# NEAR

> NEAR is a public blockchain network. Confidentiality on NEAR: Confidential execution in TEEs.

Part of the Soda Labs Privacy Hub, a neutral directory of the on-chain privacy
landscape: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub

## Key facts

- Entry type: Privacy on this network
- Category: Confidential execution in TEEs
- Tags: TEE, intents
- Canonical page: https://www.sodalabs.xyz/privacy-hub/chain-near

## Overview

Confidential Intents launched in February 2026, executing cross-chain swaps inside trusted execution environments so trade details stay hidden from observers. The protection is hardware based rather than cryptographic, and it covers swap execution rather than account balances. Volume is modest against NEAR's overall intents traffic.

## Sources

- [Launch coverage](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/02/near-token-jumps-17-after-confidential-intents-launch-outpaces-privacy-tokens-sector)

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