# NEAR Intents review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> NEAR Intents is a swap service. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.4/10 for privacy (fair) and 4.7/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. To watch: it screens deposits. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "NEAR Intents review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/near-intents

## Key facts
- **Category:** Instant Swaps
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.4/10, Safety 4.7/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Custody:** non-custodial
- **Fees:** 0.2% front-end swap fee plus a 0.0001% protocol fee (per docs)
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://near.com

## What it is
NEAR Intents is a cross-chain swap protocol whose own front end has moved from near-intents.org to near.com; users connect a self-custodial wallet or create a passkey account, and the homepage advertises no email and no KYC. The terms name Intents Technology Ltd. as provider and are governed by the laws of the British Virgin Islands. They state that transactions, assets and wallet addresses are subject to transaction screening and sanctions controls, so a transaction may be delayed, blocked or rejected and the related assets restricted for a period or indefinitely; no clause requiring identity documents for swaps was found, though third-party fiat providers may require them. The settlement contracts are published on GitHub.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity requirement for swaps appears in the terms; they do say screening may leave a transaction blocked and its assets "restricted or unavailable for a period or indefinitely".

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Never holds your funds: not stated; Own liquidity: not stated; Refund without ID: not stated; Open source: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Screens deposits: yes; Passes orders to partners: not in terms; Holds your funds: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does NEAR Intents require KYC?
NEAR Intents is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity requirement for swaps appears in the terms; they do say screening may leave a transaction blocked and its assets "restricted or unavailable for a period or indefinitely".

### Is NEAR Intents safe to use?
NEAR Intents has a Safety grade of 4.7 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.4 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is NEAR Intents legit?
NEAR Intents is a working swap service. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 4.7 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is NEAR Intents a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for NEAR Intents.

### Do I need an account or email to use NEAR Intents?
No account needed.

### What fees does NEAR Intents charge?
0.2% front-end swap fee plus a 0.0001% protocol fee (per docs). Fees were recorded from NEAR Intents's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does NEAR Intents have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on NEAR Intents's own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does NEAR Intents support?
NEAR Intents supports BTC, ETH, SOL, NEAR, ZEC, USDC, USDT.

### Is NEAR Intents custodial?
No. NEAR Intents is non-custodial: the operator does not control user funds.

### Can I use NEAR Intents over Tor?
NEAR Intents does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://near-intents.org
- https://near.com
- https://near.com/terms
- https://docs.near-intents.org
- https://docs.near-intents.org/resources/fees
- https://github.com/near/intents

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology