🌟 GM NEARians! Eat2Earn with Plato, a gamified dining protocol, that lets you earn rewards while enjoying meals at over 15 million restaurants, cafes, and eateries worldwide. Plato is Powered by NEAR – so you own your data while enjoying your meals. 🍽️ Join Rob as he shares future plans and answers your questions! 🗓 When? Monday, March 17 | 3 PM UTC 📍 Where? @cryptonear on Telegram 🔘 Rewards: Win a share of up to $50 for participating! ✍️ Prep Work: Check out the AMA Rules to ensure you’re all set. 🔍 Start exploring Plato & get rewarded for discovering new local restaurants: Plato2Earn

🌟 Infinex Vision with DeFi, chain abstraction and NEAR Intents In this discussion, NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin joins Infinex founders Kain Warwick and Jed Watson to explore the future of DeFi and chain abstraction. Key takeaways: • Chain abstraction is the future: Users shouldn’t need to know which chain they’re on—just like they don’t pick databases when using web apps. • DeFi’s biggest challenge is usability: Making crypto easier and safer will onboard millions of users from centralized exchanges. • AI-powered finance is coming: AI can optimize DeFi decisions, making trading and earning effortless for users. • Security must be built-in, not an afterthought: Transparent, non-custodial solutions like Infinex can offer safer alternatives to both DeFi and centralized exchanges. • Mass adoption is the goal: If DeFi can reach 500M+ real users in the next four years, it will become too big to stop. ➡️ Watch Here

🌟 NEAR Quiz Night is here! Think you know NEAR? Prove it! Join us after the AMA with StrawberryAI for a quiz where only the sharpest win. 🧠 ➡️ Today, March 13 📹 3 PM UTC – AMA with BerryIntern ❓ 5 PM UTC – Quiz Night on NEAR Protocol's Telegram chat 🔥 Prizes: 18 NEAR + HOT FIREDROP for all participants! ✨ Pro tip: Brush up on NEARWEEK #202 & NEAR DEV NEWS #51 —your future self will thank you. ✅ Check-in: Make sure to go through the event rules here before joining!

🌟 NEAR at ETHDenver 2025: Denver’s Crypto Beat Catch all the highlights from NEAR's presence in the mile high city at ETHDenver 2025. From the Open Agents Alliance to our journey to One Trillion Agents. NEAR's presence at Denver cemented one thing: NEAR is the blockchain for AI. ➡️ Read it in the blog post

💥 Kyberswap, one of the OG DeFi aggregators has integrated NEAR Intents to allow for trades between native BTC, DOGE, NEAR, SOL and more! ➡️ Visit kyberswap.com and experience multichain without bridging or slippage

🌟 NEAR TOWN HALL MARCH EDITION Join us tomorrow, Mar 6 at 4pm UTC for the latest NEAR Town Hall, hosted by NEARWEEK! Speakers: Illia Polosukhin, NEAR AI, Proximity, Aurora, NEAR Events, DeFiShards, Betvex ➡️ Set your reminder on YT | Register on Luma for the upcoming NEAR Town Hall! 🔘

🌟 Unpacking NEAR Intents: A Deep Dive Learn how is NEAR powering crosschain, near instant, super UX friendly swaps between the likes of BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, NEAR, ZEC, and (way) more with the power of NEAR Intents. ➡️ Read the blog post here

📺 NEAR AI Office Hours #36 is now LIVE with Marvin Tong and Hang Yin from Phala Network ➡️ Tune into the Live Stream on X

🌟 NEAR AI - What Was Shipped This Week? ➡️ Watch the live broadcast on X

🌟 NEAR at ETHDenver: AI Agent Games Hackathon ➡️ Watch the Live Stream on YouTube

gm NEARians! 🌟 ✨ Quiz Night is #near — are you ready? 🗓 When? Thursday, 27 February, 5 PM UTC 📍 Where? NEAR Protocol's Telegram chat 🎁 Prizes: 10 NEAR & HOT FIREDROP for all participants 🔥 ✨ Pro tip: Read the NEARWEEK Newsletter #200 & Watch NEAR at ETHDenver Day 1 & Day 2 to prep for the quiz. You'll thank us later! Check the event rules here and bring your A-game to ace the quiz! 💬 alpha: 4 days left to participate in One Trillion Agents Hackathon.

