A bold move from the crypto world’s high rollers: Andrei Grachev, CEO of DWF Labs, publicly challenged the NEAR Protocol team with a rare offer. In a tweet, he stated that DWF already holds 5 million NEAR and has 6 million staked, but they’re ready to go much further—if one major condition is met.
Hey @BowenWang18 @ilblackdragon @NEARProtocol , we already hold 5M NEAR and have 6M NEAR staked, but we want you to reduce inflation to 2.5% to boost long term token value and ecosystem growth.
— Andrei Grachev (@ag_dwf) June 11, 2025
If you manage it, we will buy another 10M NEAR on secondary market
Let us know!
This kind of direct negotiation between investors and Layer-1 protocols is rare, but it signals a shift in how tokenomics are driving investor decisions in 2025. Lower inflation could reduce token dilution and improve long-term price sustainability—something many large holders are pushing for as the market matures.
So far, no official reply from NEAR Protocol, but the tweet has already sparked debate across the crypto community.