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Author: Wenser ( @wenser 2010 )
Entering 2025, the field of AI agents has become the biggest hot spot in the market. Various types of AI agents and their tokens are highly sought after. At the same time, thanks to AI technology, the entry threshold for blockchain developers has been greatly reduced, and development efficiency has been significantly improved. However, many challenges such as the fragmentation of the blockchain ecosystem and the complexity of protocol-level integration operations still exist. Many developers and users still face common problems in the industry, such as cumbersome operating steps, extremely high learning costs, and complex technical implementation paths. In the era of artificial intelligence with increasingly decentralized market liquidity, the crypto industry is in urgent need of a comprehensive ecosystem solution.
At present, the intent network is considered to be the next frontier to deal with this situation, and the intent engine ENSO has pointed out a new direction for the development of the industry with its more revolutionary shortcut technical concept and more practical solutions. Odaily will introduce the current difficulties of the encryption industry, the intent shortcut engine ENSO and its advantages in detail for readers reference.
New solutions to industry-level problems: Introducing ENSO shortcuts
According to information on the DeFiLlama website , many DeFi protocols are currently distributed across more than 300 blockchain network ecosystems, with the number of Ethereum L2 networks alone reaching more than 70. The fragmentation of the ecological network not only leads to the dispersion of liquidity, but more importantly, blockchain developers and ordinary users are faced with the industry-level problem of operational complexity.
For blockchain developers,
First, it is necessary to write independent smart contracts and network interfaces for each blockchain network;
Secondly, there are significant technical barriers between different blockchain networks, protocols and applications, which requires developers to invest a lot of resources in multi-chain integration and development and maintenance;
In addition, high time costs are also an important factor that hinders blockchain developers from launching new products, trying new technical routes, and exploring new markets.
For blockchain users, they need to perform a series of cumbersome on-chain operations to mobilize liquidity to participate in DeFi deposits, liquidity mining, NFT purchases, AI application experience, etc. This not only poses asset security risks, but also involves time and energy costs and low operational efficiency.
In addition, the problem of ecological fragmentation also affects the mass adoption of the blockchain world. After all, for users who have never been exposed to the blockchain world, in addition to the complicated concepts, the wear and tear of on-chain handling fees and complicated operation procedures are also daunting.
It is no exaggeration to say that the above-mentioned problems have become a huge obstacle to the popularization of blockchain applications.
In view of this, intention networks and ENSO, which focuses on the concept of shortcuts, came into being.
ENSO Redefines “Intention”: The Core Value of Shortcuts
The concept of intention network may be relatively unfamiliar to many people. In short, in the blockchain world, intention can be understood as a collection of on-chain target operations that users hope to achieve. For example, many users hope to complete a series of complex DeFi operations (such as staking, lending, re-staking, etc.) in as few steps as possible, but they are limited by the current on-chain operating conditions and cannot do it in one step.
ENSO’s shortcut is designed to solve this problem. Users only need to state the “intent” result they ultimately want to achieve, and various use case products driven by ENSO can help find the best implementation method and complete the execution operation, truly achieving “one-stop operation” with the help of “on-chain execution”.
With the help of shortcuts, the way of on-chain interaction is expected to be redefined.
ENSO: A shared engine for developers
If the intention network is the ultimate goal, then ENSO is the driving force behind this network - by simplifying the execution process of the intention results, it helps users complete complex on-chain operations with fewer execution steps and resource consumption. This realizes one-click connection of multiple on-chain operation links, breaks the fragmentation restrictions of ecology and liquidity, helps developers reduce development costs, and improves users product experience.
If there is a final destination in the on-chain world, then ENSO is like an intelligent navigation system that can automatically plan the best route based on the destination, so that developers and users do not need to pay attention to the conditions of every turn and every road - that is, there is no need to consider too much about the platform front-end functions called during the on-chain operation, the execution of smart contracts, and the confirmation of on-chain results.
Specifically, ENSO can help blockchain developers abstract all on-chain data and executable files into a shared engine, so that there is no need to manually integrate various protocols, coordinate all smart contracts in different ecosystems, or pay expensive audit fees. All intermediate links can be tested in advance and finally deployed on the blockchain network. As a result, developers can focus on product, community and data growth.
ENSO has three core advantages:
Simplify operations: combine multiple on-chain operations into one intention and complete them through one-click execution to reduce the complexity of operations;
Efficient execution: Reduce development resource consumption and development time costs with optimized technical architecture and smart contract design;
Network effect: Supports multiple protocols, multiple blockchain ecosystems and cross-chain operations, making it easier for developers and users to use and giving play to ecological synergy effects.
Schematic diagram of the on-chain intention shortcut engine
Practical application direction: spanning AI, intention execution, asset management and DeFi.
According to the official website , ENSOs API has been trusted and used by more than 60 applications, involving more than 180 protocols, and has facilitated more than $13 billion in on-chain settlements, greatly simplifying the previously slow and complex on-chain operation process. Specifically, ENSOs application areas include the following aspects:
AI intelligent integration: Combine blockchain and artificial intelligence to automatically complete the deployment and adjustment of smart contracts. For example, the AI-driven on-chain solution BrianKnowsAI uses the ENSO engine to complete complex data analysis and intelligent decision-making on the chain to improve user experience.
