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Illia Polosukhin: Building Near's Blockchain, Embedding AI
The co-founder, a speaker at CoinDesk’s Consensus festival, said Near is taking on Ethereum and already boasts 25 million accounts and 446,000 daily transactions.
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A Near sign in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)
Next Evolution of Blockchain Software Has Only Just Begun: Bank of America
Platforms like Near, Polkadot and Cardano are using new approaches to improve the trade-off between scalability, decentralization and security, a report from the bank said.
A Near sign in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Near Protocol Starts ‘Blockchain Operating System’ to Focus on User Experience
The platform is intended to act as a common layer for browsing and discovering Web 3 products.
NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Fundación NEAR se une al Grupo Nutresa para lanzar un programa de fidelización Web3 en América Latina
Es el primer programa de fidelización de código abierto que utiliza el protocolo Near y que busca llegar a un millón de consumidores en la región.
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Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)
Near Foundation Urges Winding Down USN Stablecoin, Funds a $40M Backstop
The foundation is setting aside the funds for a "protection programme," which it says is equal to the amount of a "collateral gap" associated with the undercollateralization of the USN project.
Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)

CDCROP: NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Near Blockchain Moves Ahead With Phase One of Sharding Upgrade
As a part of Near’s four-step plan to shard the network over the next year, the protocol will introduce 200 new validators.
CDCROP: NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Crypto at War: Inside Ukraine's Historic Crypto Fundraiser, Consensus 2022 by CoinDesk, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA - 11 Jun 2022
Near Protocol Forms Working Group to Promote DeFi Governance
The Near Digital Collective is a self-governance initiative aimed at further decentralizing the Near ecosystem’s decision-making by moving it to a blockchain.
Crypto at War: Inside Ukraine's Historic Crypto Fundraiser, Consensus 2022 by CoinDesk, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA - 11 Jun 2022

CDCROP: Infinity Room (Unsplash)
Blockchain Supporter NEAR Unveils $100M VC Fund Targeting Web3 Culture and Entertainment
The NEAR Foundation is collaborating with Caerus Ventures in the initiative, which will make seed round investments.
CDCROP: Infinity Room (Unsplash)

CDCROP: Stack of cash $100 dollar bills (Shutterstock)
Venture Capital Firm MetaWeb Raises $30M for Early Stage Crypto Startups
Having operated in stealth mode for several months, the fund has invested in more than 30 startups.
CDCROP: Stack of cash $100 dollar bills (Shutterstock)