Why NEAR Believes Privacy Is the Next Unlock with Lane Rettig
The Rollup24 Nov 2025

Why NEAR Believes Privacy Is the Next Unlock with Lane Rettig

In this episode of AI Supercycle, Lane shares insights on NEAR's evolution from a grants-heavy ecosystem to a product-focused powerhouse, and why privacy infrastructure could be the key differentiator for Web3 adoption.


We discussed:

- How NEAR's Intents Integration is generating over $10M in fees

- The controversial fee switch debate and what it means for protocols

- NEAR's unique approach to House of Stake governance

- Why the shift from grants to product-first strategy matters

- Decentralized AI: verifiable model training and content creator royalties

- Privacy as a core value in the cypherpunk movement heading into 2025


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:30 NEAR's defining moment for privacy

02:07 How Intents are generating $10M+ in fees

04:19 The fee switch question every protocol is asking

05:07 Sponsors: Hibachi, Relay, Holiday

06:13 What makes NEAR's governance actually work

08:39 From grants to products: the strategic shift

10:36 AI model training that content creators can verify and earn from

11:20 Sponsor: Polymarket

11:29 Why privacy means something different now

13:27 Final thoughts on NEAR's 2025 roadmap


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