Aurora Labs CEO addresses blockchain fragmentation for COCA users

Aurora Labs CEO Declan Hannon has detailed how Aurora Intents, built on the NEAR Intents protocol, is addressing blockchain fragmentation for the fintech platform COCA. COCA currently serves over one million users across 75 countries.

Hannon argues that cross-chain funding is a fragmentation problem rather than a bridging problem. To solve this, Aurora Intents utilizes a solver-based execution model and persistent deposit addresses. This allows users to fund accounts using assets like USDC on Stellar or USDT on Tron through a single reusable address, removing the need for manual bridging or multiple transaction checks.

The goal of the infrastructure is to reduce user-facing complexity to facilitate mainstream crypto adoption by mimicking the ease of traditional banking experiences.