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Zcash 1,000 percent surge puts spotlight on Near as next candidate, Arthur Hayes sees 20-fold rise by 2027

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes forecast that Near Protocol’s token NEAR could rise as much as 20-fold by 2027. He cited demand for privacy-focused fund transfers and a structure suited to AI agents, saying Near’s intent design could enable private cross-chain asset movement without bridges or multiple wallets. Hayes pointed to Zcash’s more than 1,000 percent rise over the past year as a backdrop, while market talk also flags key resistance around $3.38 to $4.