Alex Shevchenko
Tech lead responsible for NEAR Intents with a decade of blockchain infrastructure experience; launched Rainbow Bridge and Aurora and now leads development of NEAR Intents.
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Nov 15, 2025 • 32min
How NEAR Protocol Plans To Capture The Entire Agent Economy
In this engaging discussion, Alex Shevchenko, the tech lead behind NEAR Intents, and Harshit Tiwari, head of strategy at NEAR Foundation, explore the future of the agent economy. They delve into the significance of privacy rights and user-owned AI in challenging centralized systems. The duo unveils NEAR’s strategy for achieving zero slippage in cross-chain transactions and shares insights on integrating Zcash for enhanced privacy. They also discuss token value capture methods and the role of NEAR Intents in empowering decentralized commerce.
Oct 10, 2023 • 48min
"Layer 2s and AppChains Will Converge" : Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko
Alex Shevchenko, CEO of Aurora Labs, discusses the intricacies of Aurora Labs, the difference between Aurora Cloud and the Aurora EVM, and his vision of Ethereum Layer 2s and an AppChain future. Topics also include interoperability, Aurora EVM in the gaming industry, bringing Web 2 businesses into blockchain, and the importance of user experience in driving adoption.
