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Overview of the NEARCON 2022 Conference: Building Beyond the Hype

Overview of the NEARCON 2022 Conference: Building Beyond the Hype

In only two years since its launch, the NEAR protocol arguably became one of the fiercest Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche rivals. It’s no wonder that venture capital and hedge funds are pouring in support into this potent ecosystem. Impressively, more than $500,000 was raised to support the development of all the great things that are already being built on the NEAR protocol.

NEARCON conference, held in the beautiful city of Fado music and colorful buildings, Lisbon, celebrated the increasing interest in the ecosystem and all of the major building initiatives on the NEAR protocol. Here’s an overview of what has been happening during this 3-day conference in Portugal.

Day One: The Grand Opening, Partnerships, Networking & NFT Hunt

The first day of the NEARCON conference was all about the overview of the foundation, presenting the first-ever transparency report, and major ecosystem announcements. 

Compared to somewhere around 700 attendees of the first NEARCON conference, the second one was a total blast. According to estimates, almost 3,000 visitors from 176 countries enjoyed the amusing showcase of the ecosystem, engaging talks with some of the notable names such as Sheila Warren, Brandon Eiche, James Tromans, and Yat Siu, the most delicious flavors of the world, as well as spectacular parties. 

After the relaxing opening party, Jack Collier and David Morrison, NEAR Foundation officials, held an opening speech and announced an NFT hunt which just added some more zest to this already amazing event. 

Aside from that, the conference was an excellent networking opportunity and several major partnerships with Pantera Capital and Caerus Ventures, as well as the launch of Coinbase Earn were announced! 

During her speech, Marieke Frament, NEAR Foundation CEO, explained major initiatives and plans for the future that involve raising awareness of NEAR, simplifying decentralized governance, and providing financial support for the development of projects. 

“Our goal with NEAR is to build things that developers, creators, and everyone else will find helpful and useful“, said Ilia Polusukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol. 

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