NEAR’s token economy is built around the NEAR token, a unit of value on the platform that enables token holders to use applications on NEAR, participate in network governance, and earn token rewards by staking to the network.

CogX virtual conference from June 14th - 16th.

CogX Conference

"NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin will present NEAR's progress and upcoming roadmap on Consensus 2021 Summit"

Consensus 2021

"Join us Fri, May 14th - Sun, June 6th for The Open Web Community Conference + Hackathon"

Community Conference

"DeFi Summit is a week long virtual event focused on bringing builders & developers together in a connected space. Learn about what is..."

DeFi Summit

"Join us for an immersive art experience (or just to hang out!) at our #NFT Lounge. We'll be running in parallel to the BTC 2021..."

NFT Lounge

"NEW LISTING | @NEAR_Blockchain $NEAR Gets Listed on #KuCoin! | Pairs: NEAR/USDT, NEAR/BTC ..."

KuCoin Listing

"'Hip-Hop Head' NFTs will be auctioned daily until July 24 on the collection's website."

Hip-Hop Head NFTs End

"@OPGames_, a gaming project on @NEARProtocol , is having an AMA tomorrow!" The event will take place at 16:00 (UTC).

NEAR x OP Games AMA

"There will be an AMA on September 23rd in the OIN Finance Telegram to kickstart this partnership!"

NEAR/OIN Telegram AMA

"Join the @OpenWebSandbox Party: 'HOT DAO SUMMER' | Thursday, August 26, 5 PM CET."

Roundtable Discussion

WhiteBIT lists Near (@NEARProtocol) with NEAR/BTC, NEAR/ETH, and NEAR/USDT pairs.

WhiteBIT Listing

"Join the @NEARProtocol Town Hall... 5-6:15 PM UTC."

Town Hall

"Twitter Live AMA on NEAR Sharded Mainnet w/ Bowen & Jane... at 5pm GMT."

Twitter Sharding AMA

ETH Portland in Portland, Oregon, USA from October 28th - 29th.

ETH Portland

"Join @hosseeb's Twitter Spaces with @naval and @ilblackdragon... 3 PM PT!"

L1 Wars on Twitter Spaces

"Kicking off 2022 with the first @NEARProtocol Town Hall of the year... @ 9AM EST"

"Join the June #NEAR Town Hall later this week, live from #Consensus2022... at 5PM GMT"

Coinfest Asia in Bali, Indonesia from August 25th to 26th.

Coinfest Asia

Korea Blockchain Week 2022 in Seoul from August 7th to 14th.

Korea Blockchain Week

"Join the Town Hall... 2PM UTC, for a panel on DAOs with NEAR Foundation CEO @mariekeflament plus updates on NEAR ecosystem..."

March Town Hall

Paris Blockchain Week in Paris, France from March 20th to 24th.

Paris Blockchain Week

"Join @ilblackdragon & @oleg_fem, the Co-Founders of @NEARProtocol & @SweatEconomy, for a joint AMA in the #NEAR Discord," at 16:00 (UTC).

NTF.NYC in New York City from June 20th to 23rd.

NFT.NYC

FTX lists NEAR Protocol (@NEARProtocol) with NEAR/USD and NEAR/USDT spot pairs at 2 PM (UTC).

FTX Listing (Spot)

Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas from June 9th to 12th.

Consensus 2022

Mainnet 2022 by Messari in New York from September 21st to 23rd.

Mainnet 2022

"... At 12:00 ET we'll be joined by @ASAC_NFT to discuss all things #NFT in the #NEAR ecosystem"

NFT Discussion with ASAC

WebX Asia in Tokyo, Japan from July 25th to 26th.

WebX Asia

Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas from April 26th to 28th.

Consensus 2023

DeFi Kitchen virtual event from March 9th to 16th.

DeFi Kitchen

"The most prestigious Web3 summit in Europe, gathering the brightest minds for meaningful conversations and collaboration."

Proof of Talk

Epic Web3 Conference in Lisbon, Portugal and online.

Epic Web3 Conference

Hack Summit virtual conference for blockchain developers from March 31st to April 1st.

Hack Summit

Ethereum Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland from April 14th to 16th.

Ethereum Zurich

Interop Summit 2023 in Denver, Colorado from February 27th to 28th.

Interop Summit 2023

Developer Day - During GDC in San Francisco from10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT).

Developer Day

"Bitrue x @NEARProtocol Near Foundation AMA... 10:00 (UTC)"

AMA with Bitrue

EthGlobal Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal from May 12th to 14th.

EthGlobal Lisbon

ETHDenver 2023 from February 24th to March 5th in Denver, Colorado.

ETHDenver 2023

"Join the #NEAR Foundation and the wider NEAR Ecosystem for next week's town hall 4pm UTC"

"... #NEAR Wallet Standards Work Group call this Thursday, where the group will vote on NEP-428," at 5 PM (UTC).

NEP-428 Vote

2023 Crypto Valley Conference in Rotkreuz, Switzerland from June 1st to 2nd.

Crypto Valley Conference

Aurora Conference, the first-of-its-kind international gathering of Web3 builders, innovators, and leaders in Nordics.

Aurora Conference

"Get Ready for an Ecosystem Showcase AMA with @AILAND_Group," at 13:00 (UTC).

AMA with AILAND

Collision Conference in Toronto from June 26th to 29th.

Collision Conference

Web3 Gaming Expo in Pasadena, California, USA from June 8th to 9th.

Web3 Gaming Expo

"Join the most charming Community Team in all of #Web3 for an AMA session with @beetogether_org and a guest from the #NEAR Foundation!"

