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Finance

NEAR Launches Multichain Transaction From One Account Feature

Chain signatures allow users to transact on any network from one account.

Illia Polosukhin, Co-Founder, NEAR Protocol (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Near Protocol's Token Almost Doubles in a Week, Ahead of Nvidia's AI Conference

Near Protocol will be only few crypto-related firm that will be presenting at Nvidia's conference next week.

NEAR rises ahead of Nvidia conference (Gerard Siderius/Unsplash)

Opinion

The Rise of Chain Abstraction and End of Blockchain Factionalism

Will 2024 be the beginning of the end of maximalism in crypto? NEAR Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin thinks so.

Focusing on user experiences might mean the end of tribalism in crypto, NEAR Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin says. (Frederik Merten/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokens In SEC's CrossHairs Are Posting Double Digit Year-To-Date Returns

The Securities and Exchange Commission is doubling down on its allegations that certain crypto assets are securities. These allegations haven't dampened investor enthusiasm for most of the tokens.

Securities Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has a skewed view of what constitutes an investment contract, Polymesh's Graeme Moore writes. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

AVAX, NEAR Beat Ether and Bitcoin as Wall of Red Continues in Asia

AVAX is up 8% in the last 24 hours, while bitcoin is trading below $36,500

Avalanche AVAX crypto token (Getty)

Finance

Near Foundation and Polygon Labs Collaborate to Build ZK Solution

The aim of the tie-up is to allow for greater interoperability across chains.

Polygon APIs will soon be available on The Graph. (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)

Markets

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)

Tech

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 blockchain.

James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

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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