Andy, founder of the cryptocurrency podcast The Rollup, has expressed optimism about the future of Starknet, NEAR, and Zcash (ZEC), highlighting their potential in zero-knowledge proofs, intent-driven design, and privacy technologies. He praised these projects for addressing core cryptographic challenges over the past decade and urged the industry to focus on fundamental technologies. Market data reflects this optimism, with Starknet's STRK token surging 35% and NEAR rising 11.4% in the past 24 hours, according to OKX. Meanwhile, ZEC saw a 16.5% increase, as reported by Binance. Additionally, Near Intents has achieved a cumulative trading volume of over $4.5 billion, with $1.1 billion traded in the last week.