Arthur Hayes Doubles Down on NEAR With New “Pack Your Bags for da Moon” Call

[johnblockbuster]

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is turning even more bullish on NEAR Protocol after posting a weekly NEAR chart on X with the caption, “We got a long way to go … pack your bags for da moon.” The post comes as NEAR continues recovering from multi-year lows but still trades far below its 2022 peak above $20.

Hayes has increasingly focused on NEAR throughout 2026, recently naming it alongside Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Zcash (ZEC) as part of his “holy trinity” altcoin portfolio. His latest post narrowed the spotlight directly onto NEAR, reinforcing his belief that the Layer-1 project still has significant upside potential despite already rallying more than 65% in the days following his earlier endorsement.

The bullish thesis centers around NEAR’s growing role in AI infrastructure and autonomous on-chain applications. Hayes has specifically highlighted NEAR’s “intents” architecture as a possible driver of recurring protocol revenue, positioning the blockchain as a long-term infrastructure layer for AI-powered decentralized systems.

[kevin1]

arthur hayes been saying about it 4 times before lol

[cryptobro]

near’s “holy trinity” status basically confirms crypto investors love anything involving ai autonomous systems and dramatic price targets