🌟 Day 2 - One Trillion Agents at ETHDenver is now LIVE! ⛓ Watch the video stream on X

🌟 Meet NEAR Intents Bintents Swap native tokens across 12 chains, including Berachain, without leaving Beratown by DapDap No bridges. No fees. No fuss. 🤜🐉🐻🤛

The First Truly Autonomous AI Agents have arrived! Introducing Shade Agents: multichain AI-powered smart contracts that are fully verified onchain and designed to eliminate single points of failure. Learn how they work and what this means for the future of AI x Crypto here

gm NEARians! 🌟 ✨ Quiz Night is #near — are you ready? 🗓 When? Thursday, 20 February, 5 PM UTC 📍 Where? NEAR Protocol's Discord chat 🎁 Prizes: 10 NEAR & HOT FIREDROP for all participants 🔥 ✨ Pro tip: Read the NEARWEEK Newsletter #199 to prep for the quiz. You'll thank us later! Check the event rules here and bring your A-game to ace the quiz! 💬 alpha: 02.20.25

🧑‍💻 One Trillion Agents – Special Brainstorming Session One of the biggest reasons devs hesitate to join hackathons is a lack of ideas. This live brainstorming session will help break that barrier by connecting hackers, thought leaders, and OG builders to spark innovation. 📅TODAY | 3:30PM UTC Live on DevHub's X Spaces 💰 There's also a $500 in AURORA prize pool for the best idea on virtual chains & agents. Drop yours in @neardev or the Aurora Community chats ➡️ Learn more by visiting One Trillion Agents ➡️ Register Here

🌟 Final Call: Apply as a Delegate for NEAR's House of Stake House of Stake is coming and with less than 72 hours before applications close, this is your last chance to become a delegate! ⏳ Applications close Feb 16 🎙 Follow-up X Spaces with Gauntlet: Feb 19 | 5PM UTC ➡️ Read More on the Forum Post

🌟 NEAR AI - What Was Shipped This Week? ➡️ Live Now! Watch Here

gm NEARians! 🌟 ✨ Quiz Night is #near — are you ready? 🗓 When? Thursday, 13 February, 5 PM UTC 📍 Where? NEAR Protocol's Telegram chat 🎁 Prizes: 10 NEAR & HOT FIREDROP for all participants 🔥 ✨ Pro tip: Read the NEARWEEK Newsletter #198 & NEAR Town Hall Recap to prep for the quiz. You'll thank us later! Check the event rules here and bring your A-game to ace the quiz! 💬 alpha: Participate in the Near Fitness League

📺 Join NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin sit down with ZCash Founder Zooko to discuss Privacy, Intents, and the Future 🔗 Watch the Live Stream on X

💥 Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Co-Founder, will be taking the stage at Nvidia GTC on March 19 to speak about: 🫳 "Confidential and Verifiable AI Computing: Ensure Trust, Privacy, and User Ownership in AI Systems"

🌟 A(I) New Frontier Bufficorns, meet the Shoggoth. Heading to Eth Denver ? Join the premiere AI Roadshow - The Road to One Trillion Agents.` ➡️ Register to the events across the NEAR Ecosystem to ensure you don't miss a spot!

🌟 gm NEAR devs! RFPs Now Open for Fast Auth and Multichain One-Click The Infrastructure Committee is seeking teams to take over NEAR’s proven Fast Auth network (serving 800,000+ SWEAT users), build Fast Auth 2.0, and develop Multichain One-Click Connect for seamless cross-chain authentication. ➡️ Read the latest blog post to learn more

🌟 Say gm to TurboChain, the first AI Memecoin blockchain built as a virtual chain on Aurora, NEAR’s native EVM Layer! Plus, TurboSwap is powered by NEAR Intents, enabling seamless swaps across chains. Join Black Tiger Miner, a key Turbo contributor, as he shares future plans & answers all your questions! 🗓 When? Tuesday, Feb 11 📍 Where? @cryptonear on Telegram 🕔 Time: 3:00 PM UTC 🔘 Rewards: Participate and win a share of upto $50 in rewards! ✍️ Prep Work: Check out the AMA Rules to ensure you’re all set.

