Bitwise Models NEAR at $1.63, $155.8 and $562.8 by 2030 on AI Agent Payments
Bitwise set out three NEAR price scenarios for 2030, with a $155.8 base case built on AI agents using the network for payments.
Why it matters
The model ties NEAR's valuation to a specific count of AI agents and to a share of them using its payments network, so the scenarios can be checked against how many agents actually exist by 2030. Bitwise also manages the first spot NEAR ETF, so it is publishing a long-range price case for an asset whose fund it issues.
Where the sources disagree
Bitwise's 2030 NEAR price scenarios
bearish $1.63, base $155.8, bullish $562.8
Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
not a definitive or the most likely price estimate
Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Only Crypto News carries the $1.63, $155.8 and $562.8 figures, and it reports that Bitwise disclaims the $155.8 base case as neither definitive nor most likely, so the set contains no independent confirmation of any of the three numbers.
Key facts
Bitwise's model sets a bearish NEAR scenario of $1.63, a base case of $155.8 and a bullish case of $562.8 for 2030.
155.8 USDDisputed figureReported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
The $155.8 base case is about a 30x increase and the $562.8 bullish case is more than 100x.
100 xDisputed figureReported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Bitwise says the $155.8 figure is not a definitive or the most likely price estimate.
Disputed figureReported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Bitwise launched the first spot NEAR ETF, NRR, with Coinbase Custody as custodian.
Reported by CryptoPotato
What happened
Bitwise put three NEAR price scenarios for 2030 in a model, with a bearish case of $1.63, a base case of $155.8 and a bullish case of $562.8, according to Crypto News. The base case works out to roughly 30 times the current level and the bullish case to more than 100 times, and Crypto News noted that Bitwise says $155 is neither a target nor its most likely estimate. The base case rests on NEAR becoming a large transaction and payment network for AI agents: the model assumes 16.4 billion AI agents worldwide by 2030, about 2% of them on the NEAR ecosystem, 1,000 operations each per year at roughly $5 apiece. CryptoPotato, writing two days later, described a separate story around the same asset, reporting that NEAR passed $5.50 for the first time since the start of 2025 and attributing the move to Bitwise's launch of the first spot NEAR ETF, NRR, with Coinbase Custody as custodian. That outlet also collected split commentary: the account The Bullish Scenario read a double bottom in the chart, WIZZ pointed to a move above $10, and Altcoin Sherpa said NEAR's performance will mostly depend on BTC, adding that a break below 83k would take it to $4 or lower. Bitwise's own scenario figures are unconfirmed as a forecast by any other source in the set, and no independent model in the evidence reproduces them.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Bitwise Makes Huge 30x and 100x Predictions for This Altcoin: “AI Could Send It Soaring!”
- Update
Bitwise's three-scenario NEAR model for 2030 is reported
The model covers a bearish case of $1.63, a base case of $155.8 and a bullish case of $562.8, built on AI agents using NEAR for payments.
- Independent corroboration
Independently corroborated by CryptoPotato
NEAR Hits a 21-Month Peak Following This Strong Catalyst: Key Predictions Ahead
- Update
NEAR trades above $5.50 for the first time since the start of 2025
The token was around $5.10 on September 30, up 7% on the day, in what the outlet called a 21-month peak.
- Update
Bitwise's spot NEAR ETF NRR is named the main driver of the move
The ETF is the first spot NEAR ETF, with Coinbase Custody as custodian, and it is described as the most obvious catalyst behind the latest uptick.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:14 UTC: Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:54 UTC: CryptoPotato — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
Affected entities
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) Aggregator | Bitwise Makes Huge 30x and 100x Predictions for This Altcoin: “AI Could Send It Soaring!” | Original | |
| CryptoPotato Crypto media | NEAR Hits a 21-Month Peak Following This Strong Catalyst: Key Predictions Ahead | Independent |
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