{"id":14673,"date":"2025-10-29T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/shipping-giant-oceanpal-bets-on-near-with-plan-to-acquire-10-of-supply\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:10:24","slug":"shipping-giant-oceanpal-bets-on-near-with-plan-to-acquire-10-of-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/shipping-giant-oceanpal-bets-on-near-with-plan-to-acquire-10-of-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping giant OceanPal bets on NEAR with plan to acquire 10% of supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Nasdaq-listed shipping company OceanPal Inc. is launching NEAR corporate treasury, joining a growing trend of non-crypto firms diversifying into digital assets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_e3f560036f6e5ee2623f4ef877bf1df0\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OceanPal raised $120 million through PIPE to fund its subsidiary SovereignAI Services LLC, which will execute a NEAR-focused digital asset treasury strategy and build blockchain-native, confidential AI infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>The company aims to accumulate at least 10% of NEAR\u2019s total supply as part of its treasury.<\/li>\n<li>This move reflects a broader corporate trend of non-crypto companies diversifying into digital assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq-listed OceanPal Inc., a global shipping company, has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/oceanpal-in-partnership-with-near-foundation-announces-120m-pipe-investment-to-launch-sovereignai-to-buildout-near-powered-ai-infrastructure-302596832.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced<\/a> the completion of a US\u202f$120\u202fmillion private investment in public equity transaction. <\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, the capital will support a treasury plan to accumulate NEAR tokens\u2014targeting at least 10% of the total supply\u2014and fund the deployment of the blockchain\u2011native AI infrastructure powered by NEAR Protocol (NEAR).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe NEAR presents the greatest asymmetric upside across mature projects in the digital asset market \u2026 We plan to use this decentralised, confidential compute infrastructure to capitalise on the explosive demand for privacy\u2011first, regulatory\u2011compliant AI across enterprise markets,\u201d said CEO Sal\u202fTernullo.<\/p>\n<p>This move by OceanPal marks the first corporate treasury holding of NEAR tokens.The announcement also highlights a broader trend of non-crypto companies diversifying into digital assets. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The initiative comes alongside leadership changes at OceanPal, with former State Street executive Sal Ternullo appointed co-CEO and David Schwed, with prior experience at BNY Mellon, Galaxy, and Robinhood, joining as COO. <\/p>\n<p>The advisory board for SovereignAI includes prominent figures such as NEAR Foundation co-founder Illia Polosukhin, Richard Muirhead of Fabric Ventures, and Lukasz Kaiser of OpenAI, signaling the company\u2019s commitment to building institutional-grade, privacy-first AI infrastructure on blockchain. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasdaq-listed shipping company OceanPal Inc. is launching NEAR corporate treasury, joining a growing trend of non-crypto firms diversifying into digital assets. 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