🔐 Unstoppable private money meets unstoppable liquidity. ZCash is now LIVE on NEAR Intents Swap native ETH, BTC, SOL, NEAR, and more for native ZEC Watch the video walkthrough to learn more

💥 The NEAR Foundation is launching a $20M AI Agent Fund The fund will make dedicated investments into decentralized AI usecases and mass market consumer solutions Read the latest blog post to learn more

gm NEARians! 🌟 ✨ Quiz Night is #near — are you ready? 🗓 When? Thursday, 6 February, 5 PM UTC 📍 Where? NEAR Protocol's Discord chat 🎁 Prizes: 10 NEAR & HOT FIREDROP for all participants 🔥 ✨ Pro tip: Read the NEARWEEK Newsletter #197 to prep for the quiz. You'll thank us later! Check the event rules here and bring your A-game to ace the quiz! 💬 alpha: Participate in the Near Fitness League

💥 The latest version of Chain Signatures is now LIVE on NEAR mainnet! IBRL - ⬆️ 300x Improved Bandwidth, ⬇️ 50% Latency Chain Signatures - One NEAR account, many blockchains ⛓️ 🔗

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🌟 Join us tomorrow Thursday, February 6 4PM UTC for another exciting NEAR Town Hall! Speakers: Illia Polosukhin, Bowen Wang, Aurora, Proximity Labs, Asimov Protocol, Meta Pool, Satoshi Port & Hackbox ➡️ Catch the live stream on Youtube | X 🔗 Register for the event on Luma!

🌟 NEAR AI Office Hours #34 - Whiteboard Session with NEAR AI Learn more where the world is going with AI and what NEAR AI is cooking to make sure we have User-Owned AI. ➡️ Tune into the Live Stream on X

🌟 NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin is LIVE with Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko to discuss AI, Stablecoins, US Policy, Intents, Growth and more. ➡️ Catch the live stream:

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💥 Announcing NEAR Dev: a NEAR DevHub spinout NEAR Dev is a new, independent entity supporting top application developers and partners within the NEAR ecosystem. The team, comprised with extensive NEAR tech experience, will deliver expert support, tools, and resources to accelerate Web3 innovation ▶️ Learn more in our latest blog post

💥 We're LIVE with a Bitcoin Workshop by Proximity Labs Tune In:

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gm NEARians! 🌟 ✨ Quiz Night is #near — are you ready? 🗓 When? Thursday, 30 January, 5 PM UTC 📍 Where? NEAR Protocol's Telegram chat 🎁 Prizes: 10 NEAR & HOT FIREDROP for all participants 🔥 ✨ Pro tip: Read the NEARWEEK Newsletter #196 to prep for the quiz. You'll thank us later! Check the event rules here and bring your A-game to ace the quiz! 💬 alpha: Participate in the Near Fitness League & NEAR Lunar Year Giveaway.

💥 NEAR One released the latest Chain Signatures Roadmap IBRL - 300x Improved Bandwidth & 50% Reduced Latency Learn more about what's to come next in the blog post

🌟 GM NEARians! Ready for an AMA with Lisa? Join Joshua, Operations Lead at Lisa—a liquid staking platform for Bitcoin Staking—as he shares how they’re leveraging NEAR’s tech stack to enhance cross-chain compatibility and improve user experience. 🗓 When? Friday, Jan 31 📍 Where? @cryptonear on Telegram 🕔 Time: 2:00 PM UTC 🔘 Rewards: Participate and win a share of upto $50 in rewards! ✍️ Prep Work: Check out the AMA Rules to ensure you’re all set.

