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
Get started with NEAR

Bitcoin
Ethereum
XRP Ledger
Ethereum Classic
Bitcoin Cash
Dash
Litecoin
Dogecoin
Zilliqa
View all supported

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.