Swap SOL to NEAR: no KYC, no sign-up, decentralized
Move from Solana to NEAR without an exchange account in the middle. Your SOL leaves your own wallet, native NEAR arrives in your own NEAR account, and there is no sign-up, no ID check and no custodian holding your funds along the way.
- No KYC
- Non-custodial
- Cross-chain
- Native assets
SOL to NEAR is for Solana users who want a position on NEAR, to use its apps or simply to hold a second fast chain, without routing through a centralized exchange. The usual path is deposit SOL, sell it, buy NEAR and withdraw, with an account and an identity check on top. Here SOL in your wallet becomes NEAR in your wallet, and because both chains settle in seconds, there is no long confirmation to sit through on either side.
How to swap SOL to NEAR
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Open a NEAR wallet you control and copy the account it gives you for receiving NEAR. A new account can receive NEAR without holding any beforehand.
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Enter how much SOL you want to swap, leaving a little SOL behind for Solana network fees. The widget shows the expected NEAR, the cost and the estimated time before you sign.
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Connect the wallet that holds your SOL and paste your NEAR account as the destination. The Solana transaction is prepared for you.
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Confirm in your wallet. Solana confirms the transaction in seconds, the swap runs, and the NEAR is sent to your account, where it is final within a couple of seconds of arriving.
Why swap SOL to NEAR this way
No KYC, no account
There is nothing to sign up for: no account, no email and no identity check. You swap straight from your own wallet. Like every on-chain transaction, it is public on the blockchain.
Decentralized and non-custodial
Your funds never sit with RUNEBond or with an exchange. You sign the transaction in your own wallet and the NEAR arrives straight at your address.
Cross-chain with native assets
Real SOL on Solana in, real NEAR on NEAR out. No wrapped tokens and no IOUs: you receive the native coin in your own wallet.
Track every step
From the moment you confirm, you see where your swap is: SOL sent, confirmed, swap in progress, NEAR delivered. No guessing.
Before you swap
Price on large amounts
Large swaps can get a slightly worse price and take longer than small ones. The widget shows the expected price impact and time before you confirm.
Refunds
If a swap cannot be completed, the SOL is refunded to the address it came from, minus network fees. Send from a wallet you control, never from an exchange.
Wrong destination address
The NEAR goes to the address you enter, and it must be a NEAR address. Blockchain transactions cannot be reversed: check the address before you confirm.
Confirmation time
The swap starts once Solana confirms your transaction, so the total time depends on that network. The widget shows the estimate for your amount.
About Solana (SOL)
Solana (SOL) is a proof-of-stake blockchain launched in 2020 and built for speed: blocks come in well under a second and network fees are a small fraction of a cent for a simple transfer. SOL is its native coin, used to pay those fees and to secure the network.
SOL lives on its own chain, and versions of it on other networks are wrapped tokens held by a bridge or a custodian. A native cross-chain swap moves real SOL in or out from your own wallet, with no exchange account and no wrapped token in between.
- Swap from your native SOL balance. Some wallets also hold wrapped SOL as a separate token; unwrap it to native SOL first if that is where your funds sit.
- Leave a little SOL in your wallet after the swap amount: Solana charges a small network fee on every transaction, and a wallet that is emptied out cannot pay for its next one.
- Send from a wallet you control, not from an exchange withdrawal: if the swap is refunded, the SOL goes back to the address it came from.
About NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is a proof-of-stake blockchain launched in 2020 that splits its work across shards to scale. Blocks come in about a second or less and settle as final within seconds. NEAR is its native coin, used for network fees, for the storage an account uses on-chain and to secure the network.
NEAR lives on its own chain, and most other ways of holding it mean an exchange balance or a token on another network. A native cross-chain swap moves real NEAR in or out from your own wallet, with no exchange account and no wrapped token in between.
- Receive NEAR on the NEAR network itself. NEAR tokens issued on other networks are not the same destination, and a wallet that only shows those will not see native NEAR.
- Send from a wallet you control, not from an exchange withdrawal: if the swap is refunded, the NEAR goes back to the account it came from.
- Keep a small NEAR balance in the account you swap from. A NEAR account needs some NEAR to pay for the data it stores on-chain, and that part of the balance cannot be sent.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a SOL to NEAR swap take?
Solana produces blocks in well under a second, so a swap from SOL starts almost as soon as you sign, and SOL sent to you lands in your wallet within moments of the swap completing. NEAR produces a block in about a second or less and finalizes it within a couple of seconds, so a swap from NEAR starts right after you sign, and NEAR sent to you is final almost as soon as it arrives. The widget shows the estimated total time for your amount before you confirm.
What address do I need to receive NEAR?
A NEAR address in a wallet you control. An address from another network will not work.
Can I swap SOL to NEAR without an exchange account?
Yes. You swap straight from your own Solana wallet, with no account, no email and no identity check, and the NEAR goes to a NEAR account you control. Like any on-chain transaction, both sides of the swap are public on their blockchains.
Is the NEAR I receive the native coin?
Yes. You receive native NEAR on the NEAR network, the coin that pays fees and storage on NEAR, not a NEAR token issued on Solana or any other network.
Do I need NEAR already to receive it?
No. A new NEAR account can receive NEAR without holding any first. Once it arrives, keep a small part of it in the account: NEAR accounts set aside some NEAR to pay for the data they store on-chain.
Can I swap my whole SOL balance?
Keep a little SOL back. Every Solana transaction pays a small network fee in SOL, so a wallet emptied to zero cannot pay for the next one. If part of your balance is wrapped SOL, unwrap it to native SOL before you swap.
What happens if the swap cannot be completed?
The SOL is refunded to the address it was sent from, minus network fees. That is why you send from a Solana wallet you control and not from an exchange withdrawal. RUNEBond never takes custody of funds at any step.
RUNEBond does not custody funds and does not provide financial advice. Facts on this page reviewed on October 7, 2026.