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NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin says users no longer need centralized exchanges for many crypto activities as near.com adds onchain services. The interface already brings cross-chain spot trading, tokenized stocks, earn products and perpetual futures together. NEAR Intents, he said, is moving toward handling “any asset to any asset.”
Why it matters
The roadmap reaches beyond crypto-to-crypto swaps. Polosukhin pointed to planned bank withdrawals, transaction records for tax purposes and selective disclosure for confidential transactions. NEAR has also worked with Monerium to connect bank euros and the EURe token through an IBAN, and tokenized stocks are available through an integration with Ondo Finance.
Polosukhin said most NEAR Intents infrastructure has moved to a confidential shard, allowing trading activity to remain private while users can reveal individual transactions when needed. He also described AI agents as a potential front end for markets. NEAR’s Agent Market lets users state tasks in natural language; funds are held in escrow and released after the work is verified.
Market impact
The expansion could make near.com a broader onchain access point for trading and commerce, with additional fiat routes and tokenized stocks planned. But the recent roughly $3.8 million NEAR Intents exploit is a reminder that reliability and security remain central to adoption. The vulnerability was patched, affected users were promised compensation, services returned online and the funds were eventually returned in full.
Frequently asked questions
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What services does near.com combine in one interface?
Near.com brings cross-chain spot trading, tokenized stocks, earn products and perpetual futures together.
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What does NEAR Intents aim to support?
Polosukhin says the goal is to handle “any asset to any asset,” with more fiat routes planned alongside crypto transactions.
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How does NEAR plan to handle transaction privacy?
Polosukhin said most NEAR Intents infrastructure has moved to a confidential shard. Users can keep trading activity private and reveal individual transactions when needed.
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How does NEAR's Agent Market handle user requests and payment?
Users describe tasks in natural language, and Agent Market finds agents to carry them out. Funds are held in escrow and released once the work is verified.
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What happened after the roughly $3.8 million NEAR Intents exploit?
The vulnerability was patched, services returned online, affected users were promised compensation and the funds were eventually returned in full.
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