The Near Foundation has announced a $20 million fund to accelerate the growth of autonomous AI agents on its blockchain. The fund will be used to support agent tokens that introduce novel AI-driven use cases, including gaming, market-making, and permissionless oracles. The foundation aims to establish AI agents as a transformative force in commerce and business through agent tokenization, order flow, gaming, financial entertainment, and market-maker agents. The announcement comes at a time when AI agents are gaining traction in the crypto and tech industries, with predictions of their potential to reshape the global economy. However, the AI agent market has faced recent challenges, with declining market caps and smart engagement, raising concerns about investor sentiment and the pace of adoption. There is also skepticism among some industry players about the role of AI in decentralized ecosystems.



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