The Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR) Launches as First Spot NEAR ETP in the U.S., Providing Investors Exposure to the Future of AI Money
PR Newswire•29/09/2026•09:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR) launches September 29, 2026, as first U.S. spot NEAR ETP
- ➤NRR management fee is 0.75%
- ➤Bitwise intends to stake NRR’s NEAR tokens in-house, targeting ~5% average staking rewards
- ➤NEAR Intents processed $32B+ in volume, up from under $1B a year earlier
- ➤NEAR inflation was recently halved to 2.5%
Expert Statements
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise
“NEAR sits at the intersection of two of the biggest trends in technology: AI and crypto”
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise
“As AI agents start transacting on our behalf—booking, paying, swapping, and more—the world is going to need settlement infrastructure that's fast, trustworthy, and doesn't depend on a single custodian.”
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise
“NEAR's flagship product, NEAR Intents, is already showing what that looks like in practice, and we think NRR gives investors a straightforward way to get exposure to that build-out before it goes mainstream.”
Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR Protocol
“NEAR is the vertically integrated stack for the AI + blockchain future: AI is the front end, blockchain is the back end”
Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR Protocol
“Private and verifiable AI, blockchain-based security, and universal liquidity via Intents are working together to power the agent economy. The Bitwise NEAR ETF offers a broader base of U.S. investors the opportunity to invest in this vision.”
Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise
“AI is fundamentally changing how we access information and how economic activity happens”
Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise
“We're moving toward a world in which AI agents increasingly act on our behalf, coordinate with one another, and participate in the economy.”
Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise
“We believe this shift—to an agentic economy where more and more happens through AI agents—could unlock an enormous new frontier for the global economy.”
Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise
“NEAR is building a platform for that future.”
The Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR) Launches as First Spot NEAR ETP in the U.S., Providing Investors Exposure to the Future of AI Money PR Newswire
With global agentic commerce projected to reach $5 trillion by 2030,* NEAR is accelerating the emergence of an AI-powered economy.
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