Illia Polosukhin

Illia Polosukhin

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Co-Founder @NEARProtocol. Bringing 1B users into User-Owned Internet. AI researcher. #AIAYN. RTs & likes are not endorsement. Always DYOR.

Agents on NEAR Deliver Faster, Cheaper Work Than Fiverr
SocialApr 3, 2026

Agents on NEAR Deliver Faster, Cheaper Work Than Fiverr

I recently spoke at @NVIDIAGTC about how the agentic economy will transform market primitives. Not in a few years, but imminently. I highlighted NEAR Agent Market, where agents can exchange information, hire each other for jobs, or work on your behalf...

By Illia Polosukhin
4M Confidential Intents Signal Shift to Private Asset Management
SocialApr 3, 2026

4M Confidential Intents Signal Shift to Private Asset Management

$4m in confidential intents. This is just beginning of world going confidential. Go on near(.)com and move any asset into confidential balance

By Illia Polosukhin
From Google to NEAR: Why AI Needs Privacy
SocialApr 2, 2026

From Google to NEAR: Why AI Needs Privacy

New interview with the Sequence Chat on the road from Google to the transformer paper to building NEAR, why we need privacy and confidentiality in AI, and some 🌶️ takes on the Web3 and AI landscape today. https://t.co/5bggJ7d1iV

By Illia Polosukhin
Secure Rust‑based AI OS: IronClaw Protects Agent Harnesses
SocialMar 31, 2026

Secure Rust‑based AI OS: IronClaw Protects Agent Harnesses

Agent harnesses are the final operating system. Agent harnesses or “claws” are bringing a fundamental shift in computing, becoming the next-generation operating system with AI at its core. Unlike traditional OS that require users to navigate between apps, claws boot...

By Illia Polosukhin
Confidential Swaps Launch: Private, Cross‑Chain On‑Chain Trading
SocialMar 31, 2026

Confidential Swaps Launch: Private, Cross‑Chain On‑Chain Trading

Confidential swaps are now live on https://t.co/uilYXjP7S7! Confidentiality is the key unlock for onchain adoption. @near_intents is now the first cross-chain execution layer with protocol-level confidentiality. 35+ chains. Non-custodial. Not a wrapper, not a mixer. Users can share viewkeys optionally for...

By Illia Polosukhin
Encrypted Frontier Models Enable Private, Monetizable Inference
SocialMar 24, 2026

Encrypted Frontier Models Enable Private, Monetizable Inference

I’m often asked about the possibility of using frontier models in an open source environment. I believe that one way or another, frontier companies will eventually adopt the same approach as @near_ai has to privacy, secure enclaves, and end-to-end encryption....

By Illia Polosukhin
Coding with AI Agents Feels Like Casting Digital Spells
SocialMar 22, 2026

Coding with AI Agents Feels Like Casting Digital Spells

Coding with agents now feels like practicing magic - you chant prompts like spells and hope the right reality manifests

By Illia Polosukhin
Secure Asset Vault Now Features Dark Mode
SocialMar 22, 2026

Secure Asset Vault Now Features Dark Mode

Keep all your assets confidential all in one place on near(dot)com. Now with dark mode

By Illia Polosukhin
Agent “Claws” Transform Individual and Collaborative Work
SocialMar 19, 2026

Agent “Claws” Transform Individual and Collaborative Work

ICYMI: I went on @ForwardFuture to talk about what we're building at @near_ai, including IronClaw and Agent Marketplace, and how agent harnesses or "claws" are changing how we work individually and together. https://t.co/hWOcWtvTL2

By Illia Polosukhin
Rethinking Market Primitives for the 2026 Agentic Economy
SocialMar 17, 2026

Rethinking Market Primitives for the 2026 Agentic Economy

I'm giving a research talk at @NVIDIAGTC tomorrow, March 18 @ 9am PT! Virtual registration is free. As Jensen confirmed on Monday, 2026 is the year of the Claws. I'll talk about rethinking market primitives for an agentic economy with...

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Token Economics Overhauled: Inflation Halved, Fees Switched
SocialMar 12, 2026

NEAR Token Economics Overhauled: Inflation Halved, Fees Switched

Check out the SVRN report. NEAR token economics has massively changed in the past 4 months. Between inflation halving and fee switch from @near_intents it’s time to revisit it.

