Shift into NEAR

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What is NEAR

NEAR is a high-performance, sharded Layer 1 blockchain designed for mass adoption through radical simplicity. Unlike traditional networks, NEAR features human-readable account names (e.g., user.near) and pioneering Chain Abstraction, which allows one NEAR account to sign transactions across multiple chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. It provides a developer-friendly environment where complex backend processes are hidden, making Web3 feel as intuitive as using a modern web app.

Sharding & Chain Abstraction

NEAR Protocol is Layer 1 that scales via its unique Nightshade sharding, recently benchmarking over 1 million TPS. Its "Chain Abstraction" allows a single NEAR account to sign transactions across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and beyond, making the multichain world feel like one unified, user-friendly experience.

AI-Native Powerhouse

Beyond speed, NEAR is positioning itself as the "AI-Native" blockchain, providing the high-throughput infrastructure needed for autonomous AI agents to manage assets, sign cross-chain transactions, and execute complex workflows on behalf of users.

It's easier with ShapeShift

OG DeFi Platforms

ShapeShift has officially integrated NEAR Intents to revolutionize multichain trading. By leveraging NEAR’s Chain Abstraction technology, ShapeShift users can now execute complex cross-chain swaps without the friction of manual bridging or gas juggling. This "intent-pilled" approach allows traders to simply declare their goal: like swapping USDC on Polygon for ETH while a decentralized network of solvers competes to find the most efficient, secure, and cost-effective route.

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