LadyM

Why am I so insanely bullish on $NEAR? Let the hard data do the talking:
542k REAL paying users (NEAR Intents over the last 30D) — Zero points, zero airdrop farming, zero subsidies. Pure organic adoption just because the product is top-tier.
$19.2B cumulative swap volume + 25.6M executions.
$33.5M in real protocol fees, with 100% routed directly to $NEAR buybacks.
Consistently printing $51M+ in daily volume.
$3.1B Market Cap with a fully mature supply. