Recently, in our announcements and articles, we've often mentioned "intent-based trading through the ICON Solver" and "intent-based execution that enables seamless swaps, lending, and borrowing." But you might still be wondering: What exactly are "Intents"? The Google Maps THREAD BELOW 👇 is a great analogy to help you understand it. When you open Google Maps, you don’t tell it every street to take — you simply say where you want to go. Google Maps handles the routing behind the scenes and gives you the best path forward. That’s the essence of intent-based design: our developers focus on the user’s desired outcome, then work backwards to leverage our tech and systems that we've already built over the years to intelligently determine and execute the best possible path to achieve it. Users don’t need to think about bridging, swapping, or routing — just what they want to do. At @gosodax, we’re applying this principle to DeFi. Whether it’s swapping assets, opening a loan, or moving liquidity across chains, our system interprets your intent and handles the complexity for you — making DeFi simpler, faster, and more accessible.