NEAR

NEAR is a proof-of-stake, high-performance layer-1 public blockchain platform designed to be fast, secure and scalable. NEAR is developer-friendly, easy to use and features low transaction fees.

Networks Mainnet, Testnet
Released 2020
Consensus Proof of Stake (PoS)
Smart contracts Yes
Block time ~ 1 second
Smart contract language(s) supported Rust, AssemblyScript
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Bitcoin
Ethereum
XRP Ledger
Ethereum Classic
Bitcoin Cash
Dash
Litecoin
Dogecoin
Zilliqa
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The NEAR API — build without running a node

Access NEAR blockchain data through one unified REST API: transaction and address data, balances, block data, and real-time webhooks for on-chain events — with no NEAR node to run and maintain. Start free and scale as you grow.

Blockchain data

Read NEAR transactions, addresses, balances, UTXOs, and block data through one REST API.

Real-time webhooks

Subscribe to on-chain events — incoming and outgoing transactions, confirmations, and mined blocks.

No node to run

Skip the infrastructure — managed, always-synced access with no node to operate or maintain.

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Sustainability at its core

The NEAR ecosystem is built upon the world’s first certified climate-neutral blockchain. It has built-in bridges that allow users to move assets, contracts, and data seamlessly between Ethereum or Polkadot.