Solflare Launches 'Bridge' to Enable Seamless Multi-Chain Transfers to Solana via Aurora Intents

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Solflare has launched Bridge, a new feature powered by Aurora Intents that allows users to fund their Solana wallets via permanent deposit addresses. By eliminating complex third-party dApp connections, it enables seamless cross-chain transfers from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major networks directly into self-custody.

How Does Solflare Bridge Simplify Cross-Chain Transfers?

Solflare solves the usability challenges of self-custody by replacing traditional, multi-step bridging with a familiar exchange-style deposit model. Instead of connecting to risky third-party applications, users are assigned a permanent deposit address for each supported chain. This allows for direct transfers that arrive in under a minute for EVM chains and approximately 14 minutes for Bitcoin.

• No dApp connection required, reducing security anxiety.
• Permanent addresses for recurring use across multiple tokens.
• Native asset delivery without the need for wrapped tokens.

What Role Does Aurora Intents Play in Solana Funding?

The Aurora Intents execution layer, built on NEAR Intents, handles the backend complexity of finding liquidity and routing swaps. This infrastructure has already proven its reliability, having settled over $23 billion in volume with a monthly flow of $2.3 billion. By leveraging this solver network, Solflare ensures that users only need to perform a single "send" action to move funds onto Solana.

"The wallet connection scares people far more than the number of steps does. Exchanges trained users to copy a deposit address and send funds, and Aurora Intents now brings that same action to a self-custodial wallet," said Declan Hannon, CEO of Aurora Labs. "Apps lose users at the funding step, and most of those users already hold assets somewhere else. Aurora Intents turns that into a deposit address, and both the funds and the users arrive on Solana. Solflare is the biggest proof yet that this holds up at scale."

What Are the Costs and Supported Networks for Bridge?

At launch, Solflare Bridge supports a wide array of source chains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Tron, NEAR, and Base. The fee structure is highly competitive, charging 0.1% for stablecoins and 1% for other assets. To accelerate adoption, Solflare is offering zero-fee deposits for the first 30 days, covering up to $125,000 in waived costs.

"Bridging has always carried too much anxiety - too many steps, too much that can go wrong. We chose Aurora Intents because its intent-based model removes all of that: you state what you want on Solana, and you receive the real token, on one permanent address for each source-chain-and-token pair that you can reuse forever. No dApp to connect, no wrapped assets. We think this turns the hardest part of getting onto Solana into something as simple and trusted as a send - and makes Solflare the natural gateway to Solana for funds flowing in from every major chain." said Vidor Gencel, co-founder and co-CEO of Solflare.

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This move by Solflare significantly moves the needle for Solana adoption by lowering the barrier to entry for non-native users. By mimicking the centralized exchange experience within a non-custodial framework, Solflare addresses the primary friction point in DeFi: onboarding. Leveraging Aurora Intents provides the necessary scale and speed to make cross-chain liquidity feel invisible, which is exactly what the industry needs to reach mass-market users.