December 19th, 2025
Near Protocol News - Page 3
NEAR Data Availability Integrates with Polygon CDK for Ethereum Scaling
By Temitope Olatunji
January 19th, 2024
By leveraging NEAR DA, Polygon developers can enjoy substantial reductions in data availability costs, enhancing the overall efficiency of their rollups.
Near Foundation Slashes Staff by 40% While Affirming Strong Treasury, NEAR Price Close to $4
By Temitope Olatunji
January 11th, 2024
According to them, the Foundation has a balance sheet that includes more than $285 million in fiat currency reserves, 305 million NEAR tokens valued at over $1 billion, and $70 million allocated for investments and loans.
SEC Charges Kraken Again for Unregistered Securities Trading and Commingling User Funds
By Tolu Ajiboye
November 21st, 2023
The SEC has brought legal action against Kraken, this time accusing the exchange of mixing user funds, while unlawfully offering securities services.
EU Parliament Approves Controversial Data Act with Smart Contract Kill Switch
By Bhushan Akolkar
November 10th, 2023
Despite strong opposition from crypto industry players, the European Parliament introduces the Data Act that can severely impact the smart contract platforms.
Polygon Labs Joins Hands with NEAR Foundation to Build zKWASM Prover
By Bhushan Akolkar
November 9th, 2023
The zkWasm prover will bridge the divide between Wasm-based blockchains and the Ethereum ecosystem. MATIC price rallies 8% amid strong whale accumulation.
International Cricket Council (ICC) and NEAR Foundation Announces Strategic Partnership to Forster Fan Engagement via Web3 Platform
By Steve Muchoki
September 28th, 2023
The NEAR Foundation has become the official blockchain partner for ICC in a bid to help fans interact more with their favorite teams and players.
Tether Finds New Banking Partner – Bahamas-based Britannia Bank & Trust
By Chimamanda U. Martha
August 30th, 2023
While the exact start date of Tether’s partnership with the bank remains undisclosed, the crypto-focused company has historically been discreet about its banking relationships.
Coinbase and Circle Dissolve Consortium Partnership as USDC Integrates with 6 New Blockchains
By Mayowa Adebajo
August 22nd, 2023
Both parties will continue to generate revenue from USDC reserves interest income.
NEAR Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Partner on Web3 Growth in Asia
By Ibukun Ogundare
June 26th, 2023
The news of the partnership between Alibaba Cloud and the NEAR Foundation, hit the market shortly after Alibaba announced a new chairman.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Refers to Bitcoin and Ethereum as Non-Securities in Newly Revealed Video
By Chimamanda U. Martha
June 13th, 2023
The SEC chair previously indicated that all cryptocurrencies apart from BTC are securities.
Cosmose AI and NEAR Foundation Partner to Improve Retail Shopping
By Babafemi Adebajo
April 24th, 2023
Through the partnership with NEAR Foundation, Cosmose AI will expand its individualized experiences to its worldwide clientele through several channels.
DeFi Protocol Frontier Brings In-Browser Wallet Support for 35 Blockchains
By Bhushan Akolkar
January 17th, 2023
The Frontier in-browser wallet support will have fraud-detection engine to scan every single transaction to safeguard you from signing malicious transactions.
Ethereum (ETH) Price Surges to Ten-Week High as Inflation Reduces
By Mayowa Adebajo
January 16th, 2023
Many other notable digital currencies are currently seeing massive gains, bringing the crypto market a remarkable 1.7% increase on the day to surpass the $1 trillion mark.
Near Protocol to Launch Loyalty Points Program for Grupo Nutresa by Q1 2023
By Steve Muchoki
December 1st, 2022
The Near Foundation and Nutresa have a common mission of enabling environmentally sustainable practices.
Skyward Finance Allegedly Suffers $3M Loss in Exploit
By Kofi Ansah
November 3rd, 2022
The hacker allegedly redeemed over 1.1 million wrapped Near tokens in a loop from Skyward’s treasury contract in the said transaction.