Arthur Hayes, founder of the BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, announced that NEAR, the native token of the Near Protocol network, has the potential to grow 20-fold by 2027. Speaking on The Rollup podcast, Hayes cited the NEAR Intents feature as the primary driver for the price increase. This technology allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to transfer assets across different blockchains privately, without the need for bridges or multiple wallets. This is according to Cointelegraph.com reports.
Hayes emphasized that this infrastructure supports the broader AI-agent concept of the NEAR project. In this model, autonomous applications will be able to independently execute on-chain payments and trading operations. The expert linked NEAR's prospects to the Zcash (ZEC) privacy cryptocurrency, which recorded over 1,000 percent growth in the last year.
Near Protocol is expected to become the next beneficiary of this trend, as it helps use privacy tokens like ZEC not just within a single blockchain, but across the entire crypto economy. According to Hayes, NEAR Intents will enable the anonymous transfer of any crypto asset over the internet.
Arthur Hayes identified the NEAR token as one of his primary speculative bets, calling it part of a "holy trinity" alongside ZEC and Hyperliquid (HYPE). Since Hayes began expressing positive views on the token, the price of NEAR has risen by more than 90 percent. Historical data shows that Hayes's forecasts generate significant interest among traders and have a noticeable impact on market dynamics.
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