NEAR Co-founder Illia proposes AI ecosystem application directions including AI, privacy, and payments

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NEAR Co-founder Illia proposed ecosystem application directions involving AI, privacy, payments, and trading, and shared recommendations on developer support and distribution.

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NEAR Co-founder shares ecosystem development directions:AI AI and privacy applications become priorities

According to BlockBeats,October 3，NEAR Co-founder Illia (root.near) stated that over the past few weeks, a large number of both new and existing developers have been building in the NEAR ecosystem, while development tools and processes have also become simpler. Developers currently need to focus on “what products to build and how to acquire user distribution.”

Illia listed several potential application directions. These include a NEAR AI's AI Tamagotchi, which uses on-chain prompts for verifiable inference; each character exists in the form of an NFT and is paired with NEAR to pay inference costs, while incorporating gameplay mechanics such as feeding, dressing up, and competition; as well as universal payment components that allow any merchant or application to integrate a “checkout” button, enabling users to pay with any wallet and on-chain assets, with plans to promote their adoption in commercial settings such as Shopify.

In addition, Illia proposed a AI encyclopedia combined with prediction markets, a private NEAR Intents market based on OTC, a “Never get liquidated” tool that automatically manages lending and perpetual contract positions to reduce liquidation risk, and an application for on-chain event registration and fund escrow.

Regarding privacy and enterprise applications, Illia mentioned using NEAR AI to build private code-review tools, enterprise equity and financing management systems, private medical AI second-opinion services, private meeting-record tools, and a AI model evaluation platform based on private test sets.

For trading and financial use cases, Illia also proposed using NEAR Intents to build Delta Neutral strategy tools, as well as products supporting private trading and social copy trading, allowing users to sell viewing permissions for others to track trading performance.

For ecosystem promotion, Illia stated that developers can obtain support through NEAR Legion and ensure their applications are compatible with Aurora Intent Connect, enabling users across different chains and wallets to participate without bridging; they should also expand their reach through community partnerships, product-distribution channels such as Product Hunt, and X.

Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/370153

Key points

Illia stated that over the past few weeks, a large number of both new and existing developers have been building in the NEAR ecosystem, and development tools and processes have also become simpler.
Illia believes developers currently need to focus on what products to build and how to acquire user distribution.
Potential directions listed by Illia include a AI Tamagotchi, universal payment components, a AI encyclopedia combined with prediction markets, private OTC markets, and tools that reduce liquidation risk.
Privacy and enterprise application directions include private code review, enterprise equity and financing management, private medical AI second opinions, private meeting records, and AI model evaluation platforms.
Trading and financial directions include Delta Neutral strategy tools, as well as products supporting private trading and social copy trading.
Illia stated that developers can obtain support through NEAR Legion and make their applications compatible with Aurora Intent Connect.
Illia recommended expanding reach through community partnerships, Product Hunt, and X.

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The following is analysis, separate from reported facts. Verify important claims independently.

This is a list of product concepts for developers. The core message is:NEAR the ecosystem hopes developers will explore products around artificial intelligence, privacy, payments, trading, and enterprise tools, while also considering how to enable users across different wallets and chains to participate and how to promote products. The article describes potential application directions and recommendations; it does not mean these products have already launched.

Why it matters to readers

These directions illustrate the types of applications Illia hopes NEAR developers will focus on, and show that ecosystem development involves not only technical development, but also user onboarding and product distribution.

Beginners can understand this as a reference for ecosystem project topics, rather than a list of products that have already been delivered. Those following relevant projects should continue to verify whether they have been released, opened for testing, or gained real users.

Risks and unknowns

The article does not provide launch dates, development progress, or usage data for these potential applications.
The entry of universal payment components into commercial settings such as Shopify is described only as a plan, and whether it has been implemented remains unclear.
The article does not specify the developers, teams, or funding arrangements.
Regarding the number of developers, it only says “a large number” and provides no specific figure.

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