🚀 Near Protocol has launched its crosschain AI agent in alpha, capable of launching memecoins in seconds and shopping online for fiat. Unveiled by co-founder Illia Polusukhin at the Redacted conference in Bangkok, the NEAR.AI Assistant can spin up a backstory, website, and logo for a new Frog memecoin, launching it on Near’s Pump.fun.

The assistant's future capabilities include booking flights and ordering takeout. With Near Intents, users can swap assets across chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum, paving the way for AI agents to coordinate tasks. The future of DeFi just got a whole lot smarter!