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Ethereum competitor Near Protocol raised funds for Web3 adoption, with Three Arrows Capital and Andreessen Horowitz supporting the PoS blockchain.
Proof-of-stake blockchain Near Protocol has raised $150 million in seed investments to accelerate the adoption of Web3 technologies. The team announced that the fund would be used to develop regional hubs and raise awareness for blockchain and decentralized tech.
Near Protocol aims to use the fresh funds to foster the adoption of Web3. According to the announcement, the funding will be used to āhelp billions of people learn and use blockchain.ā With this, projects building on the Near blockchain will have the opportunity to connect with new audiences.
The investment round was led by hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, with additional participation from Mechanism Capital, Dragonfly Capital, a16z, Jump, Alameda, Zee Prime, Folius, Amber Group, 6th Man Ventures and Circle Ventures. MetaWeb.VC, Nearās ecosystem fund, also participated in the seed round. Additionally, angels Alan Howard, Santiago Santos and Aave founder Stani Kulechov joined the funding.Ā
āWe are excited to support the NEAR team and ecosystem as they scale blockchain applications,ā said Kyle Davies, co-founder and chairman of Three Arrows Capital.
Meanwhile, Amos Zhang, founder of MetaWeb.VC, expressed his support by saying that Near Protocolās technologies are great for fostering blockchain adoption. āNEAR is best suited for empowering blockchain applications for mainstream adoption,ā said Zhang.
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Back in 2021, Near protocol allotted $800 million for new initiatives to fund the acceleration of decentralized finance while noting evidence that the decentralized finance market is still in its early stages. The move aims to encourage developers by adding incentives to build on the Near blockchain.
Late last year, Near alsoĀ partnered with Cardano-based stablecoin hub Ardana. The collaboration aims to create a bridge infrastructure that will allow users to transfer assets from the Near Protocol to fellow proof-of-stake blockchain Cardano. With this, Near tokens will also serve as collateral on the Ardana platform to mint stablecoins.
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