A(I) New Frontier Join the NEAR Ecosystem at ETH Denver 2025 for a premiere AI Roadshow - The Road to One Trillion Agents - alongside happy hours, mixers, and more! Check out the blog for a full list of events from around the NEAR Ecosystem

🧧 Announcing the NEAR Community Lunar New Year Giveaway! Celebrate the Year of the Snake 🐍 with red packets filled with NEAR memes including BlackDragon, Lonk, Shitzu and Neko! 🗓 28th Jan to 2nd Feb How to participate? 1️⃣ Vote for your favorite projects & individuals at the NEAR Year Awards - powered by Potlock. Each vote increases your chances (up to 5 votes) 2️⃣ Send DragonMail red packets to your friends on and get a surprise red packet from us! 🧧 🔗 More details on participation rules and prize pool can be found under this tweet Celebrate, vote, and share for a chance to win! 🎉 Happy Lunar New Year! 🐲✨

🌟NEAR AI is kicking off the One Trillion Agents Hackathon with $100K in prizes Join to build autonomous AI agents from Jan 31 to Feb 21, 2025 and shape the future of autonomous AI The best submissions will be get a chance to pitch to funds managing over $7B as well get featured during ETH Denver 👨‍💻The hackathon will be fully remote with 3 tracks: DeFi, Social & Absurd (AI chess battles, betting markets, experimental systems, etc.) Submissions will be evaluated on their implementation with NEAR, thoughtful user experience, ecosystem impact, innovative approach, and long-term sustainability. ➡️ Register Here:

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🌟 NEAR AI Paper Club - DeepSeek V3 & R1 Join the NEAR AI Paper Club as Alex Skidanov dives into DeepSeek V3 - a groundbreaking 671B parameter Mixture of Experts (MoE) model pushing AI boundaries! 🗓 Jan 27, 6:30PM PT 📍 SF led by Alex Skidanov 📁 Paper:

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gm NEARians! 🌟 👀 Quiz Night is almost here—are you ready? ✨ ⏰ When? Thursday, 23 January, 5 PM UTC 📍 Where? NEAR Protocol's Discord chat 🎁 Prizes: 10 NEAR & HOT FIREDROP for all participants 🔥 Happening in ~12 hours; after the AMA with DeltaBot. ✨ Pro tip: Read the NEARWEEK Newsletter #195 to prep for the quiz. You'll thank us later! Check the event rules here and bring your A-game to ace the quiz! 🗓 Mark your calendars—we do this every Thursday at 5PM UTC!

🌟 GM NEARians! Ready for an AMA with DeltaTrade? Discover how DeltaTrade is enabling DeFi on Bitcoin with NEAR Chain Signatures as Aescobar, BD Lead at DeltaTrade, joins us for the discussion. ➡️ Join us on January 23 | 3:00 PM UTC (Thursday) to ask your questions and qualify for rewards. 500 DELTA Points will be shared among 5 participants. ✍️Prep Work: Check out the AMA Rules to ensure you’re all set.

📺 Episode #32 of the NEAR AI Office Hours is now LIVE with PIN AI, the first personal AI network ➡️ Watch Here

🌟 The Singularity has never been this NEAR. 2025 is the year of NEAR AI.

🌟 The third Chain Abstraction Day in Brussels was a resounding success with 250+ in attendance and prepping to build a better Web3 for everyone 🤝

We just wrapped up Q2 with a live review and blog post. Learn more about what goes on at DevHub and what we have cooking 🧑‍🍳.... (https://x.com/NEARDevHub/status/1810341811094704595) 📰 Read the blog:

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Hey everyone! Check out the latest on fetching receipt outcomes with nearcore’s RPC, the fresh features in near-sdk-rs v5.2.0, and some useful tips on handling NEAR transactions. 👉NEAR Dev NEWS #19

🌟 The latest from the quill of Illia Polosukhin, Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol. "Regulation Alone Will Not Save Us from Big Tech" ➡️ Read about humanity's race against time. The race for our minds. And the role user owned AI, through NEAR, plays.

🎉 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗣𝗛𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 Bringing you the latest alpha updates from the NEAR ecosystem today at 5pm UTC! Speakers: Bitte Protocol, Shitzu Community, TENAMINT, Luacantu, Monza; hosted by Cade Bergman. 🗓 June 26 | 5 PM UTC ➡️ Set a Reminder

🎙 Live Now! NEAR AI Office Hours with Bitte & Exabits! ➡️

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