Grayscale Expands Smart Contract Fund with Seven Major Cryptocurrencies
Cardano and SUI now feature in the Grayscale Smart Contract Fund following its latest rebalancing.
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Cardano and SUI now feature in the Grayscale Smart Contract Fund following its latest rebalancing.
The Open Agents Alliance (OAA) consists of NEAR AI, the payments and AI arms of crypto exchange Coinbase and an array of other blockchain and AI projects.
The crypto market plunged into the red, shaving off over $230 billion after President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Canada and Mexico would be effective in March. As a result, market sentiment sank to extreme fear, with cryptocurrencies registering significant losses.
In its recent analysis, market intelligence firm Messari has provided a comprehensive overview of the NEAR Protocol's performance in Q4 2024. Despite facing headwinds in the broader crypto market, NEAR has demonstrated notable resilience through increased activity and strategic developments.
NEAR Protocol has witnessed impressive growth in its decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, with a 150% increase in total value locked (TVL) over the past year. This surge highlights the growing interest and confidence from investors in the network.
What's for NEAR after hitting the yearly $3 support zone?
The crypto market is on the cusp of a major transformation as the focus shifts from Bitcoin to altcoins. As pointed out by CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, the growing investor interest in stablecoins signals the beginning of an altcoin season.
A new institutional investment fund by Laser Digital offers exposure to NEAR Protocol's native token while earning staking rewards through TruFin's TruStake solution.
Laser Digital, the digital assets subsidiary of Japanese financial services giant Nomura, has launched a new investment fund targeting institutional adoption of NEAR.
Filecoin (FIL) was also among the top performers, gaining 4.6%.
The crypto market is showing signs of a recovery after weeks of bearish sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) is up nearly 2%, reclaiming $97,000 as bullish sentiment returned after weeks of muted price action.
TL;DR Proof of Response (PoR) is a mechanism developed by NEAR AI to guarantee the availability and efficiency of services in decentralized networks. PoR allows users to verify the availability of services, sanctioning providers who do not respond within the established parameters.
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) has found itself at a crossroads in the market, with recent price movements and market sentiment creating uncertainty about its short-term trajectory. After a decline of 3.80% in the past 24 hours, NEAR's price has dropped to $3.38, continuing a larger downward trend of nearly 37% over the past month.
An anticipated NEAR rebound is unlikely to occur.
Near Protocol (NEAR) has registered a significant price loss in the past 24 hours. Following this decline, renowned crypto analyst Ali Martinez has identified certain price levels critical to a potential recovery.
A former Near Protocol employee had an awkward moment on a public call when he accidentally shared his screen, revealing some NSFW images—and it just so happened to line up with a little price bump for the NEAR token.
Ex-business development manager Andrew Krynin accidentally revealed a pair of nude images on a public call, prompting responses from the Near team.
Avalanche (AVAX) was also an underperformer, dropping 2.6%.
Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from a low of $94,106 on Wednesday to move to its current level of $96,628. BTC retreated below $95,000 after inflation data showed inflation had risen more than economists had predicted, rattling the crypto and traditional markets.
In an attempt to accelerate the development of AI agents in integration with Blockchain tech, NEAR Foundation (NF), the Switz-based non-profit organization that supports NEAR protocol and its ecosystem, announced on 6 Feb, a $20M liquid fund – the NEAR AI Agent Fund. Deeming that the AI agents are the future of crypto and AI,
TL;DR The Near Foundation launches a $20 million fund to boost the development of AI agents, opening up new use cases across various sectors. The initiative is complemented by accelerators and hackathons, which will facilitate the incorporation of new developers and innovative projects.
The Near Foundation unveiled a $20 million accelerator fund to enrich AI Agents' growth within its ecosystem. The development comes weeks after the team expanded the platform's AI agent sector with features that boost utility and user experience.
The Near Foundation has unveiled a $20 million fund to accelerate the growth of autonomous AI agents on its blockchain.
With Ethereum and Solana already expanding their AI strategies, NEAR Foundation has entered the competition with a $20 million fund aimed at AI agent token development.