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We raise awareness, support projects, and work to provide a clear path to decentralization on @NEARProtocol . Our vision: an open web world.

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@NEARFoundation
NEAR Foundation
1 year
A Note from the NEAR Foundation: It’s been quite a day for all of us in #Web3 . We'd like to take this opportunity to comment on the current state of the #NEAR Foundation in regard to NEAR’s positioning and future outlook.
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Hello world 👋
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In the interest of transparency with our #NEAR community and given all the uncertainty this week, we will continue to be as open as possible about where NEAR Foundation stands regarding FTX.
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The first AMA of the year is going live this Thursday at 17:00 UTC 🎉 The topic? All things NEAR Digital Collective. Join @mariekeflament , @Blaze0x1 , and more as we deep dive into the NDC and the future of governance. Learn more 🧵
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Tomorrow the NEAR Foundation will be hosting a Twitter spaces as part of the commitment to improve communications across the ecosystem & community Hosted by NEAR Foundation’s @marcus_NEAR , CEO @mariekeflament , NEAR Co-Founder @ilblackdragon & others
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NEAR Foundation
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You asked we listened. Our next AMA with @MariekeFlament , CEO of the NEAR Foundation, is coming up 🎉 We've collected your questions and will be answering them live. 📆 Thursday, Nov 17th 🕐 17:00 UTC Hit the 🔔 and set a reminder
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@NEARFoundation
NEAR Foundation
2 years
NEAR Foundation has always focused on diligent and conservative treasury management, and we are well positioned to weather the storm. No better time to build on NEAR!
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Hello from the Foundation, we thought we'd provide an update on what's been happening in and around the Foundation last week, and what's coming up. What were we up to last week? 🧵🎉
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NEAR Foundation
2 years
March was a great month for the NEAR Ecosystem — wrapping up this year’s 1st quarter strong during the March Town Hall. Some highlights tackled were NEAR’s solid growth, new brand partnerships, & holding the biggest hackathon in #NEAR history. Read more:
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NEAR Foundation
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We know that times can get tough. And after last year, especially in the world of #Web3 . That’s why we’re partnering with Spill to provide mental health support to our entire community. Read more about Spill and how to access it here:
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1/ In light of recent news, we would like to confirm that the #NEAR Foundation has no exposure to Silvergate and minimal exposure to SVB — well under the FDIC insurance limit of $250k Fiat funds held by the Foundation are stored in AA and AAA-rated Swiss bank accounts.
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@NEARProtocol was born in the last bear market and we will build through this one with the same conviction.
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We raised over $500m in Q1 2022, of which we still have a very large percentage held in fiat and in triple A-rated banks. We have an estimated five-year runway.
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NEAR Foundation
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. @tamago_stream a decentralized music streaming NFT Hybrid built on the NEAR public blockchain, is making waves in audio streaming.🎵 The project has been "billed as a reimagining of the streaming model, Tamago will release exclusive NFTs and music drops"
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Join us tomorrow at 17:30 GMT for the next AMA from the #NEAR Foundation. We're discussing all things Funding & Decision making. Got a question but can't make it? Drop them below👇
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Thanks to our responsible treasury management, we have minimal exposure to current market developments concerning FTX/Alameda. NF didn’t hold any funds on FTX.
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The #NEAR Foundation is refining our approach to the Grants Process. A part of this includes the evolution of funding via DAOs. Want to get involved and help shape the approach? Check out the blog below:
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NEAR Foundation
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The #NEAR Foundation Team continues to expand. Today, we're welcoming Mary Beth Buchanan as Strategic Advisor alongside Sheila Warren and Jason Warner who will join the NEAR Foundation Council.
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Happy Wednesday everyone! Here's where the NEAR Foundation is going to be over the next few weeks. If you're attending do come and say hello!
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NEAR Foundation's weekly on chain data report is here! 📊 Get the full scoop 🍨 on user activity on the NEAR network and help us build a secure and transparent decentralized web. 🔗
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#NEAR launches Balkans Regional Hub. The NEAR Balkans Regional Hub will accelerate onboarding of Web3 talents and blockchain projects in the Balkans. The mission? To grow the NEAR ecosystem. Read more 👇
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NEAR Foundation
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Hello NEAR community! Here's a rapid fire update on what the Foundation has been up to over the last week! 👇
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NEAR Foundation
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Get the top highlights from #NEAR at the @WEF in Davos. The NEAR community, including @NEARFoundation CEO @mariekeflament and Co-founder @ilblackdragon , attended #WEF22 to help educate and network with global leaders on Web3 innovation. Learn more 👇
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NEAR Foundation
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We have a huge range of top projects building on NEAR, such as @SweatEconomy , @play_ember , @SeatlabNFT , @FewandFarNFT , and many more, with several exciting collaborations to be announced soon.
