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Last updated May 14, 2026
Long-form posts on cross-chain swaps, intent settlement, native Bitcoin, and DeFi UX. Things that are too long for X and too evergreen for the changelog.
Solver economics, in plain English
Solvers are not altruists. They are market makers with a particular set of constraints. The economic engine behind intent settlement: how solvers make money, what their risks are, why competition keeps prices honest.
11 min read
How NEAR Intents 1Click works under the hood
A mechanism-level walkthrough of the intent settlement protocol that powers Flip. The full path from quote request to atomic cross-chain settlement, and where the trust assumptions live.
10 min read
Intent settlement vs bridges, in plain English
Why every "cross-chain swap UI" you've used since 2022 was probably a bridge in disguise, and what the alternative looks like.
8 min read