NEAR Debuts Quantum Security and Confidential AI at TOKEN2049 Singapore
NEAR showcased post-quantum assets and confidential AI infrastructure at TOKEN2049 Singapore, co-hosting a Quantum & Privacy Day with Quantus.
NEAR, the open blockchain infrastructure platform focused on the emerging agent economy, made a series of high-profile announcements at TOKEN2049 Singapore, centering its roadmap on quantum security, universal market access, and confidential artificial intelligence capabilities.
Among the headline developments, Robinhood Chain and Quantus Network's post-quantum asset, QTC, went live on near.com and NEAR Intents, marking a tangible step toward hardening crypto infrastructure against future quantum computing threats. The milestone underscored growing industry anxiety about the long-term vulnerability of conventional cryptographic standards.
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NEAR co-hosted a Quantum & Privacy Day alongside Quantus at the conference, signaling the organization's intent to position itself as a primary venue for cross-industry dialogue on post-quantum standards and privacy-preserving technologies. The event drew attention to the convergence of blockchain infrastructure and next-generation security requirements.
By placing confidential AI alongside quantum resilience at the center of its TOKEN2049 presence, NEAR telegraphed a strategic bet that the next competitive frontier for blockchain platforms will be defined not only by transaction throughput or fee structures, but by the ability to handle sensitive AI workloads securely and at scale. The company's framing of itself as infrastructure for an "agent economy" reflects broader industry momentum toward autonomous, AI-driven on-chain activity.
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