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NEAR Foundation
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We're thrilled to be welcoming two new hires to the #NEAR Foundation Team. Bill Earner will be bringing his wealth of experience to the Foundation as COO. Additionally, Christopher Donovan joins as Legal Counsel to leverage his experience to traverse the regulatory landscape.
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NEAR Foundation
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We will continue to focus on building and growing our ecosystem sustainably. For us at the Foundation, our goals remain the same.
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NEAR Foundation
1 year
Just a quick reminder that it’s ok not to be ok. If you need someone to speak to, in a completely confidential environment, then check out our recent partnership with Spill to bring the service to the #NEAR community.
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NEAR Foundation
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We know that times are tough for the wider market. We see this as an opportunity for the NEAR Foundation to focus on setting NEAR up for long-term success and staying true to our core mission and values: attracting the Web2 world to build and use Web3 without limits.
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NEAR Foundation
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Looking for that weekly hit of events the NEAR Foundation will be attending in the coming days? Please find a list of all upcoming events and appearances below. And if you're there, drop by and say hello!
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@NEARFoundation
NEAR Foundation
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The NEAR Foundation is proud to join the policy superheroes @0xPolygonFdn , @SolanaFndn , and @fund_defi for the European edition of Crypto Policy Bootcamp happening in Paris and London, 15th and 18th of March, 2024, respectively. Come and join us!👇 The sessions will offer…
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NEAR Foundation
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Illia Polosukhin, Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol, returns to the NEAR Foundation as CEO. Read about what this means for the NEAR Foundation here:
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NEAR Foundation
2 years
Join us in Amsterdam for Devconnect -- special NEAR-day on Wednesday, April 21st from 10- 6 PM with @ilblackdragon @amgando @jasperflux @antonpaisov & other fantastic contributors from @NEARProtocol ! Go to this link to attend online or in person👇
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NEAR Foundation
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The @NEARFoundation ’s vision for the future. CEO @MariekeFlament shares her insights on #NEAR ’s mission, new structural changes and how the Foundation is changing to better meet the needs of the growing NEAR ecosystem. Read below ⬇️
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NEAR Foundation
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“Web 3 is going to offer new methods of working, learning, transacting, and interacting with others. Thanks to the use of blockchain, there will be no central authority or central points of control.” - @mariekeflament during the IFGS 2022 🔖Read more:
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NEAR Foundation
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Happy Monday to you all, and a very special Happy Thanksgiving to all US-based members of the community. 🥧🦃 As part of the Foundation’s renewed comms strategy, please find an update on news from in and around the ecosystem. What were we up to last week?
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FTX and Alameda have both backed the NEAR Foundation, FTX has 8.9M tokens with 1.5M unlocked to date. Alameda has 8.1M tokens, none of which is unlocked. This exposure is very small.
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NEAR Foundation
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NEAR is ushering in the era of music with blockchain. 💽 Catch the next NEAR Town Hall on 🗓️ April 28, 2022, at 5:00 PM GMT, for a discussion on how music has been thriving in the NEAR ecosystem. Register now:
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NEAR Foundation
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Happy Monday #NEAR . Please find an update to the content team’s toing and froing. 🤸 What was the NF up to last week? The Foundation shared three key updates last week. You can find them all here:
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Crypto is coming under increasing scrutiny over its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) credentials. NEAR Foundation CEO @mariekeflament will be discussing these issues at the @FTlive Summit tomorrow at 10.40AM GMT. 🎥 Tune in 🔽
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The CV VC Global Report 2022 provides a synopsis of the booming sectors of the global blockchain ecosystem. In @CV_Labs ' report, #NEAR is recognized as one of the top organizations in the platforms and protocol category. Read more:
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NEAR Foundation
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As part of the Foundation’s commitment to transparency, each week we publish data to help the NEAR community understand the health of the ecosystem. Our latest edition is available here:
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NEAR Foundation
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Illia Polosukhin returns to the NEAR Foundation Council to continue the evolution of the NEAR ecosystem. Diogo Mónica, Founder of Anchorage, joins as Chairman
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NEAR Foundation
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NEAR announced its new partnership with @SweatEconomy , a London-based tech company incentivizing people to move more.🚶 Sweatcoin is built on top of NEAR Protocol, kickstarting a new movement economy & helping people stay active in Web3. 🏋️‍♂️ Learn more🔽:
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Hey-o! Happy Cyber Monday to you all. 🤖 To get you started this week, please find an update from the Foundation’s content team. What was the Foundation up to last week?
