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How Solaire is Revolutionizing the Fashion Industry with Web3 Technology and Building the Retail Infrastructure on NEAR
Solaire – an exciting web3 retail platform that merges physical and digital assets – is revolutionizing the way consumers interact with fashion brands. By harnessing the power of web3 and the NEAR blockchain, Solaire is building out key protocol infrastructure and APIs that will expand decentralized retail and unlock new opportunities for both shoppers and […]
NEAR Foundation Backs Hydra Ventures to Create Web3’s First ‘Fund of Funds’ Investment DAO
NEAR Foundation is excited to announce that it has joined Hydra Ventures, a “fund of funds” investment DAO. A first in the Web3 space, Hydra Ventures is designed to help other investment DAOs get off the ground. By partnering with NEAR Foundation, Hydra Ventures will open the doors to the eventual launch of the first […]
NEAR and Popp Partner on Customer Engagement for Small Businesses
NEAR Foundation is excited to announce a new partnership with Popp, a company helping small businesses generate better customer engagement using Web3 technology. As part of the partnership, Popp — a solution-as-a-service (SaaS) for small-to-medium consumer brands — will launch its white-labeled tools and products exclusively on NEAR. How Popp works for small businesses Popp […]
Near at ETHDenver Hackathon Bounty Winners
For the 2023 edition of ETHDenver, the Near ecosystem offered a number of bounties across a range of Web3 verticals, including DeFi, Content, Search, Social Media, Interoperability, Smart Contract History, and more. There were 3 main prize pools from Aurora, Proximity, and Developer Governance (DevGov). Congratulations to all Near winners. who received over 30k in […]
Arpit Sharma Joins NEAR as Managing Director for India, Asia, and Middle East Expansion
The NEAR ecosystem is getting a huge boost in the eastern hemisphere today. NEAR Foundation is appointing Arpit Sharma as managing director for India, South East Asia, and the Middle East to help expand NEAR’s presence in those specific regions and beyond. Sharma brings regional expertise as well as leadership experience from the Polygon ecosystem. […]
NEAR Foundation PR Roundup for February
As February draws to a close, NEAR Foundation wanted to share some of the best news headlines from the Near ecosystem and community. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest stories from NEAR in February. NEAR partners with NYU for Web3 learning workshop NEAR attracted over 135 pieces of global coverage this month. […]
Near and RECUR to Make Building on Web3 Easy for Web2 Brands
Near Foundation is excited to announce a new integration with RECUR, a Web3 platform helping major enterprises launch innovative, digital collectible experiences. With RECUR Builder, an enterprise-grade SaaS, the company is making it easier than ever for projects of all sizes to seamlessly build, scale, and integrate Web3 experiences into their existing products, marketing stack, […]
Keypom Brings Frictionless Onboarding to Near and Web3
A key roadblock to mass Web3 adoption is onboarding. People want to get into Web3 and crypto, but they don’t know how. Seed phrases, private keys, smart contract transactions, technical knowledge and crypto jargon are massive barriers to Web3 entry. With Keypom, that’s about to change. Keypom is a new zero friction onboarding protocol with […]
Open Call for NEAR Accelerator Partners
The NEAR blockchain is an open-source, decentralized blockchain protocol designed to be scalable, developer-friendly, and able to support a wide range of decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. The NEAR Foundation is the non-profit organization behind the NEAR blockchain, responsible for the development and maintenance of the NEAR Protocol and its associated ecosystem. Since the […]