INTERVIEW: Why Every Chain, Wallet & App Is Integrating NEAR Intents | Kendall Cole @NEARProtocol wants users to stop thinking about blockchains altogether. @proximityfi co-founder Kendall Cole joins @TrustlessState to explain how @near_intents connects 35 chains, powers products like @infinex, brings tokenized assets and confidential transactions into one seamless experience, and turns fragmented crypto markets into a single account where users see assets, not infrastructure. [TIMESTAMPS] 0:00 Intro 2:29 Chains Need Neutrality 4:20 Near’s Chain Abstraction Vision 6:03 Wallets to Retail Expansion 9:30 Bootstrapping Liquidity and Partners 11:23 RWA Asset Explosion 15:00 Tokenized Stocks on Near 15:57 One App Across Chains 19:01 Near as Chain Abstraction 21:35 Trading Bots and Payments 24:54 MiCA’s Market Shock 28:16 Noncustodial Compliance Strategy 29:17 Euro Onramps into Near 31:38 Regulation Meets On-Chain Freedom 38:09 Confidential Intents Launch 41:15 Privacy for Users and Firms 43:36 Private zcash:native Routing 46:50 Privacy for AI Models 49:52 near:native’s Fee Capture Model 52:19 Crypto as Exchange Infrastructure