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NEAR signage in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)
NEAR Token Jumps Over 20% After UST Integration
Tokens of the layer 1 blockchain are up 23% after Terra said its UST stablecoins would be supported on the network.
NEAR signage in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

NEAR Surges Over 20% Following Terra UST Integration
NEAR Surges Over 20% Following Terra UST Integration
Tokens of Near (NEAR) jumped 23% to $10.80 Wednesday following Terra’s announcement UST stablecoins will be supported on the network. “The Hash” panel discusses where this rec...
NEAR Surges Over 20% Following Terra UST Integration

NEAR signage in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)
NEAR Foundation Appoints Ex-Circle Exec Marieke Flament as CEO
The a16z-backed blockchain recently announced an $800 million grants program in a bid to attract more builders.
NEAR signage in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

The artists rolled into Miami with a wrapped bus touting their new NFT project. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)
How a Collection of 1M Music NFTs Could Mint the Next Platinum Record
Deadmau5 and Portugal. The Man are debuting NFTs of their new single at Miami’s Art Basel festival.
The artists rolled into Miami with a wrapped bus touting their new NFT project. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

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Ardana and Near Join Forces to Build a Crosschain Bridge
The new bridge will connect two blockchains poised to make a run at the TVL leaderboard.
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Blockchain Data Indexer The Graph Launches on NEAR Blockchain
The service expands beyond blockchains that are compatible with the Ethereum network.
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Near co-founder Illia Polosukhin speaks at NEARCON 2021. (NEAR)
Near Protocol Offers $800M in Grants in Bid for DeFi Mindshare
Amid a spree of mammoth layer 1 incentive programs, Near has raised the bar in sheer size.
Near co-founder Illia Polosukhin speaks at NEARCON 2021. (NEAR)

NEAR Protocol Offers $800M in Grants in Bid for DeFi Mindshare
NEAR Protocol Offers $800M in Grants in Bid for DeFi Mindshare
NEAR, the high-speed and self-styled “climate neutral” chain, has launched a mammoth $800 million grants fund with major tranches earmarked for specific purposes, with DeFi be...
NEAR Protocol Offers $800M in Grants in Bid for DeFi Mindshare

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NEAR’s Aurora Raises $12M to Expand Ethereum Layer 2 Network
The platform allows EVM contracts to run on the NEAR blockchain, and may have a burgeoning DeFi ecosystem on the horizon.
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Alibaba’s E-Commerce Website Taobao to Include NFT Arts in Its Maker Festival
NEAR Protocol is working with Web3Games and Chinese artist Heshan Huang to sell NFT-based “real estate.”
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