{"id":72924,"date":"2026-05-22T14:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/near-jumps-30-as-36m-bitwise-etp-adds-weight-to-ai-token-thesis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:58:11","slug":"near-jumps-30-as-36m-bitwise-etp-adds-weight-to-ai-token-thesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/near-jumps-30-as-36m-bitwise-etp-adds-weight-to-ai-token-thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"NEAR Jumps 30% as $36M Bitwise ETP Adds Weight to AI Token Thesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">NEAR token jumped 30% to hit an intraday high of $2.25 following a public services partnership with Bermuda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The Bitwise NEAR Staking ETP recently saw a $3 million inflow, pushing total assets under management to $36 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Near Protocol plans to deploy a dynamic resharding upgrade in June to scale infrastructure for AI agents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>NEAR Token Surges Past $2<\/h2>\n<p>NEAR, the token of the artificial intelligence-native protocol Near, surged on Friday as it crossed the $2 threshold for the first time this year. The spike saw the token maintain an upward trend that began following the announcement that Near AI had partnered with Bermuda to deploy AI-powered public services.<\/p>\n<p>According to the daily chart, NEAR jumped 30%, rising from $1.73 to an intraday high of $2.25, which pushed its weekly gains past the 40% mark. Since the start of May, when it traded around $1.30, the token is up over 70%, making it one of the top-performing digital assets in the period. The latest jump also briefly lifted its market capitalization past the $2.9 billion mark.<\/p>\n<p>Market observers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zackfromsubway\/status\/2057400773953065111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attribute<\/a> NEAR\u2019s upward trajectory to growing recognition of the protocol\u2019s underlying AI architecture. Near Protocol\u2019s deliberate alignment with <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/nansen-predicts-ai-agent-dominance-by-2028\/\">AI agents<\/a>, chain abstraction, and autonomous commerce represents a calculated play to establish itself as the default layer for the next-generation digital economy. Institutional appetite appears to validate this trajectory, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HHorsley\/status\/2056981350448771375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlighted<\/a> by $3 million in recent inflows into the European-based Bitwise NEAR <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Staking<\/a> ETP. These inflows brought the asset under management to $36 million.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the network\u2019s upcoming dynamic resharding upgrade, slated for June, underscores its aggressive commitment to agentic commerce. By allowing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-blockchain\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blockchain<\/a> to automatically scale and split data loads in real time, this structural overhaul provides the raw throughput necessary to support millions of high-frequency AI agents executing autonomous transactions.<\/p>\n<p>However, some industry skeptics <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/impaural\/status\/2057697085743624235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">caution<\/a> that the network\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bull-market-vs-bear-market\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bullish<\/a> \u201ccoordination layer\u201d thesis catastrophically miscalculates how market value is actually captured. Critics argue that Near protocol has a history of shipping superior, highly scalable technical architecture that ultimately sits unused because it lacks distribution, developer mindshare, and enterprise integrations.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents also warn that features like chain abstraction will be easily commoditized at the application layer by massive incumbents like Coinbase. Furthermore, because intense solver competition inherently drives network <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/impaural\/status\/2057697085743624235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">execution fees down<\/a> to near-zero, skeptics maintain that high transaction volumes will ultimately become vanity metrics that fail to sustainably offset token emissions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/near-jumps-30-as-36m-bitwise-etp-adds-weight-to-ai-token-thesis\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways NEAR token jumped 30% to hit an intraday high of $2.25 following a public services partnership with Bermuda. The Bitwise NEAR Staking ETP recently saw a $3 million inflow, pushing total assets under management to $36 million. 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