Built by developers for developers
If node is installed, simply type:
> npx create-near-app
Then use interactive menu to complete.
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Web3 developer


with our dev-tools
easy-to-use SDKs, and more
excellent documentation
6PM – 7PM UTC
11:00 – 12:00 UTC
Low cost. High speed. Effortless scale.
Nightshade sharding enables seamless scaling with minimal fees.
<0.01USD
Transaction Cost
24M+
Accounts
434K
Daily Transactions
~1.2S
Time to Finality
Endless earning opportunities
for developers
Migration from other blockchains is easy as well
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have built on NEAR

Multi-purpose DeFi Platform
Ref Finance is a community-led, multi-purpose DeFi platform built on NEAR Protocol. Ref Finance takes full advantage of NEAR’s low fees, one-to-two second finality, and WebAssembly-based runtime.

Seamless web2-like user-experience on top of blockchain
The SweatCoin mobile app is easy to start with and rewards you with SWEAT tokens for moving. Storing these tokens on the NEAR blockchain opens up for a move-to-earn economy.

The all-in-one NFT marketplace for collectors and creators.
Capitalizing on NEAR’s fractional minting costs to create a thriving ecosystem of creators and collectors exploring Web3 art in all its forms.

Join a vibrant community
of developers
Help to build a fairer, more transparent world
Companies monetize and monopolize user data, disregard user privacy, and obscure their operations.
As one of a number of emerging decentralized networks connecting the infrastructure of web3, NEAR offers end-users complete control of their data.
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