Inside NEAR Blockchain with Cameron Dennis: The Quest for a Usable Open Web

In this episode, we talk to Cameron Dennis, founder of the Blockchain Acceleration Foundation, Banyan Collective and an integral part of the Ecosystem Division @ the NEAR Foundation. Cameron, who has been pivotal in bringing numerous projects to the NEAR platform, discusses the NEAR blockchain’s dedication to transforming how the web operates through its focus on usability, scalability, and security.

We cover NEAR's efforts to provide a seamless user experience while maintaining high security standards, its ongoing attempts at governance, and the real-world applications on NEAR making a difference, such as Kai-Ching & Sweat Economy. These two apps have the highest number of unique active wallets (UAW) interacting or performing a transaction with smart contracts across the whole crypto space according to dappradar. 

The episode also explores NEAR's recent partnerships with Eigenlayer and Polygon and its roots and foray into AI, alongside addressing the controversies around its governance model. Tune in for an exploration of NEAR’s role in the future of blockchain and the Open Web.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:14 - Cameron's Crypto and Web3 Journey

05:00 - In-Depth Discussion on NEAR Ecosystem and its Technical Aspects

10:14 - NEAR's Flexibility, Compatibility, and Web3 Gateway Functionality

14:32 - Security, Functionality, and Deployment Features in NEAR

17:00 - Future of Web3, User Experience

23:01 - Challenges in Decentralized Governance

29:00 - NEAR's Collaborative Efforts

36:00 - AI Integration in Web3

41:07 - AI and Data Privacy Challenges

46:05 - Web3 and AI Integration

49:13 - Funding Public Goods

52:07 - NEAR's Mobile App Integration

55:00 - Cross-Chain Collaboration

57:50 - Conclusion

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Links / Additional Material:

- NEAR: https://near.org/

- Orderly: https://orderly.network/

- Ref Finance: https://www.ref.finance/

- Chain Abstraction Thread" https://twitter.com/proximityfi/status/1724834821082677631

- DapDap (Entry point to DeFi): https://alpha.dapdap.net/

- Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cameron_Dennis_

- Guest’s nonprofit (BAF): https://www.blockchainacceleration.org/

- NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) explained: https://near.org/blog/what-is-the-near-digital-collective

- NDC Election Report: https://near-ndc.notion.site/near-ndc/Election-Integrity-Council-Transparency-Report-f5db1dd47908470cab4d50484cce2498

- I AM HUMAN (proof of humanity): https://i-am-human.app/

- Aurora (EVM on NEAR): https://aurora.dev/

- Fast Auth: https://docs.near.org/tools/fastauth-sdk

- NEAR Horizon (accelerator aggregator): https://near.org/horizon

- Partnership w/ EigenLayer: https://pages.near.org/blog/near-foundation-and-eigen-labs-partner-to-enable-faster-cheaper-web3-transactions-for-ethereum-rollups-via-eigenlayer/

- BOS Technical Workshop: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ezYMB-7l_4syHcgbuRbVHRUuKi00bPpJvI1EDIVrkLs/edit#slide=id.g1e5902d8eab_0_583

- Calimero (Permission Shards): https://www.calimero.network/

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