Simple, use $NEAR intents! No more manual bridging to wBTC, cbBTC, xBTC, or any other wrapped crap. Here's an example of how to swap $ETH to $BTC using both @NEARProtocol intents and traditional bridges. ➡️Using NEAR intents: I sign a single transaction to swap 1 ETH for BTC using NEAR Intent. Solvers handle liquidity sourcing and deliver native BTC to her Bitcoin wallet in ~30 seconds. ✅ Security: Funds are escrowed, released only when the swap is verified, minimizing risks. ➡️Using Traditional Bridges: Bridges require multiple steps: deposit ETH, mint wrapped tokens (wBTC), burn wBTC for BTC. More complex and manual. 🔴Bridges take minutes to hours; Intents take ~30 seconds. 🟢Bridges often rely on centralized custodians or vulnerable pools; Intents use trustless escrow and chain signatures. 🟡Bridges have gas + bridge fees; Intents are often cheaper due to solver competition. 🔵Intents feel like one transaction; bridges need chain-specific knowledge. NEAR Intents is faster, simpler, and safer than traditional bridges, offering a seamless ETH-to-BTC or any other native token swap experience across any chain.