How to Invest in the Intents Economy with Haseeb Qureshi, Avichal Garg, & Matt Kummel

How to Invest in the Intents Economy with Haseeb Qureshi, Avichal Garg, & Matt Kummel

Author: Where digital assets meet capital markets. Hosted by Robbie & Andy January 23, 2026 Duration: 27:22

Intents are reshaping cross-chain infrastructure, but where does value actually accrue?

Haseeb Qureshi, Avichal Garg, and Matt Kummel break down the intents investment thesis, how to allocate capital across the stack (apps, protocols, solvers), and why institutions will drive trillions in intent volume.


We discuss:

- Why NEAR Intents Hit $11B in Volume

- The Intents Investment Thesis: Where to Allocate Capital

- Value Accrual Across the Stack (Apps, Protocols, Solvers)

- Network Effects & Competitive Moats

- The Stripe/Twilio Comparison for Cross-Chain

- Why Institutions Will Drive Trillions in Intent Volume

- Physically Delivered Assets vs. Derivatives

- The Agent Economy & AI's Role in Intents


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:09 Matt Hummel Introduction

01:36 Investing in the Intents Stack

02:55 NEAR Investment History

04:37 Intents Stack Value Accrual

06:11 $11B Volume, 500K Users

08:45 The Stripe/Twilio Analogy

10:02 Monetization Strategy & Fee Competition

11:33 Hibachi, Trezor, YEET Ads

12:27 Centralized Exchange UX in DeFi

13:33 Market Structure & Solver Economics

16:15 User Experience & Value Delivery

17:25 Winner-Takes-Most Dynamics

19:01 Network Effects & Scaling Strategy

21:11 Physically Delivered Assets vs. Perps

21:38 infiniFi, Halliday, Kalshi Ads

22:50 Structural Risks to the Intents Thesis

23:24 DeFi Growth & AI Agent Economy

26:59 Counterparty Risk for Institutions


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