to spearhead a unified crypto industry. Interestingly, he has recently advanced this course with his meetings with the Ripple executives and the Stellar co-founder.