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…e empowered to participate in value creation, ownership and governance opportunities in permissionless systems. The ultimate goal is to enable billions of users to participate in an…

… and 100 media partners hosted sessions on Web3 innovation, governance, international regulatory cooperation, and more. NEAR Foundation hosted a number of talks at PBWS from ecosystem…

A Deep Dive into DAOs: Life Changing DAOs Community DAOs Ecosystem March 25, 2022 In 2016, a few members of the Ethereum community came together to create a platform that would all…

NEAR Community in Focus: NEAR Regional Hubs Community NEAR regional hubs June 20, 2022 Across the NEAR ecosystem and beyond its digital borders, there is frequent talk of NEAR’s in…

NEARCON ‘23 Day 2 Roundup: Web3's Women Shine and Innovations Unfold NEAR Foundation NEARCON 23 November 9, 2023 As the Lisbon sun dipped below the horizon, NEARCON ‘23's second da…

NEAR Hackathon at Ready Layer One: Winners Announced Developers June 3, 2020 NEAR has done various hackathons over the years: online and offline, web2 and web3, self-hosted and wor…

…come increasingly important––along with community building, governance experiments, and advocacy. “{Chain} of Thought” will lead the way in bringing members of

Introducing NEAR AI Private Inference in Corbits: Verifiable, Private AI Agents for the Enterprise July 15, 2026 NEAR AI Team NEAR AI private inference is now natively integrated i…

…e of finance, future of work, sustainability, Web2 -> Web3, governance, arts & culture, and technical content. In addition to the world-class talks, panels, workshops, and hackathon,…

NEAR’s Road to Decentralization: Empowering the Guild Community NEAR Foundation Ecosystem March 11, 2022 The NEAR network is reimagining how decentralized applications and platform…

…have a voice in the future of blockchain and Web3. The NEAR Governance community acts as a forum for the community to discuss topical NEAR protocol improvements and governance initiatives.…

NEAR Q2 Protocol Roadmap Update Community NEAR Protocol Protocol Roadmap August 9, 2023 The Q1 protocol roadmap update was well received by the community. Pagoda committed to conti…

…ategy for AI on NEAR going forward, including evolving NEAR governance with AI agents and the emergence of new business models. Illia Polosukhin and TechCrunch's Mike Butcher in a …

Near at ETHDenver Highlights NEAR Foundation ETHDenver Few and Far NEAR Day March 2, 2023 Near will see a number of partnership and project announcements at Near Day and ETHDenver.…

NEAR Foundation Joins the x402 Foundation to Advance Open Infrastructure for the Agent Economy July 14, 2026 The NEAR Foundation has officially joined the x402 Foundation, the Linu…

NEAR Powers Voting for the Djooky Music Awards NEAR Foundation Music April 4, 2023 The world of music and the blockchain is about to get a lot more exciting and promising thanks to…

RHEA Finance Debuts $RHEA Token, Unifying NEAR’s Leading DeFi Protocols with Chain‑Abstracted Liquidity DeFi August 1, 2025 NEAR Foundation congratulates RHEA Finance on the launch…

The State of AI on NEAR: 2025 Update User-Owned AI AI August 6, 2025 NEAR is the blockchain for AI. Over the past year and a half the focus and scope of that mission has expanded s…

NEAR & Gaming: Putting Gamers in the Driver’s Seat Community NFTs August 17, 2022 Video games are portals to alternate realities. They are the means of escape for the more than thr…

International Cricket Council and NEAR Foundation Sign Multiyear Partnership to Boost Global Fan Engagement Through Web3 NEAR Foundation ICC ICC World Cup International Cricket Cou…

NEAR in April: Sweatcoin, Kenya Regional Hub, and More Community April 28, 2022 Spring is in swing, and things haven’t slowed down a bit for the NEAR ecosystem and community. In Ap…

Catch Us If You Can | October 4th, 2019 Community October 5, 2019 Devcon is here and we hope to meet as many of you as possible! If you did not get a chance to connect with us in S…

NEAR Foundation Partners with NEAT Protocol to Accelerate the Growth of AI Applications with 1 million $NEAR Delegation Community May 28, 2024 NEAR Foundation announces today that …

Community Update: May 22nd, 2020 Community May 22, 2020 Our community is taking roots! The past two weeks have been as exciting as ever. After Ready Layer One we received lots of c…

Why Web3 is Needed More than Ever NEAR Foundation July 28, 2022 The world is literally on fire . Europe, Asia and parts of America have all experienced record temperatures this sum…

…ble way of life,” Lewis muses. “I also see DAOs using their governance token as a way to fund more projects without really selling or giving away the token through more advanced DeFi…

… potential across diverse sectors including DeFi, NFTs, and governance. The integration represents a tangible stride towards a less abstract and more interconnected, trustless Web3.…

NEAR Foundation Announces Policy Principles NEAR Foundation NEAR Foundation Policy Priorities April 28, 2023 It’s no surprise that the Web3 industry presents many unique challenges…

A NEAR Project Update in the Age of COVID Community April 3, 2020 The base of contributors to the NEAR project has increased over the past several months and the global macro pictu…

NEAR Token Supply and Distribution Community June 19, 2020 Last updated: 20201016 (see change log section at the end) NEAR exists to enable community-driven innovation to benefit p…