NEAR AI’s Staking Service Tops 1 Million NEAR for AI Compute

NEAR AI’s staking service has more than 1 million NEAR committed, connecting staking rewards to credits for confidential AI inference and IronClaw agent hosting. The milestone marks the scale of the stake, but does not provide a measure of AI usage. The service launched July 30 as a staking-based payment system for confidential inference and autonomous agents. Inference credits accrue over time based on the amount staked, NEAR’s price and staking APY. Agent hosting follows a separate credit formula. Customers retain ownership and control of their staked tokens.