Near is starting to move, possibly because the recent privacy leader ZEC has enabled cross-chain functionality with Near, completing the closed loop for privacy circulation. Some people don’t realize why this is important, as the majority of funds requiring privacy are outside the ZEC chain. They need a secure path to ZEC, and this is exactly what Near’s intent layer achieves through chain signatures. Other privacy chains will likely use Near’s intent to open external doors as well. Let’s keep watching the trend.