Bankless(@Bankless):What does a truly autonomous business actually need? @ilblackdragon lays out the stack: “You want properties that it’s indeed, can run 24/7. It has access to intelligence… it has access to finances, and it’s able to go and execute actions.” “You need a monetization way to do this, which doesn’t deplete your treasury.” “From there, it just goes and operates.” Research. Supply chains. Payments. Insurance. Real-world execution. “All of that is effectively the commerce layer, and that’s what @NEARProtocol Intents are really facilitating.”

2026.08.11 16:44

What does a truly autonomous business actually need? @ilblackdragon lays out the stack: “You want properties that it’s indeed, can run 24/7. It has access to intelligence… it has access to finances, and it’s able to go and execute actions.” “You need a monetization way to do this, which doesn’t deplete your treasury.” “From there, it just goes and operates.” Research. Supply chains. Payments. Insurance. Real-world execution. “All of that is effectively the commerce layer, and that’s what @NEARProtocol Intents are really facilitating.”

Bankless@Bankless

2026.08.11 12:00

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