Tis the season for joy and blockchain cheer, NEWSLETTER 140 is out! Don't forget to claim the last issue before Christmas and subscribe for a sleigh-full of updates on what NEAR is building this holiday season.

Imagine what this giga brain must be cooking now at the intersection of AI x blockchain 🐉

🥁The wait is over! @LinearProtocol is launching $LNR, empowering users to actively participate in #LiNEAR's governance🚀 Learn more about the launch in our latest blog post 👇

Shush. Hear that? Listen closely. The future of Web3 is coming, and it's total abstraction. It's closer than it looks. And. It's powered by NEAR.

Ok friends! We have a big challenge for the rest of December. Show off your #NEAR knowledge and maybe learn something new! #DevHubChallenge December Challenge: "Holiday Party Planner on NEAR" Completed challenges will earn an initial reputation badge Background Story: Imagine…

A toast to an incredible milestone! 🥂 1M monthly on-chain active users in just over a year?! 🤯 Walk into crypto this holiday season with @SweatEconomy

Our Fantasy Football Championship starts on Saturday! Our free-to-enter Championship offers more than $10,000 in prizes! Claim your free packs and enter to prove you're the best! Good luck! #NEAR

🎉 Congratulations NEARians as NDC V1 Goes Live With The Announcement By NDC Enforcer. Checkout detailed recent updates of NDC : /neardc/status/1736811639641715156?s=20

Decentralize to the max with a downloadable installer to run your own BOS gateway locally.

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Chain Abstraction will permeate every part of Web3. You won't remember the pre Chain Abstraction world. Read the @finance_ref thesis here:

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1/4 Today the #NEAR Protocol Work Group met to vote on NEP-491 and NEP-508. See the summary and recording below. 🧵⬇️

The open web concept has been NEAR and dear to the vision of the ecosystem since 2017. Innovation is accelerating. Founders building on NEAR are empowered to tap into broader markets and bring forth a more user-centered experience. Watch here:

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Beam me up, Scotty🖖 @StargateFinance , meet the B.O.S with @DapDapMeUp 🌉

I’m often asked what differentiates NEAR's Layer1 and how I think about its place in the broader Web3 eco––here’s a breakdown comparing different networks/layers in Web3 to traditional computing and the advantages & tradeoffs each offers. @cosmos is like a datacenter building…

It's almost time for another Spaces! This time @ilblackdragon unpacks Chain Abstraction & Data Availability on NEAR, with special guests Kendall Cole and Firat Sertgoz of Pagoda Tomorrow, December 14th @ 12 pm EST

📣 Aurora Plus now features Lending & Borrowing 💥 In partnership with @aurigami_PLY , we're simplifying DeFi access for newcomers, paving the way for mass adoption! 🔥 🔗

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📨 𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟭𝟯𝟵 Your weekly newsprint is here! 💥 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 ▹ @NEARDevHub : New dev focused podcast ▹ @ilblackdragon on evolution of NEAR core technology + NEAT ▹ End-of-year Campaign: 1K $NEAR in rewards Read more 🔽

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Join the buzz! Upcoming Town Hall tomorrow, December 13th 🎉 Get ready for updates from Regional Hubs, Partner spotlights featuring @nymproject & @oct_network , and a sneak peek into the NEAR Ecosystem buzz from NEARWEEK

NDC Guides - How to Apply for NDC grant? GM! Are you building on NEAR? And want to apply for a grant from NDC? Learn all about Funding Opportunities in NDC with the Guide below 🧵🔽

NEAR is shaping a brighter future with the open web. An open web is the antidote to the current web paradigm that contributes to users being the product. Embrace a brighter tomorrow and build on NEAR. Watch the full version here:

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Are you ready for an epic adventure, Rogue? Season 2 launches on 𝟭𝟴 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. 🎁 Get an exclusive Rare Lootbox at launch 🔥 👉 Sign up on 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴.𝗿𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀.𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 & post on X! #web3gaming #OnPolygon #PolygonGaming #OnNEAR @0xPolygonLabs @GamingOnNEAR

"Attention is All You Need" - @ilblackdragon et al.

Earn and Burn 🔥 nEAR shOUlD imPLeMEnT EIP1559 aNd bURn fEEs. NEAR has always had a fee burn since day one. But that’s not what’s truly exciting about the NEAR Gas Fee model. Let’s take a closer look at what happens to your precious NEAR when you make a transaction on the…

"Web3 is about providing new primitives, better economic opportunity, and a way to build better businesses differently." - @ilblackdragon You heard it here. NEAR is helping pave the way for a more user-owned and economically robust future. Watch here:

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DiscoverBOS Virtual Event Topic: Leveraging the #OpenWeb to Shape the Webs and AI Abstraction🌐 Join:👇 /i/spaces/1rmGPMlmRzMJN 📅: Thur Dec 14 ⏰: 4pm UTC 🔊 Speakers: 1. Kendall - @Proximityfi 2 Cameron - @LineaBuild 3. Zahidul - @tryjutsu 4. Nik - @DapDapMeUp 5. Darren -…

The current web revolutionized our lives, shaping how we socialize, work, and consume information. Yet, a critical issue persists - the current web paradigm is broken. Users are the product and privacy is eroded. It's time for a paradigm shift. The open web is NEAR.

