NEAR Protocol Updates Agent Security Following IronClawAI Benchmark Results

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NEAR AI has introduced a staking-based route for deploying IronClaw, its open-source, always-on AI agent runtime, directly through a NEAR wallet. Users choosing the staking subscription must commit at least 50 NEAR, with higher tiers supporting additional agents and monthly inference credits. The model turns NEAR staking into a mechanism for purchasing persistent agent infrastructure […]