By Illia Polosukhin
One Multisig, All Chains, Full Team Control
SocialMar 5, 2026

One Multisig, All Chains, Full Team Control

All chains in one multisig. Built for teams to have full control under their fingertips.

By Illia Polosukhin
Swapping Made 100x Easier Than Any Platform
SocialFeb 28, 2026

Swapping Made 100x Easier Than Any Platform

just made a swap on https://t.co/lhSajAVsFs was 100x easier than any other platform i've used to date

By Illia Polosukhin
NEARCON Unveils Secure Agents, Cross‑Chain Privacy, Nightshade 3.
SocialFeb 28, 2026

NEARCON Unveils Secure Agents, Cross‑Chain Privacy, Nightshade 3.

This was a massive week for @NEARProtocol – here's a recap of the NEARCON launches. - https://t.co/ANYjHhz7hC: secure, encrypted personal agent - https://t.co/x53NMFRzHE: confidential hosting for the agent of your choice - https://t.co/uilYXjP7S7: one account for 35+ chains, enabling confidential transactions - Nightshade 3.0:...

By Illia Polosukhin
AI and Intents Unite NEAR as Unified Commerce Layer
SocialFeb 27, 2026

AI and Intents Unite NEAR as Unified Commerce Layer

Here's my keynote from NEARCON earlier this week with all the launches and highlights – AI and Intents are converging to make NEAR the Unified Commerce Layer. We're in a new era of growth and adoption for @NEARProtocol.

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Confidential Mode: Private Shard Meets Public Shards
SocialFeb 26, 2026

NEAR Confidential Mode: Private Shard Meets Public Shards

How does NEAR's Confidential mode work? Check out design of Private Shard and how it interacts with public shards.

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Launches Deflationary Flywheel with Revenue‑backed Buybacks
SocialFeb 23, 2026

NEAR Launches Deflationary Flywheel with Revenue‑backed Buybacks

We shared some NEAR economics updates at NEARCON this morning – here's the tl;dr. For a full explainer, check out the blog below. 🟢NEAR is now primed to capture value from growth and adoption: fully unlocked supply, halved inflation, live onchain...

By Illia Polosukhin
Earn NEAR by Deploying Agents to Detect Fraud
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Earn NEAR by Deploying Agents to Detect Fraud

A competition dropped on Agent Market for 1000 NEAR Unleash agents to find fraud and win part of this prize. https://t.co/5Zm51CTmQI

By Illia Polosukhin
Secured Major Contract to Build Polymarket Strategy Engine
SocialFeb 16, 2026

Secured Major Contract to Build Polymarket Strategy Engine

A big job landed on Agent Market: "Build a polymarket prediction market strategy engine" https://t.co/F0zKAtEoR2

By Illia Polosukhin
0xStableFlow Enables Best‑Priced Stablecoin Trades in Binance Wallet
SocialFeb 13, 2026

0xStableFlow Enables Best‑Priced Stablecoin Trades in Binance Wallet

Great to see @0xStableFlow powering best priced stablecoin trading directly in @BinanceWallet Powered by @near_intents

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Introduces Unified Commerce Layer for AI Agents
SocialFeb 13, 2026

NEAR Introduces Unified Commerce Layer for AI Agents

The unified commerce layer is here on NEAR. While crypto made markets global, 24/7, and instantaneous in theory, most of the world still runs the old way: fiat, stocks, banks, wires, invoices, passwords. All of this will soon be bypassed by...

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Intents Hits $10B Volume, Network Expands Rapidly
SocialJan 16, 2026

NEAR Intents Hits $10B Volume, Network Expands Rapidly

$10B volume. Such volume. Much swaps. More partners are joining every day, growing the network effects of @near_intents

By Illia Polosukhin
Join Intents Day Live Stream on Jan 22
SocialJan 15, 2026

Join Intents Day Live Stream on Jan 22

Join us at Intents Day on Jan 22nd - online video stream hosted by @therollupco to explore @near_intents

By Illia Polosukhin
No Need for Gas—Use Near Intents Instead
SocialJan 14, 2026

No Need for Gas—Use Near Intents Instead

For a decade you have been gaslit that you need to deal with gas. The reality is that there is no gas. Just use @near_intents https://t.co/s9EpXSPbrQ

By Illia Polosukhin
Intents Enable Just‑In‑Time Liquidity, Boost Efficiency
SocialJan 6, 2026

Intents Enable Just‑In‑Time Liquidity, Boost Efficiency

Intents allow to move from just in case liquidity to just in time. Better capital efficiency and smarter routing by STP based solver.

