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- Learn

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### BASICS

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#### The Platform

NEAR in a nutshell

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#### The Blog

Official news & updates

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### USE CASES

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#### DeFi

Decentralized finance

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#### NFTs

Non-fungible tokens

#### DAOs

Decentralized autonomous organizations

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Use Cases

DeFi: Decentralized finance
NFTs: Non-fungible tokens
DAOs: Decentralized autonomous organizations

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Featured

Nightshade Sharding Launches: Paving the Way for Mass Adoption

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- Learn

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Basics

The Platform: NEAR in a nutshell
The Blog: Official news & updates

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Use Cases

DeFi: Decentralized finance
NFTs: Non-fungible tokens
DAOs: Decentralized autonomous organizations

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Use Cases

DeFi: Decentralized finance
NFTs: Non-fungible tokens
DAOs: Decentralized autonomous organizations

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Featured

Nightshade Sharding Launches: Paving the Way for Mass Adoption

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