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Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Collaborate to Build ZK Solution
The aim of the tie-up is to allow for greater interoperability across chains.
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NEAR token surges. (CoinDesk)
Near Token Rallies Amid Nym Partnership, Ahead of Nearcon Conference
The Near Foundation announced a partnership with Nym Technologies, a privacy-focused infrastructure startup.
NEAR token surges. (CoinDesk)

James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)
Google Cloud Pushes Deeper Into Blockchain Data, Adding 11 Networks Including Polygon
Google’s cloud-computing business has stored historical data on Bitcoin since 2018, claiming the service provides faster access than can be obtained directly from the blockcha...
James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)

Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)
NEAR Foundation’s Marieke Flament Steps Down as CEO
General Counsel Chris Donovan will assume her role at the organization behind the NEAR protocol.
Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)

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Bitcoin Climbs 3% to $26.6K; SOL, NEAR, ADA Lead Crypto Market Gains
Despite today’s market-wide advance, the outlook for risk assets is pointing to softer prices for the next few weeks, one observer noted.
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3 Giga-Brained Ideas From Consensus Day 2
Crypto shows that ideas can be valuable, even if they’re not useful … yet.
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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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The Near platform needs to do more to attract new users, Bank of America said. (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.
The Near platform needs to do more to attract new users, Bank of America said. (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)

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 o...
Marieke Flament (Matt Hussey/NEAR)