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NEAR Protocol Co-Founder on Token Explosion and Raising $350M
NEAR Protocol Co-founder Illia Polosukhin discusses the layer one protocol’s rapid growth as its native token doubled in value over the past four weeks. Plus, a conversation about their plans for regional expansion after raising $350 million in their second round of funding this year.
Crypto Markets React to LFG's BTC Reserves, Musk Taking 9.2% Stake in Twitter
Quantum Economics Founder & CEO Mati Greenspan discusses the current state of the crypto markets as the Luna Foundation Guard purchased about $400 million worth of BTC over the past week for its UST reserves. Plus, a conversation on dogecoin’s price spike following Elon Musk’s new stake in Twitter and why Greenspan is bullish on the Near Protocol.
NEAR Surges Over 20% Following Terra UST Integration
Tokens of Near (NEAR) jumped 23% to $10.80 Wednesday following Terra’s announcement UST stablecoins will be supported on the network. “The Hash” panel discusses where this recent update places Near in the competition against other proof-of-stake chains like Avalanche, Solana, and Terra. Plus, the potential significance of having stablecoins on multiple networks as a tool for scaling DeFi.
NEAR Protocol Offers $800M in Grants in Bid for DeFi Mindshare
NEAR, the high-speed and self-styled “climate neutral” chain, has launched a mammoth $800 million grants fund with major tranches earmarked for specific purposes, with DeFi being a major focus of the program. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest development in what may be the first step towards a full DeFi ecosystem.
The NEAR Mainnet Is Live
Join Illia Polosukhin of NEAR protocol for a brief overview of NEAR, the recent mainnet launch, and future road-map. Following the presentation Aliaksandr [Sasha] Hudzilin hosts an open web collective with Anton Bukov of 1inch Exchange, Tanuj Nigam of TessaB, Canaan Linder of Stardust and Peter Mitchell of Flu.
