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Sprinter Glossary

Account Abstraction (AA)​

A design that moves away from traditional externally owned accounts (EOAs) and allows more flexible wallet interactions.

Bridges​

Protocols that facilitate asset and data transfer between different blockchain networks. Bridges can be trust-minimized (e.g., ZK-proofs, MPC) or centralized.

Crosschain Finality​

Ensuring that transactions on one blockchain are finalized and verifiable on another without rollback risks.

Crosschain Governance​

Systems that enable decentralized governance across multiple chains without requiring users to vote on each network separately.

Crosschain Messaging​

A communication layer that enables smart contracts and applications on different blockchains to exchange messages and trigger actions.

Decentralized Order Flow​

A distributed mechanism where the process is open, permissionless, and avoids reliance on a central entity (such as a centralized exchange)

Execution Environments​

Different blockchain execution layers (e.g., EVM, WASM) that need to be abstracted for smooth multi-chain interactions.

Executable Intents​

Intents that include conditions and constraints to ensure execution only happens when all state change criteria are met.

Fair Ordering Protocols​

Systems that prevent MEV extraction and ensure user transactions are processed fairly in intent-based architectures.

Fill​

A fill represents the full lifecycle: Detecting a user intent ➔ Borrowing liquidity ➔ Executing the transaction ➔ Repaying liquidity ➔ Realizing solver and protocol profits.

Gas Abstraction​

A mechanism where users don’t need to hold native tokens to pay for gas fees, allowing transactions to be executed with alternative assets.

Intent Aggregation​

The process of bundling multiple user intents to optimize execution costs and efficiency.

Intent Standardization​

The process of creating common formats for intent expression so that multiple solvers can compete on execution.

Intent Systems​

A model where users specify desired outcomes, and solvers or order flow networks execute transactions accordingly.

Intent-Based Arbitrage​

Arbitrage that is facilitated through intents, allowing solvers or execution agents to optimize price discrepancies across multiple venues or chains without needing the user to manually define trade paths.

Interop​

The ability of multiple blockchain networks to communicate and share information in a seamless, trust-minimized, and permissionless way. This enables assets, smart contracts, and transactions to interact across chains without requiring users to manage complex bridging processes.

Liquidity Mining​

Incentivizing users to provide liquidity to decentralized protocols, crucial for ensuring deep liquidity in interoperable ecosystems.

MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)​

The value miners, validators, or solvers can extract by reordering transactions, with growing importance in MEV-resistant routing across chains.

Order Flow Auctions​

A mechanism where solvers compete to execute user intents by offering the most efficient execution path.

Recursive SNARKs​

A cryptographic method for verifying multiple proofs efficiently, often used for crosschain validation.

Solver Competition​

A model where multiple solvers bid to execute a user’s intent based on optimal execution parameters.

Solver Networks​

Decentralized networks of solvers that execute user intents efficiently while minimizing costs and MEV risks.

Solvers​

Automated agents that find and execute the most efficient way to fulfill a user’s intent, optimizing for cost, speed, and security.

Sprinter Solve Route​

Gets the finalized execution package returned by /v2/route which contains all necessary data to execute a transaction. It builds on a quote by including calldata, selected liquidity paths, slippage tolerances, and chain-specific details. Routes are consumed directly by solvers or smart contracts to simulate and execute cross-chain swaps or intent fills.

Stash Borrow Quote​

A borrow quote is the preliminary estimated fee a solver would incur to borrow credit from Sprinter Stash. It is returned off-chain via the Stash API and helps solvers determine if pursuing a fill is profitable. Borrow quote includes expected gas, risk premiums, protocol fees, and capital access costs — but it is not a binding or reserved price.

Stash Borrow Cost​

A borrow cost is the final, authorized borrowing offer issued by Sprinter Stash when a solver decides to proceed with a fill. It reserves credit under specific conditions, allowing solvers to confidently execute the crosschain transaction.

State Proofs​

Cryptographic proofs that verify the state of one blockchain on another without needing a centralized validator.

Swaps​

Asset exchanges that can occur within a single chain or across multiple chains using interoperability protocols.

Threshold Signature Scheme (TSS)​

A security mechanism where multiple signatures are required to execute a transaction across chains.

Threshold Signatures (TSS)​

A cryptographic scheme used in cross transactions to prevent single points of failure.

Trust-Minimized Interoperability​

A security model that ensures crosschain transactions can be verified without relying on a single centralized authority.

Unified Liquidity Pools​

Crosschain pools that allow users to access liquidity seamlessly without needing to bridge assets manually.

Universal Smart Accounts​

Wallet accounts that function across multiple blockchains and support advanced execution logic.