Multi-Party Computation (MPC) is the cryptographic backbone of NEAR Protocol’s biggest bet – making blockchains invisible to normal users. Through a technology called Chain Signatures, a single NEAR account can control assets on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and dozens of other chains. No bridges. No multiple wallets. No headaches. Here’s how it works, what’s live today,…

NEAR House of Stake (HoS) is a governance framework for the NEAR Protocol ecosystem— a new, improved approach to the previous NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) governance model. Key Components of House of Stake (HoS) Stake-Weighted Voting: Unlike NDC’s one-person-one-vote system, House of Stake requires participants to have economic skin in the game. Your voting power…

Overview PingPay is a payment orchestration layer that connects all blockchains and fiat systems into a single unified network. It provides tools for users, merchants, AI agents, and developers to send and receive instant, borderless crypto and fiat payments with low fees and instant settlement. Whether you’re building e-commerce, subscriptions, micropayments, or agentic commerce—PingPay makes…

Overview near.email is a blockchain-native email service that gives every NEAR account holder an automatic email address. If your account is alice.near, your email is alice@near.email. No passwords to remember, no registration forms to fill out—just connect your wallet and you’re ready to send and receive emails with anyone, including traditional email services like Gmail and Outlook.…

Overview OutLayer enables developers to run heavy computation off-chain while maintaining blockchain-grade security and on-chain payments. It’s not another L2—it’s an extension layer for NEAR that lets you break free from gas limits and execute complex logic (AI inference, API calls, ZK proofs, ML models) with cryptographic proof that the code ran correctly. Intel TDX…

AI can be really handy while you browse the web (summaries, explanations, translations, quick fact-checks). But if you care about privacy and data control, you may prefer Brave. In this quick guide, you’ll connect Brave Leo to your own private AI inference on NEAR AI Cloud, so you can use an AI assistant inside your…

The Mission NEAR AI is shifting the power of artificial intelligence from centralized corporations to individual users. Founded by Illia Polosukhin (co-author of the seminal Transformer paper), the platform combines high-performance blockchain infrastructure with Confidential Computing to create “User-Owned AI.” Core Pillars Privacy & Sovereignty: Use AI without sacrificing your data. Your interactions are encrypted…

What is an AI agent? An AI agent is an autonomous software entity designed to perform tasks by perceiving its environment, processing information, and taking actions to achieve specific goals. An AI agent typically comprises three core components: Intelligence: The large language model (LLM) that drives the agent’s cognitive capabilities, enabling it to understand and…

Core Mission: “Never re-explain yourself again.” XTrace provides a portable, secure memory layer for AI agents, allowing them to retain context and personal history across different tools, models, and platforms. The Problem: The “Context Gap” Modern AI tools (like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor) are siloed. When you move from a coding IDE to a research…

nLEARNs Redeem to NEAR Window opens on 15th day of the month   Next nLEARNs to NEAR Redeem Window is scheduled on December 15th 2025 – opens at 9am ET for 24 hours.(L)Earner NFT holders have a chance for 2 hours early access.Please note: Redeem to NEAR is just a nice micro-bonus to help you…