Key Takeaways
- NEAR Protocol’s AI-driven trading ecosystem processed $483 million in trading volume during September 2025, signaling strong adoption.
- NEAR Intents powers cross-chain swaps and payments for AI agents without requiring bridges, simplifying blockchain interoperability.
NEAR Intents, part of NEAR Protocol’s AI-powered trading and transaction infrastructure, generated $483 million in trading volume during September, highlighting growing adoption of its cross-chain transaction capabilities.
NEAR Intents, a cross-chain transaction layer, enables AI agents to perform swaps and payments across multiple blockchains without bridges. The increased trading volume comes as Near Protocol continues its push into AI agent development and chain abstraction technology.
NEAR Protocol recently partnered with Aptos and Shelby to enable cross-chain swaps via NEAR Intents, enhancing AI-ready infrastructure for autonomous agents. The blockchain platform launched the Shade Agent Sandbox, allowing developers to build verifiable AI agents integrated with NEAR Intents for autonomous cross-chain actions.
The protocol expanded NEAR Intents to additional blockchains including Cardano, supporting privacy-first transactions designed for AI agents. NEAR Protocol focuses on ecosystem scaling through sharding technology and its intents-based architecture.
Bitwise, a crypto index fund manager, has offered a regulated NEAR staking ETP product that provides institutional and retail access to NEAR through efficient staking exposure.
Source: https://cryptobriefing.com/near-protocol-ai-trading-volume-483m-september-2023/
