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# 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.

<figure><img src="https://2142133889-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FiSr34hy8pChMmzuLcDiU%2Fuploads%2FAVhMmwg0d2rFQFm4kaLX%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=2e15e59d-d3d5-4249-a05c-6ea257916877" alt=""><figcaption><p>Before and After Nomial</p></figcaption></figure>