# Anoma

> Web3's intent-centric OS

Anoma is a distributed operating system for intent-centric applications that unifies blockchain ecosystems into a single development environment.

Anoma helps developers build intent-centric applications by providing a distributed operating system that unifies underlying blockchains. With it, you can create apps that work across multiple chains, express user intents rather than transactions, and access users and state on any connected blockchain. Anoma abstracts away infrastructure complexity to enable Web3 applications that feel like Web2 experiences.

- Type: Network
- Sector: Blockchain Platforms
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2020-10-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/anoma

## Products

- [Anoma](https://thegrid.id/profiles/anoma): Anoma is a distributed operating system that enables intent-centric application development across multiple blockchains. The system allows users to express desired outcomes through intents rather than constructing explicit transactions, while solvers automatically execute these intents across connected chains. (L1, Open Beta, Main Product)
- [Namada](https://thegrid.id/profiles/anoma): Namada is a proof-of-stake Layer 1 blockchain that provides multichain asset-agnostic data protection. The protocol uses CometBFT consensus and features a Multi-Asset Shielded Pool enabling private transfers for any native or non-native asset with full IBC protocol support. (L1, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [Namada (NAM)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/anoma): NAM is the native token of Namada, a proof-of-stake blockchain built for interchain privacy. It is used for staking to secure the network, paying transaction fees, and participating in on-chain governance. NAM also incentivizes users to shield assets in the Multi-Asset Shielded Pool, where pooling multiple asset types into a shared privacy set strengthens anonymity guarantees for all participants. (Native)

## Links

- [Main](https://anoma.net)
- [Blog](https://anoma.net/blog)
- [Whitepaper](https://github.com/anoma/whitepaper/blob/main/whitepaper.pdf)
- [Documentation](https://docs.anoma.net)
- [Forum](https://research.anoma.net)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://anoma.foundation/press#brand-kits)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/anoma)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/anoma)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/anoma)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@anoma)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/anoma)

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