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Enables $0.004 USDC Transfer From Arbitrum to Base
SocialJan 2, 2026

NEAR Enables $0.004 USDC Transfer From Arbitrum to Base

Ethereum Interoperability Layer is NEAR USDC from ARB to BASE via @infinex for $0.004 https://t.co/xLFsgrtxdN

By Illia Polosukhin
Near Intents Korea Deep Dive Unveils 2026 Roadmap
SocialDec 23, 2025

Near Intents Korea Deep Dive Unveils 2026 Roadmap

Deep dive of @near_intents in Korea and gave preview where product is going in 2026 Thanks to @ekang426 for organizing and @hashed_official for the venue

By Illia Polosukhin
AI Boosts Both Security Scans and Hack Exploits
SocialDec 23, 2025

AI Boosts Both Security Scans and Hack Exploits

Ppl are starting to notice acceleration in cyber security incidents and smart contract exploits. Even for systems that have been operating for years. AI is getting better at inspecting systems for vulnerabilities and hackers are exploiting it.

By Illia Polosukhin
New Routes and Solvers Promise Unstoppable Liquidity Soon
SocialDec 22, 2025

New Routes and Solvers Promise Unstoppable Liquidity Soon

More routes, better solvers. Unstoppable liquidity is NEAR.

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR: Seamless Swaps, Payments, and Bridges All‑in‑One
SocialDec 21, 2025

NEAR: Seamless Swaps, Payments, and Bridges All‑in‑One

NEAR - money you can command Swap this, pay that, bridge there, buy the other. No hassle, just getting things done.

By Illia Polosukhin
Adopt Chain-Id:local Addresses for Global Web3 UI
SocialDec 19, 2025

Adopt Chain-Id:local Addresses for Global Web3 UI

How about web3 adopts : to have global address space? This would simplify UI and avoid lots of mistakes for users especially of L2s.

By Illia Polosukhin
Upgrade Crypto Payments: End Plaintext, Prioritize Privacy
SocialDec 19, 2025

Upgrade Crypto Payments: End Plaintext, Prioritize Privacy

Privacy of money and payments is critical for mass adoption of crypto. We have built better financial rails but are stuck using 15 year old approach to creating trust on internet - putting everything in plaintext. Time for an upgrade.

By Illia Polosukhin
Earn and Borrow with Shielded Zcash on ZeFi
SocialDec 18, 2025

Earn and Borrow with Shielded Zcash on ZeFi

Earn and borrow any starting from shielded Zcash. ZeFi is live on @rhea_finance

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Launches on Solana, Signaling Cross‑chain Expansion
SocialDec 18, 2025

NEAR Launches on Solana, Signaling Cross‑chain Expansion

$NEAR is now live on Solana. Pay Attention.

By Illia Polosukhin
Privacy-First Home Robotics Powered by Near AI Cloud
SocialDec 17, 2025

Privacy-First Home Robotics Powered by Near AI Cloud

Excited to share that @openmind_agi is using @near_ai Cloud for verifiable private intelligence in home robotics. Privacy is absolutely critical for any technology we bring into our homes and closely interact with. We should consider it a requirement for...

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Intents: Three‑Layer, 600ms Settlement, Gasless Swaps
SocialDec 17, 2025

NEAR Intents: Three‑Layer, 600ms Settlement, Gasless Swaps

NEAR Intents product is actually consists of three core layers powered by NEAR tech: - asset layer - holding and moving assets across different chains - settlement layer - intents smart contract and soon escrow with ton more features to...

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Elevates Programmable Money with Intelligent, Unstoppable Value
SocialDec 17, 2025

NEAR Elevates Programmable Money with Intelligent, Unstoppable Value

NEAR is an upgrade on the programmable money thesis. It’s money that has intelligence, outcome driven and unstoppable.

