Bitwise’s latest report argues that NEAR is building a “settlement engine fast and cheap enough for AI-scale commerce.”
According to Bitwise, NEAR is creating a flywheel in which more AI agents generate more transactions through NEAR Intents, while increased Intents activity drives more settlement on the NEAR Protocol.
NEAR Intents has processed more than $30 billion in cumulative volume. Over the past 30 days, volume surpassed $4 billion, up 896% year over year, while revenue exceeded $2 million, up 512%.
Bitwise also highlighted that $NEAR Intents continued to post significant growth through the late stages of the recent crypto winter, with demand accelerating as the broader market rebounded.
Looking ahead, Bitwise believes the biggest opportunity could come from AI agents. If AI agents become dominant users of digital infrastructure and NEAR becomes the settlement layer where they transact, the value unlocked for the NEAR ecosystem could be enormous.
According to Bitwise, NEAR is creating a flywheel in which more AI agents generate more transactions through NEAR Intents, while increased Intents activity drives more settlement on the NEAR Protocol.
NEAR Intents has processed more than $30 billion in cumulative volume. Over the past 30 days, volume surpassed $4 billion, up 896% year over year, while revenue exceeded $2 million, up 512%.
Bitwise also highlighted that $NEAR Intents continued to post significant growth through the late stages of the recent crypto winter, with demand accelerating as the broader market rebounded.
Looking ahead, Bitwise believes the biggest opportunity could come from AI agents. If AI agents become dominant users of digital infrastructure and NEAR becomes the settlement layer where they transact, the value unlocked for the NEAR ecosystem could be enormous.