Founders @ NEAR are building the future of the internet - the Open Web - in which people have control of their data, assets, identities and power of governance. We harness the power of blockchain to solve urgent problems and showcase the true value of Web3 through our products. We are a community of visionaries, and allies who believe we can make the world a better place.
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As we witness the growth of the NEAR ecosystem, home to some of the most innovative applications in web3 with over 7 million monthly active users and top dApps in Web3, it becomes clear that our journey is far from over. Inspired by visionaries like Coinbase, weâre launching a startup repository - a collection of ideas and potential breakthroughs we wish existed in the NEAR ecosystem today.
Although NEAR boasts a robust infrastructure, notable for its exceptional reliability and continuous technological advancements such as zkWASM, Modular Blockchain Architecture, and FastAuth, our focus extends to harnessing this infrastructure to craft impactful experiences and groundbreaking products.
We are inviting innovators and builders to explore and materialize the potential of decentralized applications. From consumer applications to tokenized real-world assets and network states, these are the transformative experiences and products that we believe will elevate the NEAR ecosystem to new heights.
Have an idea for a web3 startup youâd like to see? đ **Submit your idea here** to add to the list.
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Attestations are cryptographically signed claims made by one identity about itself or another identity. They correctly understand identity as a compilation of reputation credentials, where different aspects of an identity are relevant or valuable based upon context (i.e. local vs national, official vs informal). An open and composable standard for creating attestations and schemas, like the Ethereum Attestation Service, should meaningfully expand the onchain identity space as well as remove the need for âidentity providersâ to keep reinventing the wheel with proprietary solutions.
Leveraging blockchain for transparent and user-driven content and product recommendations. Decentralized social networks like near.social and farcaster are gaining user traction. Recommendation systems to enhance these experiences and allow users to discover the most relevant and useful information would unlock a vast amount of new experiences while maintaining the open web thesis of user-centric data ownership.
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*Receipts.xyz allows users to attest to their Strava or Chess.com data onchain and mint those attestations as an NFT â they can then be shared across social platforms like Farcaster or used for building other experiences such as leaderboards.*
https://x.com/beam_eco/status/1750572147813097674?s=20
Develop payment solutions that enhance the speed, convenience, and accessibility of crypto transactions. These applications are particularly vital in regions with unstable local currencies. By incorporating features that address reporting, taxation, and regulatory requirements, these payment systems can boost the desirability and adoption of cryptocurrencies as a viable asset class.
Implement a platform for crowdfunding directly on the blockchain, enabling transparent and secure fundraising processes.
A multi-chain DeFi aggregator solves blockchainsâ fragmented UX by collecting the most promising active and opportunities across all decentralized protocols and making them available in one place, with total self-custody. (read more here)
Develop an Acorn-like platform for passive crypto investments, enabling users to automatically invest spare change from everyday transactions into a diversified cryptocurrency portfolio. This user-friendly app offers an effortless way for individuals to engage with crypto investments, tailored to their risk preferences.
A one-click solution to set up a local development environment incorporating all components of the NEAR stack, including local node with mainnet forking, NEAR Lake, BOS Gateway, and more.
Offer BaaS platforms tailored to Web2 companies, providing them with customizable templates for smart contracts, blockchain analytics tools, and easy-to-use management interfaces. This could include user-friendly smart contract creation wizards that guide users through the process of setting up a smart contract without needing to know how to code. This could be expanded to data tooling, decentralized frontends, and node operations.
Integrating wallets seamlessly within various applications, ensuring interoperability and ease of use across platforms. Most wallets today are browser extensions or invoke redirects for signing transactions. Creating application native wallets would enable application developers the configurability to create their own wallet signing flows and user experiences.
Source: https://www.privy.io/blog/embedded-wallet-architecture; enabling developers to build meaningful end-to-end solutions.