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Finance

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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Tech

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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Tech

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.

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Videos

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 being a major focus of the program. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest development in what may be the first step towards a full DeFi ecosystem.

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Tech

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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Finance

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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Finance

NFTs of Hip-Hop Icons Hit NEAR Blockchain to Mark Juneteenth

Ed Young’s NFT.HipHop will put hip-hop's most iconic faces on the blockchain.

Auctions for Hip Hop Heads such as these go live on Saturday, June 19.

Finance

Flux Protocol Raises $10.3M Seed Round to Build DeFi Infrastructure on NEAR

Distributed Global, Coinbase Ventures and others are betting the data protocol can help lending applications attract users to NEAR.

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Tech

Blockchain Data Indexer 'The Graph' to Support Polkadot, Solana, NEAR and Celo

The project’s custom API “subgraphs” provide data to some of Ethereum’s top DeFi apps.

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Finance

Mintbase Raises $1M Seed Round to Bring NFTs to NEAR Protocol

The new funding allows Mintbase to hire developers and designers to prepare for a testnet launch on NEAR before year's end.

Mintbase co-founders Carolin Wend and Nate Geier

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