# 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.

## 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.

## Related

[What we support](/what-we-support) · [Node-as-a-Service](/products/node-as-a-service) · [Developer portal](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/)