Near protocol
Shipping Firm OceanPal Adds AI Arm With $120M PIPE Deal, Eyes 10% of NEAR Supply
The move is backed by investors including Kraken and Fabric Ventures, and OceanPal's shipping business will continue to operate separately.

NEAR Protocol Surges 5% as Buyers Dominate Amid Middle East Tensions
Despite market uncertainty, NEAR finds strong support at $2.11 level while testing key resistance.

NEAR Protocol Plunges 6% as Middle East Tensions Fuel Crypto Selloff
Despite price volatility, NEAR's growing user base of 46 million shows adoption beyond speculation.

NEAR Plunges 8% as Middle East Tensions Rattle Crypto Markets
Uncertainty in the Middle East drove volatility despite protocol reaching 46 million monthly users.

NEAR Protocol Surges 5% After Forming Bullish Support Pattern
NEAR showed resilience on Thursday with strong recovery from $2.42 support level, despite chaos in global markets.

IIlia Polosukhin: A Crypto+AI Pioneer
The co-founder of NEAR is working to create a full ecosystem for decentralized AI.

Brevan Howard-Backed Tokenization Firm Libre Arrives on NEAR Blockchain
NEAR Protocol’s cross-chain signing feature will allow users on multiple blockchains to transact with Libre’s selection of tokenized credit and hedge funds.

NEAR Blockchain Gets Major Upgrade to Add 'Stateless Validation'
The upgrade, known as "Nightshade 2.0," has been on the NEAR roadmap for years, with the first version introduced in 2022.

NEAR Pushes 'Signatures' on Mainnet, in Growing Trend of Chain Abstraction
The feature was introduced in testnet in March, and allows users with a NEAR account to sign transactions on blockchains it supports, without the need for cross-chain bridges.

CoinDesk 20 Index Fell More Than 20% During Overall Crypto Market Crash
The overall crypto market crashed as risk-off sentiment permeated global markets. The altcoin-heavy benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index fell more than 20%, with crypto majors Solana and Near Protocol plummeting 20% to 30%. The sentiment shift stems from the recession fears ignited by Friday's U.S. economic and jobs data, as well as the rising tensions in the Middle East. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."