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NEAR Foundation
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We're thrilled to be hosting the official Climate Summit at this year’s #ETHDenver , alongside some amazing projects on March 1st 🌎🎉 @mariekeflament will be taking the stage to discuss all things climate and #NEAR Interested? Check out the link below:
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Want to meet members of the #NEAR Foundation and community IRL? Drop by any of the following events and come and say hello. 👋 🧵
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NEAR Foundation
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Why did , a charity project created by blockchain activists, choose to build on the @NEARProtocol ? 🛠 Co-founder Rev Miller explains why during last month's town hall. Register here to join the next town hall:
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NEAR Foundation
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Hello, #NEAR world! The NEAR community is still recovering from all of the exciting work on announcements and talks at #ETHDenver 2023, including the announcement of the Blockchain Operating System. So there are only a few upcoming Near events: 🌎
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Join the biggest #NEAR event of the year at #NEARCON in Lisbon, Portugal from Sept 11-14. Immerse yourself in talks and workshops with 2,000+ attendees from the NEAR and Web3 community & 200+ hackers IRL. Limited EARLY BIRD TICKETS available for $300 ⬇️
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NEAR Foundation
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Update on NDC Funding & Grassroots Support: The #NEAR Foundation is excited to launch support for Grassroots Projects. Read more about this and get an update on the funding of the #NEAR Digital Collective here:
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. @NEARFoundation CEO, @MariekeFlament , joined @manasearchuk to talk about her journey as a successful female leader working in fintech. Marieke talks about her reason for joining #NEAR , rise of blockchain, emergence of DAOs and much more. Watch now 👇
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. @NEARFoundation is excited to announce that its Smart Contract Audit Program is live. The program comes with a new auditor ingest form and an audit request form, to make choosing the most experienced and skilled auditors seamless. Read more ⬇️
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An update from the NEAR Foundation:
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The Holidays and New Year are extremely #NEAR 🎇 -- but there’s still plenty of happenings as we close out 2022 with a bang! From the latest Transparency Report to a major NEAR gaming project featured on @CoinDesk . Here’s everything you need to know heading into 2023!
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NEAR Foundation
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Next week, the NEAR Foundation's very own @lei_lei0904 , Head of Growth and Infrastructure, will be speaking with our partners at @esg_dao at Davos on Tue 1/17, 2pm EST. If you're attending, do be sure to drop by!
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OpenESG
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For our friends, partners, and supporters who will be at the Annual Meeting 2023 of the @wef in Davos next week, we're pleased to invite you to our panel session, where we'll be looking at the future of ESG and sharing some special announcements 😉
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@mariekeflament was interviewed by @CoinTelegraph at the #PBWS2022 . In the talk, she highlights why regulation is one of the key hurdles for institutional investors to enter and participate in the crypto space. Read more of her insights:
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NEAR Foundation
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The DAO structure being community-owned from the get-go reimagines how communities can work together towards a common good. 👬 Catch up on last month’s town hall with @OrangeDAOxyz , @SailGP , and more:
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NEAR Foundation
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Howdy, NEAR World! NEAR is appearing at a number of events across the world over the next few weeks. Here's what's in the pipeline 🌎:
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The remainder unlocks over the coming 2 years. NEAR is unlocked proportionally every 12 hours.
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NEAR Foundation
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At the #NEAR Foundation, transparency is at our core. Check out the Foundation's Q2 '23 Transparency Report below for all the details on treasury, strategy, OKRs, and more!
