# What is Nomial Nomial is an *Inventory Access Layer* that connects crosschain intent solvers with liquidity. Solvers who fill crosschain intents need capital inventory. Nomial allows liquidity providers to lend their capital to solvers via Inventory Pools. Nomial creates a permissionless marketplace between solvers who need capital inventory and liquidity providers seeking yield on their existing capital.

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