Near
Blockchains
Building the intelligent Web3 future where AI and blockchain seamlessly scale as one.
Founders
Alexander Skidanov (Co-founder)
Illia Polosukhin (Co-founder)
Launch Date
2018
Key Investors
Tiger Global
Republic Capital
Hashed
FTX Ventures
Dragonfly Capital
and more
About
NEAR Protocol is a fully sharded, AI-native blockchain platform combining proof-of-stake consensus with chain abstraction technology. Designed for mainstream adoption, it enables developers to build scalable applications using familiar JavaScript tools. The platform supports autonomous AI agents, cross-chain functionality, and seamless transaction automation, creating a user-focused ecosystem that can handle billions of interactions without performance degradation—positioning NEAR as the comprehensive infrastructure for the convergence of AI and Web3.
1B+
AI-powered transactions supported
10K+
Global developer community members
Use Cases
- AI-Powered Cross-Chain Trading - Utilize NEAR Intents to enable AI assistants to execute complex cross-chain trades for users, leveraging multiple DEXs with optimal rates in seconds.
- Unified Multi-Chain Wallet Management - Manage assets across multiple blockchains through a single NEAR account using Chain Abstraction, eliminating the need for separate wallets and bridges.
- Autonomous AI Agents for DeFi - Create AI agents on NEAR that autonomously manage DeFi positions, monitor market conditions, and execute strategies based on user-defined parameters.
- Decentralized Application Development - Build scalable dApps using JavaScript or Rust with user-friendly features like named addresses, low transaction fees, and built-in account abstraction.
NEAR's Web3 Infrastructure
- Chain Abstraction: NEAR empowers builders to create applications that scale across all blockchains
- Scalability: NEAR utilizes sharded scaling to ensure the network can support global adoption without slowdowns or high costs
- Developer Tools: NEAR offers familiar Javascript and developer tools to speed up development
- Comprehensive Documentation: NEAR provides documentation and community resources to facilitate development
- Cross-Chain Functionality: NEAR delivers a user-focused, decentralized ecosystem at a global scale
AI and Blockchain Integration
- AI-Native Transactions: NEAR supports AI-native transactions
- AI-Driven Applications: NEAR enables the creation of AI-driven applications
- AI Agents: AI agents can manage assets and services autonomously
- Automation: NEAR allows for the automation of transactions
- Financial and Commerce Tools: NEAR supports the building of financial and commerce tools
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