NEAR has created a novel layer one with unique approaches to dynamic scaling, developer rewards, user onboarding, and data storage. The team and technology behind NEAR are extremely high quality, but execution and market adoption remain legitimate risks. Given the investment by venture capital, development growth, excellent team, and best in class technology, NEAR has the setup for an attractive investment opportunity, despite some of the headwinds it faces.
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