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An intent is a message that is signed by a crypto user and expresses ‘what’ is to be done and not ‘how’ to do it. It allows the solver to choose the best method to execute the order.
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Intent architecture is currently being used for simple orders like private transfers, conditional orders like limit orders, and continuous orders like cost averaging.
Everyone expresses intent in their everyday lives. If one wants to shop at a mall, they have two options;
to take their cart through the shelves and sort for everything they need, or
give their shopping list to a sales assistant and let them shop for them.
In the crypto space, intents work the same way as in the last example. When one creates a transaction, they state ‘what’ they want to trade alongside ‘how’ they intend to trade it. So if they want to buy USDT with 2 WETH, their transaction call will swap 2 WETH for at least 3200 USDT using the 15bps fee USDT/wETH Uniswap pool. The
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