Near

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

The Universal Hip Hop Museum will put rap’s most iconic faces on the blockchain.

Business  ·  19 June 2021

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.

Business  ·  20 May 2021
Polkadot

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.

Tech  ·  18 February 2021
Ethereum

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.

Business  ·  18 November 2020
Near

Validator Vote Transitions NEAR Protocol to Proof-of-Stake Mainnet

The Andreessen Horowitz-backed blockchain project successfully transitioned to Phase 2 of Mainnet after a suprise validator vote.

Tech  ·  13 October 2020
Ethereum

Token Sales Are Back in 2020

As the price of bitcoin rises, token sales have become trendy once more. Here's how Avalanche, Polkadot and NEAR have fared in 2020.

Business  ·  12 August 2020
CoinFlash

Dapp Platform NEAR Protocol Taps Ontology’s Expertise for Decentralized Identity Effort

The dapp platform will leverage Ontology's experience in building decentralized identity solutions.

Tech  ·  10 August 2020
Near

NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet

Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors.

Tech  ·  9 June 2020
Pantera Capital

NEAR Protocol Launches Following $21M Token Sale Led by Andreessen Horowitz

NEAR announced Monday the closing of a $21.6 million token sale involving a16z, Pantera and others. It also revealed the stealth-mode launch of the NEAR mainnet on April 22.

Tech  ·  4 May 2020
Cosmos

Ready Layer One: Base Layer Protocols Team for Virtual Developer Event

A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.

Tech  ·  7 April 2020