Unleash the power of Aurora – an @ethereum compatible blockchain and bridge built on NEAR. @auroraisnear allows you to enjoy fast finality, quick confirmations, and cheap transactions. Check out the full episode from @Nexo here:

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Since we have announced our partnership with @eigenlayer , I have been getting the same question: "What is @NEARProtocol 's Super Fast Finality Layer (SFFL), and how does it help the Ethereum rollups?" Here's a tweet thread about our partnership and what we are building 🧵

Tune in Thursday, December 7th, @ 9 am EST for a chat you won't want to miss.

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@ilblackdragon is joined by @eric_winer and @BowenWang18 to discuss Sharding Phase 2 rollout for Q1 of 2024 & a retro of the NEAT Inscriptions effect.

It looks like a holiday gift came early this year 🎉 NEAR Protocol joins forces with @eigenlayer to build the world's first fast finality layer, cutting transaction times to 3-4 seconds and costs by 4,000 times. More details here:

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A new era in the blockchain space is here. NEAR cofounder, @ilblackdragon , joins @0xPolygonLabs cofounder, @jbaylina , to discuss how the recent collaboration broadens the future possibilities of ZK technology for NEAR, Polygon, Ethereum and more.

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Elevate your staking strategy with our latest addition: NEAR staking in the Blockdaemon app. When staking directly in the app, you can expect: ✅ Advanced performance ✅ Integration with ease ✅ WalletConnect enabled

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Curious about the NEAR Foundation's work with @urbit ? Check out their most recent thread:

“I’ll take innovative block production for a thousand please, Alex” You guessed it, Doomslug. What in Tarnation is Doomslug?! Doomslug is a novel block production method in NEAR, offering practical finality after just one round of communication. This approach enables block…

The NEAR Foundation is closing out 2024 with a bang and launching the 2nd NEAR @Galxe Campaign! 10 winners will take home $1,000 in NEAR tokens each. Spread the good word of the open web and be in with a chance to win 👇

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The @NEARFoundation is kicking off a monthly livestream all around #NEAR Ecosystem Infrastructure Updates! 🛠️ Talking all things wallets, indexers, oracles, bridges & more. 🌐 Curious about the state of RPCs or what's happening with explorers? Get the scoop on what's going…

Whiteboard Series with NEAR | Ep: 51 Director of NEAR Protocol @BowenWang18 discusses Polygon zkEVM with @jbaylina , cofounder of @0xPolygonLabs . They unpack proving systems, polynomial commitments and L2/L1 interactions. You don't want to miss this.

A historical record of 13.19m transactions in the last 24 hours and 350k NEAR tokens burned. That's NEAT! 📸 Inscription is a new mechanism of creating digital assets on blockchain, originating from the Bitcoin network via Ordinals Protocol. Learn more about the first…

🌟 INSCRIPTIONS ARE HERE! 🌟 Your guide to the first inscription standard on NEAR 🤝 Big news for @NEARProtocol yesterday! 🚀 They broke their all-time high for daily transactions. Why? The debut of the first Inscription standard on #NEAR! 🌐✨

🎉Get a sneak peek into the NEAR DevHub experience at NEARCON23!💥🚀 #NEAR #NEARDevHub #NEARCON23 #hackathon #blockchaintechnology 📺⬇️

One small step for man, one giant leap for the open web. NEAR is on track to deliver the future of the open web. A future where the internet works for you. Where you're in control. Where you're no longer just the product for big tech giants. Developers, builders, founders,…

We're proud to sponsor the upcoming @IBWofficial '23 Conference 🪷 Join us on 6 & 7 December 2023 in Bangalore to discover all the incredible innovations taking place at NEAR, your gateway to an Open Web 🌟

Developers, get ready to access over 350+ real-time price feeds for digital assets, FX pairs, commodities, and more. The future of informed, decentralized applications starts here! @PythNetwork price feeds are now live on NEAR Protocol.

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NEAR Horizon Founder Friday sessions have returned and we have a BIG line up in December for you 🔽 Dec 1 - Demo day! With GeekPay and Seeta (NEAR Transport Intel) Dec 8 - AMA with Bitwave 🎧 Dec 15 - NDC House of Merit Speaker will join us to discuss the process for applying for funding via the NDC 🗓 Fridays 14:30 UTC / 09:30 EST Don't miss out! Register for one or all of them 💯

Okay, I'm legit learning a ton in this space I've been exploring the question "How does Ethereum re-compose its fragmented L2s?" An answer I'm circling around is "Low-latency finality" This is what Near is bringing to Ethereum L2s

The Black Dragon himself, @ilblackdragon , is about to spit fire in T-30 mins.

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