SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 | NEAR TEAM NEAR is launching phase 0 of its roadmap towards a fully sharded blockchain. This phase, nicknamed Simple Nightshade, will kickstart a year of changes and additions to the NEAR blockchain that when complete, will make it super-fast, incredibly secure, and capable of onboarding millions…

The web browser’s hundreds of millions of users will be able to easily access and transact on the NEAR blockchain and with NEAR tokens within Opera. Sept 30, 2021 — Opera, the world’s first browser with Web 3 capabilities and a built-in crypto wallet, today announced plans to support NEAR…

NEAR is making a debut in Hong Kong as a Platinum Sponsor for the Hong Kong Web3 Festival, which will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 12–15, 2023. This four-day event, hosted on five center stages across an area of about 9,000㎡, will see…

Near Foundation is excited to announce a new partnership with Popp, a company helping small businesses generate better customer engagement using Web3 technology. As part of the partnership, Popp — a solution-as-a-service (SaaS) for small-to-medium consumer brands — will launch its white-labeled tools and products exclusively on Near. How Popp works for small businesses Popp helps…

The Near Foundation is excited to announce that it’s partnering with WEMADE, one of the largest publicly-listed gaming companies in South Korea. A leading game developer in South Korea for over 20 years, WEMADE will be vital in Near’s push toward mainstream adoption of Web3. Near and WEMADE will support…

To help accelerate real-world value creation in the NEAR ecosystem, the NEAR community has launched the NEAR Community Purpose Trust (for ease referred to in the remainder of this post as the ‘NEAR Community Treasury’). The NEAR Community Treasury is intended to serve as a decentralised treasury for the NEAR…

Missed Near Day and ETHDenver 2023? We’ve got you covered with content from Near talks and panels. There were also a number of awesome announcements, including the big news out of ETHDenver — the Blockchain Operating System. Let’s take a look at all that was Near at ETHDenver. Near Day talks

Near is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with BORA, a Web3 gaming subsidiary of METABORA. Near and BORA will support each other in spreading local brand awareness, invest in research and collaboration on cross-chain, host events, and generate Web3 opportunities in Korea. An affiliate of Kakao Games and…

Few and Far, a leading Digital Collectibles web3 platform, has announced today that it has raised $10.5 million in a funding round led by Pantera Capital, the leading blockchain investment firm. The raise marks a significant milestone for Few and Far, which has been making exponential growth since launching. The…