Why NEAR?

The NEAR blockchain is a fast layer 1 blockchain that scales via its unique Nightshade sharding design. NEAR has low fees, fast transactions/finality, and a fast-growing community of developers.

Specifications

Block time: 1s Finality: 1-2s

Aurora

Aurora is an Ethereum L2 built on NEAR.

Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge is a trustless, permissionless bridge that can transfer assets between ETH, Aurora, and NEAR.

Other Bridges

Allbridge can be used to bridge assets from Solana, Terra, Celo, and other blockchains.

Octopus Network is a multichain network for building application specific chains, built on NEAR.