Episode 196: Near’s Role Empowering the Future in the Evolution of Web3

Summary

Ida Pandur, from Near, joins Blockchain Wayne on the From No Crypto To Know Crypto podcast to discuss her background and the work being done at Near. Ida shares her transition from Web2 to Web3 and her passion for connecting technology with marketing. Near is a layer one blockchain that focuses on user adoption and onboarding mass amounts of users onto Web3. They aim to abstract the complexities of blockchain technology and make it seamless for users to interact with Web3 applications. Near is also exploring the integration of AI with blockchain to enhance user experiences and data sovereignty.

Learn more about Near: https://near.org/ 

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Takeaways

Near is a layer one blockchain that prioritizes user adoption and onboarding mass amounts of users onto Web3.

The goal of Near is to abstract the complexities of blockchain technology and make it seamless for users to interact with Web3 applications.

Near is exploring the integration of AI with blockchain to enhance user experiences and enable data sovereignty.

The future of Web3 will likely involve companies utilizing Web3 elements rather than identifying as Web3 companies.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

03:48 Near's Focus on User Adoption

08:00 Abstracting Blockchain Complexity

10:14 The Integration of AI and Blockchain

14:36 The Future of Web3