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NEAR Protocol Verified account @NEARProtocol · Oct 15

NEAR’s MPC network now runs with 17 live mainnet operators, funded by the Protocol.

The MPC network is a decentralized network composed of highly reputable, independent operators that power Chain Signatures, the signing layer behind NEAR Intents. HSP-007, approved by House of Stake, moves MPC node operations from discretionary grants to a standing program paid from Protocol emissions and governed by NEAR token holders.

Mainnet operators include @astrostakers, @auroraisnear, @Bitwise, Blacksand, @everstake_pool, @greenfield_cap, @HashKeyCloud, Klever, @luganodes, @MPCH_Labs, @nansen_ai, @NatsaiOU, Near One, @Nodemonste, @StakinOfficial (The TIE), @staking4all, and @svrn_ai. 

This new incentive program helps ensure the critical signing infrastructure that powers NEAR Intents and the cross-chain economy has a funding model built for the long run. 

near.org/blog/mpc-node-…

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Cameron.near Verified account @Cameron_Dennis_ · Oct 15

NEAR AI is now available to @brave's 128M+ monthly active users!

I’m incredibly excited about this because the browser is the interface for the web and it already has the context that makes agents useful - your tabs, searches, documents, work, shopping, research, payments, etc.

That context is also some of the most sensitive data you have so if AI is going to live in the browser, privacy can’t just be a policy you’re asked to trust. It needs to be something you can verify yourself if you want to.

This integration has been cooking for a long time, and I’ve been incredibly impressed by the security diligence Brave brought to the process.

Now, Brave users have the option to select NEAR AI's models so their prompts are encrypted in the browser and only decrypted inside an attested confidential environment so neither Brave nor NEAR AI can read them.

This is @near_ai's first integration at this scale, and I genuinely couldn’t think of a better partner!

Learn more here: near.ai/blog/near-ai-c…

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Illia (root.near) (🇺🇦, ⋈) Verified account @ilblackdragon · Oct 13

Today is the 6th anniversary of @NEARProtocol MainNet!

A lot of great tech has shipped since Oct. 13, 2020 – but our vision has not changed: all people should be able to control their own assets, data, and power of choice. We all deserve access to tools and technology that enhance our sovereignty, intelligence, and opportunity – and in many ways this mission feels even more urgent than it did when we started NEAR 8 years ago.

The last year has brought some great milestones:
–@near_intents has moved $34B in volume, up from $2B this time last year
–Intents integrated 15 more chains for a total of 35, with dozens of app integrations
–Launched Confidential Intents, which grew to $3B as of today in volume and $170m TVL
–near(dot)com launched & shipped tons of new features in under a year
–Near One shipped dynamic resharding and post-quantum signing
–Achieved 1M TPS in a public benchmark
–@near_ai is providing confidential inference to Venice, Brave Browser, and the government of Bermuda – and is now available on OpenRouter
–Token economics upgrades shifted towards greater value capture, including inflation halving, the Intents fee switch, and revenue generation
–Launched House of Stake 2.0 and formalized tokenholder governance
–@alexskidanov made major strides towards cheap, scalable formal verification
–First NEAR ETF with @bitwise and first public treasury company launched @svrn_ai

This only scratches the surface of our ecosystem’s achievements this year – thank you to all in the @NEARProtocol community, whether you’re a new believer or were there at the beginning. Let’s keep building in a positive-sum mindset and watch everyone else catch up.

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