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Intents Delivers Universal Cross‑Chain Liquidity for 130+ Assets
SocialDec 16, 2025

NEAR Intents Delivers Universal Cross‑Chain Liquidity for 130+ Assets

Here's my full talk from @solana Breakpoint on how NEAR Intents enables universal liquidity across chains. 130+ assets supported. Powering ZECSOL on @Raydium, @encifherio, @orca_so, and many more. https://t.co/prHknnSZLT

By Illia Polosukhin
AI and Blockchain Unite for Privacy‑First Web3 Governance
SocialDec 16, 2025

AI and Blockchain Unite for Privacy‑First Web3 Governance

Great week in Abu Dhabi at Breakpoint and ADFW, talking to founders about @NEARProtocol Intents and private AI. Here's Finance Middle East on how we see AI and blockchain working together to enable privacy-first Web3 governance and the agentic economy. https://t.co/Eca2JhKr9f

By Illia Polosukhin
Build Smart Contracts Using C#—Only on NEAR
SocialDec 11, 2025

Build Smart Contracts Using C#—Only on NEAR

Build smart contracts using C#. Only possible on NEAR

By Illia Polosukhin
Verifiable Private AI Ensures Data Confidentiality
SocialDec 10, 2025

Verifiable Private AI Ensures Data Confidentiality

I spoke to @semafor for today's newsletter about @near_ai and why private AI is important. Many individuals' and businesses' use of AI is limited by lack of data confidentiality guarantees. We're building AI they can verify. https://t.co/VAUf5wYSj0

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Achieves 1 Million TPS, Proving Sharding Scalability
SocialDec 8, 2025

NEAR Achieves 1 Million TPS, Proving Sharding Scalability

Sharding allows to scale throughput of the system to unlock global state for everyone without sacrificing on participation. NEAR One team just delivered on this vision by demonstrating 1 million tx per second. This is not the limit but proves that NEAR...

By Illia Polosukhin
TravAI Launches AI-Powered Natural Language Travel Booking
SocialDec 5, 2025

TravAI Launches AI-Powered Natural Language Travel Booking

Today @NEARProtocol and @ADI_Foundation launch TravAI, a next-gen travel booking platform. Combining the power of NEAR AI agents & Intents, the user states in natural language the itinerary they want and TravAI does the rest. Agentic Commerce is here and...

By Illia Polosukhin
Access Private.near.ai via NEAR Wallet
SocialDec 5, 2025

Access Private.near.ai via NEAR Wallet

Login with NEAR wallet on private(dot)near(dot)ai May I talk to you in private? https://t.co/gJKiZVDwV4

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Unveils Full Stack for Verifiable AI Agents
SocialDec 4, 2025

NEAR Unveils Full Stack for Verifiable AI Agents

NEAR tech stack for AI agent developers: - @near_ai cloud for private and verifiable AI inference - Shade Agents for running verifiable agents (services) using @PhalaNetwork and @near_ai cloud - NEAR Chain Signatures - to manage cryptography that belongs to...

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Powers Rhea Finance’s Multi‑Chain Expansion via Arbitrum
SocialDec 3, 2025

NEAR Powers Rhea Finance’s Multi‑Chain Expansion via Arbitrum

One can just build on NEAR and deploy everywhere. Congrats @rhea_finance on expanding fast to new chains with this @arbitrum announcement

By Illia Polosukhin
Major Integration Boosts Seamless Cross-Chain Liquidity
SocialDec 3, 2025

Major Integration Boosts Seamless Cross-Chain Liquidity

Moo-jor integration of @near_intents and @CoWSwap to further seamless liquidity between all chains.

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Intents Power a Private, User‑Owned AI Economy
SocialDec 1, 2025

NEAR Intents Power a Private, User‑Owned AI Economy

ICYMI: my chat with @MustStopMurad on how NEAR Intents can drive value creation for all of crypto, unpacking the need for private, user-owned AI, and why the future AI economy will be intents-based 🎧

By Illia Polosukhin
NEAR Intents Deliver Unstoppable Liquidity to Solana
SocialDec 1, 2025

NEAR Intents Deliver Unstoppable Liquidity to Solana

See you at @SolanaConf! I'm excited to talk about how NEAR Intents are bringing unstoppable liquidity to the @solana ecosystem. https://t.co/tfZiTuu5YB

By Illia Polosukhin