Near Protocol (NEAR)

We couldn't agree more with @mert and believe NEAR is one to watch in 2026. Here's why 🧵

@near_intents been putting pedal to the metal ever since inception: - Making 125 assets tradable across 28 chains --> Unlocking $ZEC and $SPX - Partner integrations with @ledger, @trustwallet, @kybernetwork, @OpenOceanGlobal, @infinex, @starknet, @shapeshift, @zashi_app, @adichain_, @coin98_wallet, @cowswap, @thorswap, @0xVDEX, @0xStableflow, @encifherio, @templarprotocol, @onekeyhq, @hotdao_, @cryptorubic, @sweateconomy, @wowmaxexchange, @rangoexchange and more. - Billions in volume. - 500k+ monthly active users.

@bowenwang and team building the digital infrastructure of the future - 1M TPS milestone (you do not understand how serious this is) - Sharded contracts also went live on mainnet, which allow smart contracts on NEAR to benefit from horizontal scaling as well. Slowly, then all at once.

@near_AI shipping enterprise grade privacy preserving AI Cloud with a combined parntner reach of 100M+ users across consumer and enterprise; - @Brave is running Leo AI assistant queries through NEAR AI Cloud in @BraveNightly builds. - @openmind_agi building robotics OS for autonomous systems to process data securely. - @ollm_ai: an enterprise router for AI models, aggregating multiple high-security, “zero-knowledge” large language model (LLM) providers behind one interface. It emphasizes military‑grade encryption and verifiable privacy so that organizations can use powerful models without exposing sensitive data.