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NEAR Foundation
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Chris Donovan, General Counsel at the #NEAR Foundation, has penned a piece on regulation and legislation in the world of #Web3 . Find out more about where the Foundation stands and read the full piece here:
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NEAR Foundation
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. @NEARFoundation is committed to working with established partners in the blockchain space to improve security for all. Today, we announce a partnership with @CopperHQ to provide secure custody for the NEAR community. Read more ⬇️
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Read about the continued evolution of the NEAR Foundation:
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Following on from the previous announcement of the #NEAR Foundation's Grassroot Support Initiative, we bring you the latest updates regarding support for NEAR native, grassroots, projects:
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Catch @mariekeflament at this year’s Paris Blockchain Week Summit ( @pbwsummit )! Marieke will be part of the “Access, movement, and the economies of the near future” Discovery Stage today at 3:00 PM CET. #PBWS2022
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NEAR Foundation
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Congrats to NEAR's Partner - @Finoa_io , a Qualified Custodian and BAFIN regulated as of this week. Finoa founders Henrik Gebbing and Chris May are OG builders on #NEAR , Finoa supports NEP141 token standard, and lock-up contracts.
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NEAR Foundation
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Alameda backed the Foundation in Dec. 2021 and has yet to receive any #NEAR . The allocation is restricted by a 3 year vest with a one-year cliff. 2.7m NEAR is due for release next month at cliff expiry.
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NEAR Foundation
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NEAR Community members explain what a DAO is beyond its technical meaning, discuss how this new form of governance opens up greater opportunities and why you should build your DAO on NEAR.🛠 Watch here:
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@NEARFoundation
NEAR Foundation
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30 minutes and counting. Join us for today's community AMA - led by @marcus_NEAR and joined by @ilblackdragon , @mariekeflament and more.
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Curious to know what events the NEAR Foundation will be attending in the coming days? Please find a list of the events you can find the Foundation👇 If you're there, come and say hello!
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@NEARFoundation
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Please note that the NEAR Foundation office will be closed on July 4 - 8th.
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FTX backed the NEAR Foundation in March 2022. Their NEAR unlocks linearly over four years. To date, they have received 1.45m unlocked NEAR. The balance of their #NEAR is locked pursuant to their vesting conditions.
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NEAR Foundation
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Let's welcome Arpit Sharma to the Foundation as the Managing Director for India, Asia, and Middle East expansion. Sharma’s appointment marks a major milestone in expanding Near's presence in some of the fastest growing Web3 hotspots in the world.
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Curious to know what events the NEAR Foundation will be attending in the coming days? Please find a list of all the events you can find the Foundation. If you're there, come and say hello!👋
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Spill is there for you In all of the chaos, you can always find respite. We’ve opened up access to Spill, a mental health application, to the entire #NEAR Community. Free of charge. Completely confidential.
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@NEARFoundation
NEAR Foundation
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NEAR Foundation is excited to announce the launch of Kenya Regional Hub in partnership with Sankore! 🇰🇪 This is in line with NEAR's mission to bring Web3 to the masses and explore potential talent and avenues for blockchain solutions in Africa.
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The #NEAR Community is excited to be part of #Devconnect in Amsterdam. Join us at Chicago Boom and help build a collaborative #multichain Web3 ecosystem. Sign up here: 🎟 Not in Amsterdam? Join us in the NEARVERSE on YouTube 📽️
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NEAR Foundation
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NEAR Foundation’s legal counsel Alex Bardin joined the CCI European delegation to meet with industry regulators, EU- and national government representatives this week in Brussels and Paris to discuss the future of the DeFi regulatory landscape.
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Crypto Council for Innovation
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1/ It’s Friday in another week in crypto. For your global policy update, we start in Europe where CCI members met with ministers and government leaders in Brussels and Paris on the next stage of regulation and technical standards. The delegation saw how fast the region is moving.
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@NEARFoundation
NEAR Foundation
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That's a wrap for this week's AMA! Thank you to all who tuned in🎉 In anticipation of our next AMA, we want to know what YOU want to see. Select the topic you'd like to have the next AMA centered around below 👇
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When the NEAR Community speaks, we listen👂 As the NDC fully ramps up, financial support is vital & each project has a unique set of needs. So to ensure all can be heard, you can now book time w/ the Ecosystem Relations Team up to Sept 4th 🗓️ Info ⬇️
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Appreciate all who attended, the great questions that were asked, & concerns that were raised. This spaces unfortunately didn’t get recorded, but there is an overview that will be posted on the forum. The aim is to hold these on a regular cadence, which will make sure to record.
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30 minutes and counting. Join us for today's community AMA - led by @marcus_NEAR and joined by @ilblackdragon , @mariekeflament and more.
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