NEAR co-founder at TOKEN2049 basically said "we can replace CEXs with onchain rails" and honestly... not the worst pitch
They've got tokenized stocks/ETFs live through Ondo, planning more fiat on-ramps. NEAR Agent Market lets you do natural-language commands — agents handle the front, markets handle the back. Plus confidential execution so your trades aren't broadcast to the world
Still early but the vision is clear: private-by-default finance, AI that actually executes, less reliance on centralized platforms
Worth keeping an eye on. If they pull it off it changes how normies interact with crypto entirely
They've got tokenized stocks/ETFs live through Ondo, planning more fiat on-ramps. NEAR Agent Market lets you do natural-language commands — agents handle the front, markets handle the back. Plus confidential execution so your trades aren't broadcast to the world
Still early but the vision is clear: private-by-default finance, AI that actually executes, less reliance on centralized platforms
Worth keeping an eye on. If they pull it off it changes how normies interact with crypto entirely