NEAR Protocol launched Jev 1.13 on its NEAR AI Cloud, adding routing and classification tools priced at $0.042 per input with output remaining free. The announcement drew 265 likes and 33 retweets, wh…
NEAR Protocol is promoting a "user-owned AI" model built on confidential inference, with Venice and Brave among the organizations named as partners, according to a tweet from @NEARProtocol that drew 2…
NEAR Protocol announced a new AI model intended to eliminate the trade-off between access and user sovereignty for blockchain users, according to the project's official announcement. NEAR's trading vo…
NEAR Protocol launched an AI Cloud infrastructure that uses Intel TDX and NVIDIA hardware to run TEE-hosted inference, sealing memory from the host machine and operator to protect user data. NEAR Prot…
NEAR Protocol co-founder ilblackdragon said on Twitter that AI should fundamentally belong to its users, aligning with the platform's commitment to decentralization and user empowerment. The comments …
NEAR Protocol activated post-quantum signing support on its mainnet on July 20, 2026, becoming one of the first major blockchains to ship a production-ready quantum-resistant signature scheme. The upg…
On August 23, 2026, the Responsible Fintech Institute convened a cross-regional pilot consortium to test post-quantum cryptography in institutional digital asset workflows on NEAR Protocol's quantum-r…
NEAR Protocol launched two new staking models designed for AI infrastructure: IronClaw staking converts user commitments into hosting credits, and $NEAR AI staking converts commitments into confidenti…
NEAR Protocol's NEAR AI division launched a 'Staking for NEAR AI' feature on July 30, allowing users to stake NEAR tokens for confidential AI compute credits, and within two weeks, over 500,000 NEAR t…
NEAR AI, an initiative within the NEAR Protocol ecosystem, is building a confidential AI platform that uses Intel TDX and NVIDIA confidential computing to run AI models inside hardware-isolated Truste…
NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin warned that AI-assisted hacking on blockchain systems began emerging in October and called for the industry to use AI to improve formal verification of smart …
NEAR Protocol cut its maximum annual inflation rate from 5% to 2.5% in a Q4 2025 Halving Upgrade, activated a fee-switch mechanism that diverts protocol revenue into $NEAR buybacks, and launched AI-fo…