AMA with Bee-Together.com

"... 3pm UTC... Welcome from Illia | KPI review: Tracking our ecosystem goals | BOS: Unpacking benefits & solutions..."

Point Zero Forum at the Circle Convention Center, Zurich Airport, Switzerland from June 26th to 28th.

Point Zero Forum

NEAR @ ETHCC at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France from July 16th to 17th.

NEAR @ ETHCC

"... 11AM EST... KPIs | BOS updates from Illia & Alex | NFT projects on NEAR | How to get involved with NEARWEEK | DevHub news..."

Token 2049 Asia at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from September 13th to 14th.

Token 2049 Asia

"... Join an AMA with @marmajgaming on the #NEAR Telegram... 1:00 PM UTC"

Telegram AMA

"Want something fun and @Playible... @ 4pm UTC? We've got a Twitter Space ready for you"

Twitter Spaces AMA

"The Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) is the largest annual European Ethereum event focused on technology and community."

ETHCC 6

"Discover the latest advancements in blockchain technology and experience the power of multi-chain decentralized applications (dApps)..."

NEAR APAC

"Catch @Galxe, @play_ember, @Playible and a whole host of #NEAR ecosystem projects this Wednesday in our next Town Hall!"

"... Facilitate high-level discourse and showcase the Swiss blockchain ecosystem as one of the leading blockchain innovation..."

CV Summit 2023

"KBW spans one week delivering a world-class lineup of speakers, non-stop events and wonderful vibes."

"... Gathering of the world's most distinguished industry leaders, government officials, funds and VCs, NFT and digital artists..."

WOW Summit

"... Insightful web3 conferences, competitive esports and gaming, transformative networking opportunities, and blockchain-driven..."

ABC Conclave

Blockchain Life 2023 in Dubai, UAE with speakers, panels, networking, and crypto expo.

Blockchain Life 2023

ETH Riyadh 2023 is a prominent Web3 summit dedicated to Ethereum, designed to gather developers and builders from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

ETH Riyadh

"Update on NEAR Block Explorers... transitioning to Explorer Selector... For more details, join the upcoming Spaces..."

Explorer Update X Spaces

Nacho Trades

Adeniyi.sui

Tier1 Venture Capital Company, Electriccapital.com"

Electric Capital

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) crypto

Ali Yahya

Charles Hoskinson

zacxbt

Redphone Crypto

Sreeram Kannan

olaf

Former Product Manager of Coinbase, Co-Founder Scalar.capital

Linda Xie

Hsaka

DFarmer

evan.sui

top tick crypto

Matthew Graham

Kain

0xSun

DCF GOD

Eddy Lazzarin

HDF humble defi farmer

SpiderCrypto

Imran Khan

maria

smolting (wassie, verse)

Mando

notsofast

Santiago R Santos

Community Sale

Operations Grants

Foundation Endowment

Early Ecosystem

Core Contributors

Community Grants & Programs

United States of America

Andreessen Horowitz, often referred to as "a16z," is a prominent venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, both of whom are well-known figures in the tech industry. Andreessen Horowitz is one of the leading venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and has gained a reputation for its investments in technology companies, particularly in the areas of software, internet, and more recently, blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Mechanism Capital is an investment firm that invests in the cryptocurrency industry with a focus on decentralized finance or DeFi.

Mechanism Capital

Dragonfly Capital Partners, commonly referred to as Dragonfly Capital, is a venture capital firm that focuses on investments in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Dragonfly Capital is known for its active involvement in the blockchain and crypto industry and its commitment to supporting innovative projects and companies.

Dragonfly Capital

Singapore

Three Arrows Capital

Slovakia

Zee Prime Capital is a VC firm based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Investing in programmable assets and early-stage founders globally.

Zee Prime Capital

Hong Kong

Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm that provides liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital assets markets.

Alameda Research

Finland

Founder and CEO of Aave and ETHLend. He is an experienced businessman with extensive knowledge of blockchain, cryptocurrencies and financial technology.

Stani Kulechov

Santiago Roel Santos is the Partner at ParaFi Capital

Santiago Roel Santos

Circle Ventures focuses on proprietary capital investments in the technology sector.

Circle Ventures

Jump Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm that focuses on investing in technology-driven companies across various industries. With offices in Chicago and New York, Jump Capital has established itself as a strategic investor with a broad portfolio, encompassing sectors such as software, fintech, healthcare, and more.

Jump Capital

Alan Howard

Investing in the crypto-powered Web3 and creator economy ecosystems

6MV (6th Man Ventures)

Amber Group is a one-stop crypto finance service provider that provides liquidity provision, trading and asset management services 24/7.

Amber Group

Folius Ventures invests, popularizes, and participates in the construction of the Web3 ecosystem.

Folius Ventures

MetaWeb Ventures

Sale Link

Funding Round

China

An investment company specialized in Blockchain sector. Up to now, they've invested over 100 blockchain projects in their portfolio. The most successful investments includes Coinbase, Binance, Canaan, etc.

Fundamental Labs

Blockchange Ventures is an investing firm that invest in early-stage blockchain companies, protocols, and applications.

Blockchange Ventures

DTC Capital

United Kingdom

Libertus Capital invests in companies and protocols that enhance and protect freedom, privacy and trust.

Libertus Capital

Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm and hedge fund. It was founded in 2013 by Dan Morehead, who is a former Wall Street executive and chief financial officer (CFO) at Tiger Management. Pantera Capital is known for being one of the earliest institutional investors in the cryptocurrency space and has been actively involved in supporting the growth and development of blockchain technology and digital assets.