In short...
@NEARProtocol isn't locked into one ecosystem.
It plays nice with any chain, any asset, any market, any AI model too.
For the liquidity part, they’ve got routing options that don’t exist elsewhere.
Privacy is built in with confidential intents + verifiable AI.
It’s been rock solid for 5+ years with zero downtime.
They’re also going into AI agents with NEAR AI Cloud, this thing called IronClaw (basically a secure personal AI agent OS) and an Agent Market.
So basically, near:native is trying to be the flexible, private, reliable home for crypto and AI agents.
Your trades are public. Your deposits don't have to be.
RHEA Perp Confidential Deposit launches July 15, 2026.
Use your existing @HyperliquidX trade account to trade on RHEA X Chain Perp and enjoy private deposits with Hyperliquid liquidity
Save the date.
Not every AI project keeps my attention, but IronClaw has. What stands out is the steady progress, clear direction, and a community that’s genuinely engaged in building rather than just talking. That’s the kind of foundation that gives me confidence in what’s ahead. 🚀
#IronClaw
Every time I build out a platform, the core architecture always heavily relies on secure authentication. IronClaw takes this to the absolute next level for AI. Knowing an agent's memory and state are protected against leaks is exactly what our space demands.
#IronClaw#NEAR
Growth in tech means recognizing what truly matters integrity and privacy. Spending time with the IronClaw ecosystem has been a genuine eye opener. We are finally moving away from relying on blind trust, and shifting towards systems mathematically designed to protect us #IronClaw
Growth in tech means recognizing what truly matters integrity and privacy. Spending time with the IronClaw ecosystem has been a genuine eye opener. We are finally moving away from relying on blind trust, and shifting towards systems mathematically designed to protect us #IronClaw
I've been exploring more projects in the NEAR ecosystem, and IronClaw caught my attention. I like the clear direction the team seems to have and I'm curious to see how it evolves. Looking forward to following its journey. 🚀
#NEARProtocol#IronClaw#BuildOnNEAR#Web3
Feature in testing · Expected release: June 18th
RHEA Lending — Perp 1-Click Deposit
Trade perps without touching your bags.
Keep your $ZEC and $NEAR — no need to sell to free up trading capital.
→ Supply $ZEC, $NEAR, and more as collateral on RHEA lend
→ Borrow $USDC, deposited straight into your RHEA Perp account — in one click
Natively on any network, with any wallet you've got
Powered by @NEARProtocol & @near_intents
NEW: near:native UP OVER 18% TODAY
@NEARProtocol says "the world is waking up to the need for user-owned AI"
"The privacy renaissance we’ve been witnessing in DeFi is the opening act of a much larger, global shift toward a user-owned AI economy, where users demand sovereignty over their data, assets, and intelligence"
"NEAR is building for that world, one where everyone has maximum leverage through AI, rather than a few companies owning the models and interfaces that own the data and decisions of billions"
the $zec exploit actually made me more bullish on near. tl;dr a bug let you mint unlimited counterfeit zec for ~4 years and bc the pool’s fully private they literally can’t prove it was never abused – the fix is migrating every coin into a fresh pool one by one. that’s the cost of base-layer privacy: when it breaks you can’t audit it, you rebuild the entire room.
near just bets simpler – private while the tx runs, settles on a transparent chain where the math stays checkable. confidential w/ hardware based TEE instead of complex math, which is what most real usage wants anyway (payroll, funding wallets w/o getting copy traded, etc).
zcash is privacy as a destination chain, near is privacy as a default across the entire crypto ecosystem. imo for most people that’s simpler + more useful.
🆕 Grayscale Research: @NEARProtocol went into building mode after the last cycle.
In 2026, it's back, and the story runs through AI.
↳ Chain abstraction
↳ NEAR Intents
↳ Roadmap built for AI agents.
Read the full article from @LowBeta on the Stack:
https://t.co/yKsxXTgMXG
The @NEARProtocol is currently the hottest AI Crypto in the market at the moment
I got @elliot_braem from the @NEARFoundation on to break down what's happening over at $NEAR
Timestamps:
0:00 The New #1 AI Coin
7:12 NEAR x ZEC (Intents)
12:31 Where The Fees Go
17:52 The AI Connection
23:14 Is AI Selling Your Data?
We go over:
>the privacy dilemma in AI
>why NEAR is the "best" blockchain out there
>why he got into NEAR
>what's the current focus
>prior narratives
>ironclaw, near intents, near(dot)com
Your stables shouldn't be sitting idle.
One click EARN. 10% APY. Any RHEA-supported ⛓️.
$USDT & $USDC ready to go https://t.co/QL2PhvWX1v
check which networks in the next tweet. 👉
ZECFi is Live in noir wallet 🛡️
. One click supply $ZEC as collateral
. Swap directly in-wallet — no bridges, no friction.
Powered by @rhea_finance, @near_intents and @NEARProtocol Chain Abstraction.
⛓️ noir wallet connect on https://t.co/MdkQ6tmTW9 live in 4 days.
Download noir wallet here
https://t.co/jqF19Kn2h3
and for those of you who are shilling zec and near, I wonder how many of you have used https://t.co/TJqr8Qo4HZ and zodl wallet to buy and self-custody the coins privately (instead of cex). i had some extensive convo with @zooko on this two weeks ago
here are some tips:
- use near confidential swaps
- withdraw to zodl wallet and actually use the rotating shielded addresses (instead of the transparent address even if it is more convenient)
- if you make regular transactions, and want to be extra private, do it across irregular timestamps and amounts
enjoyed nerding this stuff out hehe
INTERVIEW: Why $NEAR is Growing: The AI-Native Money Thesis - Intents, Privacy, & Tokenomics | @sal_ternullo@NEARProtocol is showing up more and more
- Integrated in @zodl_app, right before the $ZEC explosion
- Used in @AskVenice to create private AI inferece
- @infinex uses Near Intents for creating a unified wallet
What's going on over at @NEARProtocol, and how does Near adoption impact $NEAR?
@sal_ternullo, CEO of @svrn_ai, joins us to explain why he thinks the original NEAR thesis finally coming into focus.
They dig into NEAR Intents, AI money, tokenomics, privacy, fee capture, agentic commerce, and why SVRN is trying to commercialize the NEAR ecosystem rather than simply hold the asset.
[TIMESTAMPS]
0:00 Intro
2:23 Why NEAR is Everywhere Lately
3:58 Pivot or Return to Roots?
7:41 The “AI Money” Thesis
9:54 Intents, Zashi, and Real Product Market Fit
11:38 Tokenomics, Buybacks, and Value Accrual
14:45 NEAR’s Different Approach From Ethereum
18:00 Fees, Scaling, and First-Party Apps
23:04 Cross-Chain Liquidity as NEAR’s Moat
28:27 The Contrarian Investor Case for NEAR
31:43 Privacy, Enterprises, and AI Agents
39:38 What SVRN Is Building for NEAR
46:00 Investor Sentiment and Final Thoughts
$NEAR Confidential Intents TLDR
📌 Private cross-chain payments - sender, recipient, amount, routing all shielded
📌 The unlock: agentic finance is limited if every trade, payment & position is visible as it happens
📌 $15M in TVL in ~3 months
The privacy layer for AI agents. Breakdown 👇