NEAR
ClaimNEAR is an open blockchain infrastructure platform built to support cross-chain execution, confidential AI inference, and agent-based applications.
Key numbers · TVL $188M · per DefiLlama · updated Sep 20
Overview
The company builds and operates a fully sharded blockchain protocol capable of over 1 million TPS, combined with cross-chain execution via NEAR Intents and private AI inference via NEAR AI. NEAR Intents has processed $19B in volume and is integrated by wallets and DeFi protocols including Ledger, Brave Wallet, and ThorSwap. NEAR AI runs private inference inside hardware-enforced TEEs and is used by Brave, Venice AI, and the Government of Bermuda, among others. Together these components form infrastructure for developers and enterprises building agent-based and cross-chain applications.
Recent activity
Hosted Quantum & Privacy Day: at Token2049 Singapore
Hosted NEAR Happy Hour @ Token2049 SG, Singapore
Demonstrated 1M+ TPS scalability in a publicly verifiable benchmark.
Now runs Chain Signatures entirely inside TEEs, making every operation verifiable onchain
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Added Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz to the NEAR Foundation Council
Partnered with Ondo to let users buy tokenized stocks and ETFs onchain
Announced NEAR Hackathon called Build Beyond Boundaries
Launched NEAR Business, a confidential multisig treasury for crypto-native teams
Ledger Wallet integrated NEAR Intents as a swap provider via SwapKit for hardware wallet users.
Earlier
NEAR AI joined the NVIDIA Inception program for confidential GPU compute.
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NEAR AI private inference serves Abound, Brave, and Venice AI.
Unveiled Nightshade 3.0 with confidential execution shard at NEARCON 2026.
