NEAR (blockchain platform)
| Denominations | |
|---|---|
| Code | NEAR |
| Development | |
| Original author(s) | Illia Polosukhin, Alexander Skidanov |
| White paper | [1] |
| Initial release | 2020 |
| Code repository | github |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Java, Rust |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Ledger | |
| Block explorer | explorer |
| Website | |
| Website | www |
NEAR is a public blockchain platform that uses a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and provides smart-contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency is NEAR. It was founded in 2018 by Illia Polosukhin and Alexander Skidanov, with mainnet launching in 2020.
Designed to maintain decentralized applications and high-throughput transactions through a sharded architecture, NEAR gained traction as an alternative to Ethereum and other layer-one blockchain networks.