NEARCON Sept. 11-14 Lisbon, Portugal

Create
without limits

on a Web3 platform that leaves barriers behind.

Make amazing things

Great technology is nothing without usability. NEAR is a platform that helps users overcome all the barriers that usually hold them back in the Web3 space - from complicated UX to the high cost of scaling.

Limitless Creation

With the introduction of Javascript and Rust, we’ve thrown open the doors to thousands of developers who were previously excluded from Web3.

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Limitless Scaling

With the innovation of dynamic sharding, we’ve made infinite scalability possible for the first time - overcoming the key limitation of established Web3 protocols.

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Limitless Usability

With a game-changing focus on UX and DevX, we’ve create a seamless user experience that removes much of the confusion and pain experienced on other protocols.

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The Web3 promise
finally delivered

Ethereum has provided a vision of what's possible, but with NEAR, you can start building Web3 apps that can scale for mass-adoption today.

Low cost & high speed through better scaling technology.

Learn about Nightshade Sharding →

Frictionless onboarding for users and developers.

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Low cost. High speed. Effortless scale.

Nightshade sharding enables seamless scaling with minimal fees.

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<0.01USD

Transaction Cost

16M+

Active Accounts

400K

Daily Transactions

~2.4s

Time to Finality

Climate Neutral. Now.
And Forever.

Certified Carbon Neutral

NEAR is certified carbon neutral by South Pole, the industry lead in carbon offsetting solutions.

NEAR's certificate for climate neutrality →

Low Energy Footprint

NEAR's innovative blockchain design uses a fraction of the energy other networks use, and requires no sort of power-draining "crypto mining" to perform transactions.

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Backed by the Best

“With multichain interoperability of Rainbow Bridge, Aurora (EVM), Octopus (Substrate), and NEAR native’s Nightshade sharding technology, NEAR is best suited for empowering blockchain applications for mainstream adoption,”

Amos Zhang

Founder of MetaWeb.vc.

Amos Zhang

Founder of MetaWeb.vc.

Amos Zhang

Founder of MetaWeb.vc.

NEAR in the News

Larry Ellison’s SailGP and Near Protocol to Create a DAO for Sports Team Ownership

Members of the decentralized autonomous organization will be able to determine athlete selection, team management and team strategy.

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20 million JavaScript devs can now build applications on NEAR: KBW 2022

“A student can build an app without needing to learn new languages without needing to learn new skills,” said Near founder Illia Polosukhin.

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Mila Kunis Partners With Sharad Devarajan To Launch Web3 Entertainment Franchise ‘Armored Kingdom’

A new entertainment franchise spanning a Web3 trading card game, digital comics, animation and film, which will be built on the carbon-neutral, community-driven blockchain, NEAR.

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