NEAR Intents vs THORChain
THORChain has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.9 against 4.7, and Privacy 8.5 against 6.4.
NEAR Intents
Cross-chain swap front end where market makers compete to fill each order
Privacy
6.4/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.7/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
THORChain
Cross-chain DEX protocol for native asset swaps, with an official swap interface
Privacy
8.5/ 10
Excellent
Safety
5.9/ 10
Fair
ID never required KYC 0 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| NEAR Intents | THORChain | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Instant Swaps | Instant Swaps |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID never required |
| Custody | Non Custodial | Non Custodial |
| Sign-up | No account needed | No account needed |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, SOL, NEAR, ZEC, USDC, USDT | BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, DOGE, ZEC, SOL, RUNE |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto |
| Fees | 0.2% front-end swap fee plus a 0.0001% protocol fee (per docs) | Source-chain gas, outbound gas and a liquidity fee that varies with swap size and pool depth (per FAQ) |
| Not available in | Restricted persons and comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions; geo-blocking may be applied (no country list in the terms) | Site terms exclude sanctioned jurisdictions and those flagged by FATF; the FAQ says the protocol has no geographic restrictions |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 1 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only NEAR Intents
AML screening
Both
No registrationNo email needed
Only THORChain
No phone neededOpen sourceNon-custodialAnonymous operator
Where they sit among instant swaps
Questions
Is NEAR Intents or THORChain safer?
THORChain has the higher Safety grade: NEAR Intents 4.7, THORChain 5.9, out of 10.
Does NEAR Intents or THORChain require KYC?
NEAR Intents is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). THORChain is KYC level 0 (ID never required).
Which has more incidents on record?
NEAR Intents has 0 and THORChain has 1 documented incident in the registry.