NEAR CTO Eric Winer on Bridging AI and Blockchain for Agent-Centric Future
NEAR Protocol’s Chief Technology Officer Eric Winer brings a decade of experience in aligning emerging technologies with mainstream adoption. Having pioneered early crypto exchange infrastructure at Gemini and NFT marketplaces before the sector’s explosion, Winer now leads NEAR AI’s ambitious vision for decentralized autonomous agents.
The initiative aims to create an ecosystem where AI agents negotiate and transact independently while preserving user sovereignty—a technical and philosophical challenge that could redefine human-digital interaction. Winer’s track record suggests this isn’t mere AI hype, but a deliberate evolution of his work connecting cutting-edge systems with real-world usability.