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# NEAR(NEAR Protocol)

* Issue Time

  2017-07-11
* Total Supply

  1,000,000,000 NEAR
* Circulation

  851,854,808 NEAR
* White paper

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* Website

  <https://near.org/>
* Block Explorer

  <https://explorer.near.org/>

NEAR is a developer platform built for an open network, which means that NEAR has a complete set of protocols and tools to help developers build "community-driven" Dapps. Its main agreement, NEAR protocol is a blockchain which provides security, economic model and incentive mechanism guarantee for the NEAR developer platform. Open Web is a model upgrade of the existing application and business model construction methods. Under the current model, the founder establishes a company with investors and shareholders and provides certain products or services to its users. However, as time goes by, the contradiction between meeting the real needs of users and the company getting more revenue will continue to expand. At the same time, companies are trying to reduce external dependence to avoid the risk of their suppliers going bankrupt or being acquired by competitors.

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