Coinbase Payments has become a core contributor to the Open Intents Framework (OIF), working alongside dozens of Layer 2 teams to establish open standards for secure, permissionless cross-chain asset transfers.
Through OIF, developers and projects on Ethereum can utilize modular components—such as solvers, smart contracts, and UI templates—to quickly build and deploy intent-based applications without building infrastructure from scratch.
For users, this enables assets and data to move seamlessly across Ethereum networks and Layer 2 solutions. Users can simply express an “intent,” like swapping tokens across chains, and a specialized agent called a solver executes the transaction automatically.
“The framework is a critical step toward mainstream applications like ecommerce, where cross-chain payments can feel as seamless as today’s web experiences, while benefiting from the security of the Ethereum network,” Coinbase said in a post on X.
Launched in February by the Ethereum Foundation, the OIF aims to unify the Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem. It builds on standards such as ERC-7683, which define how intents are created, executed, and settled, enabling fast, seamless cross-chain operations across Ethereum and its Layer 2 networks.
Coinbase is the latest addition to the initiative, which now includes over 30 contributors, including major Layer 2 solutions like Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, and Scroll, as well as cross-chain protocols like LI.FI. Other participants, such as Wonderland, Taiko, and Across Protocol, have integrated OIF modules to simplify cross-chain asset transfers and experiment with innovative order types, including cross-chain Dutch auctions.
