NEW EPISODE - NEAR Just Turned Staking Yield Into AI Compute What if staking yield could keep an AI agent thinking? @ilblackdragon joins @TrustlessState to unpack @NEARProtocol’s new AI economy, where users can redirect staking yield toward private, verifiable inference. They dig into autonomous businesses with their own treasuries, AI inside blockchain transactions, token value capture, and the coming global market for GPU compute. TIMESTAMPS --- 0:00 Private, Verifiable AI 4:57 Why AI Outputs Need Proof 9:13 From Staking Yield to Inference 16:16 NEAR’s Integrated AI Stack 20:01 NEAR as AI Money 24:27 Autonomous Businesses 28:51 Partners and Real-World Uses 33:26 What NEAR Ships Next 38:01 Where AI Value Accrues 40:56 The AI Operating System 48:07 Turning Compute Into a Market 51:48 Closing Thoughts