“Can a blockchain-native AI agent platform become the infrastructure layer for open, decentralised AI applications?”
NEAR began as a blockchain protocol company (NEAR Protocol) based in San Francisco, aiming to bring decentralised applications to mainstream users. The entity near.ai (Jasnah Inc. d/b/a NEAR AI) subsequently emerged as an AI agent and cloud services platform operating under the same brand. The embedded finance dimension of the business is not established by available public evidence.
Near processes payments through Worldpay.
Near is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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