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NEAR Foundation PR Roundup for January
NEAR Foundation hopes all of you are having a great start to the year. Here are some of the top news stories from the NEAR Foundation and our thriving ecosystem, as well as press headlines from around the globe. Calimero raises $8.5 million in funding In an exclusive with The Block, London-based startup Calimero announced […]
NEAR and Dropt to Revolutionize Loyalty and Engagement
NEAR Foundation is excited to announce a new partnership with Dropt, focused on embedding Web3 technologies into customer loyalty and engagement programs. With ownership and interoperability being critical components in the next generation of the customer experience, Dropt chose to build on NEAR. Its compelling tech stack and powerful tooling offer Dropt the ideal foundation […]
NEAR Foundation & Pagoda Goals and Target Metrics for 2023
Building on the 2023 strategy for NEAR Foundation and Pagoda shared here at the end of last year, the goal of this post is to share the specific objectives and target metrics that will make this vision a reality. All NEAR ecosystem OKRs for 2023 distill to a single North Star: the goal of 10 […]
NEAR Wallet’s Evolution in 2023
NEAR Foundation and Pagoda, along with the Wallets Working Group, have conducted extensive community discussions over the last several months about the evolution of wallets in the NEAR ecosystem. In keeping with the Foundation’s goal to empower the community and continue to decentralize the ecosystem over time, the focus since NEARCON has been to expand […]
Refining NEAR Foundation’s Grant Approach
A few weeks ago, as part of a series of blogs on the state of funding, NEAR Foundation announced it would be examining its evolving funding strategy. This is in line with the Foundation’s goal of providing a clear and concise update to continue to foster transparent communication. At this time, NEAR Foundation is actively […]
NEAR 2022: A Year in Review
It’s been a whirlwind year for NEAR – and it’s hard to believe that 2022 is coming to an end. It’s been a year filled with massive milestones and achievements, including the biggest NEARCON ever, record-breaking new wallet creation, and much more. With 2023 around the corner, it’s a great time to reflect and take […]
NEAR Weekly On Chain Data Report: December 23
Transparency continues to be a core focus of the NEAR Fondation, so every week it will publish data to assess the health of the ecosystem. This is to aid the NEAR community in understanding the current state of NEAR across key metrics. The Weekly On Chain Data Report will also appear at the top of […]
NEAR Foundation Transparency Report : Q3 2022
In this second NEAR Foundation Transparency Report covering Q3 of 2022, the Foundation aims to deliver on its commitment to consistent and frequent communication with the NEAR community. This transparency report is one of NEAR Foundation’s vital contributions to the NEAR ecosystem’s long-term health and viability. NEAR Foundation Mission and Purpose NEAR’s mission is to: […]
NEAR Strategic Update and Outlook for 2023
The recent stream of news clearly demonstrates that the world needs Web3. Trust in legacy institutions is breaking down, individual privacy and individual freedom are equally at risk, and the major Web2 platforms we use every day have become monopolies that focus on profit, not people. Yet Web3 also hasn’t fully delivered on its promise […]