Intmax vs NEAR Protocol

Intmax3.9/5

VS

NEAR Protocol4.1/5

Feature	IntmaxVisit	NEAR ProtocolVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.9/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.5	4.5
Fees	5.0	4.5
Ecosystem	3.0	3.5
Decentralization	4.0	4.0
Developer experience	3.0	4.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 2	Layer 1
Consensus / design	ZK rollup	Proof of Stake
Native token	ITX	NEAR
EVM compatible	No	No
Smart contract languages	Not disclosed	Rust, JavaScript
Block time	Not disclosed	600ms
Typical transaction fee	Near-zero	Not disclosed
Finality	Near-instant	1.2s
Validators / sequencer	Permissionless block producers relying on Layer 1 consensus	Not disclosed
Mainnet since	2,025	2,020
Throughput (TPS)	Not disclosed	1000000
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	Client-side with 4-5 bytes posted on-chain	NEAR Protocol
Gas paid in	Not disclosed	NEAR
Company
Founded	—	2020
Headquarters	Switzerland	Switzerland
Investors	Not disclosed	Andreessen Horowitz, Accomplice, Metastable Capital, Arrington Capital +6
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Posts only 4 to 5 bytes on-chain per transaction to Ethereum Stateless model eliminates centralized sequencer censorship risks Account balances remain confidential on local user devices Direct Ethereum consensus reliance avoids separate validator risks	Fast 1.2-second transaction finality with 600ms block times Cross-chain swap execution across 35+ separate blockchain networks Sub-cent execution fees on NEAR Intents transactions Annual token issuance reduced from 5% to 2.5% in October 2025
Cons	Lacks EVM compatibility for standard decentralized applications Users must manage local client-side state records on their devices Restricted primarily to payments rather than arbitrary smart contracts	Not natively EVM-compatible at the primary Layer-1 execution level Cross-chain intents face reorg exposure on connected networks, including a $600K incident in April 2026 Historical exploits in third-party ecosystem contracts, including $3M lost on Skyward Finance in 2022
Best for	Confidential Ethereum token transfers, High-frequency stablecoin payment merchants, Developers needing minimal on-chain gas footprints	Developers writing smart contracts in Rust, Users swapping across chains without manual bridges, Teams deploying autonomous AI agent systems

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