[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Tobiloba [@TobiCrypt](/creator/twitter/TobiCrypt) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-18 18:18:43 UTC lately I’ve been seeing people mix up or oversimplify what Anoma really is. they talk about intents like it’s just another frontend UX trick or assume Anoma’s just some new L1 with privacy. That’s surface-level stuff. there’s a much deeper mental shift happening here and I think it’s worth breaking down some of the key ideas behind this thing. because if you get it, like really get it, you’ll realize Anoma isn’t just a blockchain project. it’s a whole new paradigm for how coordination, trust, and data are supposed to work. Some key Anoma concepts to understand: • Generalized intents • Intent-centric operating system • Heterogeneous trust • Information flow control • Intent composability Generalized intents most intent-based solutions today are app-specific or tied to a particular blockchain. Anoma doesn’t care what chain or dApp your intent comes from. It can process any arbitrary intent across any domain giving us broader use cases, cleaner composability, and actual unification of fragmented state. this is how we move from siloed smart contracts to network-level coordination. Intent-centric operating system anoma acts like a distributed OS. not just a smart contract platform, not just an L1. A system where devs build dApps around intents while Anoma handles the heavy lifting under the hood. think of it like how iOS lets you build an app without worrying about the processor. anoma lets you build intent-centric dApps without worrying about which chain, trust model, or execution environment sits beneath. Heterogeneous trust not everyone trusts the same things and Anoma accepts that. you can spin up different Anoma instances, each with their own bespoke trust model from friends-only circles to jurisdiction - specific deployments. but they’re all still compatible. This gives communities and institutions sovereign control over trust without sacrificing interoperability. that’s how Anoma supports both cypherpunks and institutions in the same world. Information flow control one of the most underrated parts of Anoma. you can control what information is revealed, to who, and when, across each stage of intent handling. this isn’t just privacy for privacy’s sake, it’s composable privacy. essential for use cases like institutional trading, private DAOs, and cross-border compliance. without it, intents break down in real-world settings. Intent composability anoma supports composability at the level of intents, not just state or contracts. that means you can compose intents from different apps, users, or chains and have the network resolve them together. It’s how we escape fragmented liquidity, isolated smart contracts, and fractured UX. Instead of building isolated dApps, we build composable expressions of need. And let the system find the optimal match. i've talked about the Intent Machine and Scale-Free Consensus in my last two posts. If you haven’t seen those, check them out because they tie all of this together.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [coins privacy](/topic/coins-privacy) [anoma](/topic/anoma) [Post Link](https://x.com/TobiCrypt/status/1946273444816912563)
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Tobiloba @TobiCrypt on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-18 18:18:43 UTC
lately I’ve been seeing people mix up or oversimplify what Anoma really is.
they talk about intents like it’s just another frontend UX trick or assume Anoma’s just some new L1 with privacy. That’s surface-level stuff.
there’s a much deeper mental shift happening here and I think it’s worth breaking down some of the key ideas behind this thing.
because if you get it, like really get it, you’ll realize Anoma isn’t just a blockchain project.
it’s a whole new paradigm for how coordination, trust, and data are supposed to work.
Some key Anoma concepts to understand:
• Generalized intents • Intent-centric operating system • Heterogeneous trust • Information flow control • Intent composability
Generalized intents most intent-based solutions today are app-specific or tied to a particular blockchain. Anoma doesn’t care what chain or dApp your intent comes from. It can process any arbitrary intent across any domain giving us broader use cases, cleaner composability, and actual unification of fragmented state.
this is how we move from siloed smart contracts to network-level coordination.
Intent-centric operating system anoma acts like a distributed OS. not just a smart contract platform, not just an L1. A system where devs build dApps around intents while Anoma handles the heavy lifting under the hood. think of it like how iOS lets you build an app without worrying about the processor.
anoma lets you build intent-centric dApps without worrying about which chain, trust model, or execution environment sits beneath.
Heterogeneous trust not everyone trusts the same things and Anoma accepts that. you can spin up different Anoma instances, each with their own bespoke trust model from friends-only circles to jurisdiction - specific deployments. but they’re all still compatible. This gives communities and institutions sovereign control over trust without sacrificing interoperability.
that’s how Anoma supports both cypherpunks and institutions in the same world.
Information flow control one of the most underrated parts of Anoma. you can control what information is revealed, to who, and when, across each stage of intent handling. this isn’t just privacy for privacy’s sake, it’s composable privacy. essential for use cases like institutional trading, private DAOs, and cross-border compliance.
without it, intents break down in real-world settings.
Intent composability anoma supports composability at the level of intents, not just state or contracts. that means you can compose intents from different apps, users, or chains and have the network resolve them together. It’s how we escape fragmented liquidity, isolated smart contracts, and fractured UX.
Instead of building isolated dApps, we build composable expressions of need. And let the system find the optimal match.
i've talked about the Intent Machine and Scale-Free Consensus in my last two posts. If you haven’t seen those, check them out because they tie all of this together.
XXX engagements
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