NEAR Protocol: Exploring the Path Ahead in 2024 with Altan Tutar | S2E5

Chorus One Podcast

Welcome to the S2 Ep 5 of the Chorus One Podcast! Every quarter, Chorus One releases an ecosystem review of a chosen protocol we support and have confidence in. In the third quarter of 2023, our spotlight was on NEAR Protocol, and now we're thrilled to welcome Altan Tutar, Senior Technical BD at NEAR Protocol, on the Chorus One Podcast to provide further insights into the protocol's intricacies. You can read the NEAR Ecosystem Review at https://chorus.one/articles/ecosystem-review-near or peruse the complete quarterly report at https://chorus.one/reports-research/quarterly-network-insights-q3-2023-2024. In this conversation, Altan, and our host Thalita Franklin, Research Analyst at Chorus One, delve into NEAR's strategic direction for 2024 and a succinct exploration of its technical architecture. The discussion expands to the unique challenges and approaches in business development for a Layer 1 protocol, contrasting it with the strategies employed by infrastructure providers and other entities. Altan and Thalita share insights into how projects like KaiKai incorporate NEAR into their frameworks. Additionally, they explore the intricacies of NEAR's collaborations with major protocols and conclude with an in-depth exploration of NEAR's core thesis and vision for the future. Watch the video-version at https://youtu.be/vf9u35ypr50 About NEAR Protocol Website: https://near.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol Discord: http://near.chat/ Blog: https://near.org/blog About Chorus One: Website: https://chorus.one Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChorusOne LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chorus-one/ Blog: https://chorus.one/blog Get in Touch: Altan: https://twitter.com/mraltantutar Thalita: https://twitter.com/ethalita_