NEAR Foundation Launches AI Cloud, Private Chat for Over 100M Users

The NEAR Foundation has launched two projects: NEAR AI Cloud and Private Chat, now integrated by Brave Nightly, OpenMind AGI, and Phala Network, reaching over 100 million users. These solutions emphasize user ownership of AI with hardware-backed verifiable privacy.

  • NEAR AI Cloud utilizes Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing to secure data privacy, allowing users to verify data protection through cryptographic attestations.
  • Private Chat runs on NEAR AI Cloud, similar to ChatGPT but without data harvesting, ensuring verifiable privacy.
  • Brave has integrated NEAR AI Cloud into its browser, Brave Nightly.

NEAR Price Analysis

  • NEAR is trading between $1.81 and $1.82, testing a reentry to a year-long support zone.
  • Breaking through $1.80 and $1.95 could indicate an upward trend, according to analyst Michaël van de Poppe.

NEAR 1D price chart, as of Dec. 3, 2025 | Source: TradingView

Fundamentally, NEAR Intents metrics show significant growth with over $7 billion in all-time volume and $11.68 million in total generated fees from 12 million cross-chain swaps, with over 800,000 unique addresses in the last 30 days (source: Dune Analytics).

NEAR Intents dashboard as of Dec. 3, 2025 | Source: Dune Analytics

  • Kalshi has added support for NEAR token on Nov. 25.
  • The NEAR validator community approved an inflation halving on Oct. 28, reducing annual tail emission from 5% to 2.5%, potentially impacting future supply pressure.