Been digging into the
$STONK ecosystem again and I genuinely think we might be reaching the point where the whole eco has bottomed. That’s usually where I want to start looking again and solana:7KEPApdbBMByrmqihz3bht2uMhFQcatjfSFQCKq66kH3 (
@DarkSwapApp) is probably one of the most interesting project to come out of it so far.
Privacy is clearly becoming one of the strongest narratives of this cycle,
$NEAR has been one of the main chains pushing it (+ genny run) and DARK basically sits at the intersection of STONK + NEAR + privacy.
DarkSwap already has a working beta: private-first multichain swaps originating from Solana, live quotes, no account and no wallet connection required. Their Privacy Swap is built directly on the NEAR Intents 1Click API, with confidential routing, while the user reviews the order and manually sends the deposit from their own wallet, DarkSwap never signs the transaction or takes custody.
They’re also building a Dark Pool on NEAR Confidential Intents, currently targeted for late October if NEAR enables access. (most likely since they've followed them ystd)
50% of received creator fees go toward wNEAR rewards for qualifying DARK holders, while the other half is used to buy ZEC for the protocol treasury.
An info that I havn't seen much is
@Crasskitty being an early NEAR builder, worked around NEAR DevRel in the early days and was already building Pluminite there back in 2021 before later spending years in the Solana ecosystem. (link bellow)
She’s now leading product growth at DarkSwap and has been pretty clear about the thesis: crypto has basically turned every wallet into a public trading history where people stalk entries, copy wallets and track flows, and DarkSwap is trying to put some distance back between where you send from and where funds eventually land.
That background makes the NEAR Intents integration feel a lot less random.
So the setup for me is pretty simple: STONK eco potentially finding a bottom + one of the hottest narratives in privacy + a live product + real NEAR Intents infrastructure + direct NEAR exposure + an experienced doxxed builder who has history inside both NEAR and Solana.
If STONK catches another rotation and privacy continues getting bid, I think this is exactly the type of project people discover significantly higher.
solana:7KEPApdbBMByrmqihz3bht2uMhFQcatjfSFQCKq66kH3