$NEAR Protocol [$NEAR] gained a stronger Artificial Intelligence (AI) narrative as Grayscale highlighted its ambitions in agentic commerce.
In research shared on the 2nd of October, Grayscale described $NEAR as a platform for agentic commerce. This would allow self-directed AI agents to request work, pay for services, and interact with applications.
The report outlined potential blockchain uses across programmable payments, identity management, private computing, and transaction records.