Bitwise's new report lays out how NEAR has built a "settlement engine fast and cheap enough for AI-scale commerce." Bitwise on NEAR's flywheel: "Each layer is built to feed the one beneath it. More AI agents mean more Intents transactions, and more Intents transactions mean more settlement on NEAR Protocol." Key growth metrics: ✦ $30B+ cumulative NEAR Intents volume ✦ $4B+ 30-day volume, up 896% year over year ✦ $2M+ 30-day revenue, up 512% year over year Bitwise also highlighted how NEAR Intents demonstrated significant growth through the late stages of the recent crypto winter, and demand surged when the market rebounded. Bitwise on what comes next: "If AI agents become the dominant users of digital infrastructure—as many technologists expect—and NEAR becomes the settlement layer where they transact, the value unlock would be enormous."