Automated operation: Automated on-chain processes to avoid manual intervention. For example, Onplug uses ENSO to automatically execute on-chain contracts; Glider facilitates users to manage liquidity through automated fund scheduling.
DeFi operations: ENSO can be used to complete complex operations such as liquidity mining, asset migration, and risk hedging with one click. For example, the aggregated trading platform CowSwap uses ENSO to implement complex transaction intentions defined by users, saving transaction costs for users and optimizing execution efficiency.
Asset Management: Provide users with one-stop management of multi-chain assets, support cross-chain interoperability and intelligent allocation strategies. For example, Velvet has created a one-stop asset management tool through ENSO to facilitate users to dynamically manage assets.
In addition, in terms of blockchain ecosystem expansion, ENSO, together with Berachain, Royco , LayerZero and Stargate, launched the pre-release liquidity platform Boyco , which provides intent integration and execution services for the Berachain DeFi ecosystem, significantly reducing the intermediate operation costs of users in its ecosystem. In other words, ENSO gives Boyco the ability to obtain initial liquidity from users and enables it to interact with a wide range of protocol applications, including Beraborrow, SatLayer, Bedrock, Ethena, Solv, Usual, etc., to help users get rewards for providing liquidity through shortcuts.
ENSO Intent Shortcut Engine Demo
In the field of intentional networks, compared with other projects that remain on paper, the usability of ENSO, which focuses on the concept of shortcuts, has been fully verified.
Behind ENSO: Experienced team and strong capital support
Since its establishment in 2021, the ENSO team has been composed of a number of technical experts and senior blockchain practitioners, including:
Connor Howe, CEO and co-founder, has been fully committed to the blockchain industry since 2016, having previously published one of the first Ethereum research papers in the UK. Prior to founding ENSO, he worked at Sygnum Bank of Switzerland, the worlds first licensed digital asset bank, and was involved in setting up the blockchain department. During his tenure, he participated in the development of over-collateralized stablecoins, asset tokenization tools, multi-signature wallets, and built internal cold wallet and hot wallet solutions. It is reported that the related wallets hold more than US$5 billion in custodial assets.
Peter Phillips, CTO and co-founder, also joined the blockchain industry in 2016. He previously provided technical support for the Aragon project through Autark and provided blockchain technology support to clients such as DuckDuckGo and Mozilla. He is an experienced technical expert.
Milos Costantini, core developer and co-founder, previously built validator infrastructure for Swisscom Blockchain, Switzerland’s largest telecommunications company, and participated in the creation of its blockchain department.
The experienced team has brought deep technical accumulation to ENSO ( Odaily Planet Daily Note : This can be seen from the fact that its white paper is a detailed paper) , which has also attracted the attention and support of many well-known investment institutions-including Polychain, Multicoin Capital and Cyber Fund, which provide it with strong financial and industry resource support. In June 2024, ENSO received $4.2 million in financing led by Ideo Ventures and Hypersphere in the latest round of financing; in 2021, it completed a $5 million private placement financing, co-led by Polychain Capital and Dfinity Beacon Fund; other investors include Multicoin Capital, P2P Capital, Spartan Group, Zola Global, The LAO, and angel investors from Status, Synthetix, Fantom, Nexus Mutual, Aave and Messari.
The luxurious investment lineup behind ENSO
At a time when the concept of intention network has not yet been widely popularized, only project teams that adhere to long-termism and strong capital institutions dare to invest in ENSO. Through channels such as user education, community operation and partner promotion, they have promoted the multi-scenario application and ecological expansion of blockchain shortcuts.
Fortunately, ENSO has made a lot of efforts in user guidance strategy: on the one hand, it has opened various developer tools and documents to lower the learning and product access threshold for developers; on the other hand, it is expected to launch an Intention Operation Teaching Guide in the future, using a visual interface and front-end simulator to promote user understanding and use.
In addition, cooperation with ecosystems and well-known projects such as ZKSync and Berachain will further promote the value discovery of ENSOs intention shortcut engine and achieve win-win cooperation through practical application scenarios.
ENSO’s ambition: a shortcut to the on-chain world
There is no doubt that as a shortcut in the blockchain ecosystem, ENSO is not only a tool, but also a new operating paradigm.
In the future, with the technological iteration and ecological expansion of ENSO, it is expected to become an important engine to promote the popularization of blockchain, allowing every developer and user to more easily integrate into the blockchain world. If the blockchain ecosystem is the future on-chain city, then ENSO is undoubtedly a smart shortcut connecting major ecosystems and applications.
At that time, users will not be restricted by the complex underlying logic of the blockchain. They only need to express their intentions and rely on ENSO and its integrated product network to complete seamless on-chain interactions, intelligent and automated on-chain operations. The large-scale application of blockchain will become a reality.
ENSO’s Intent Shortcut Network will be a key step in embracing the next billion-level user base.
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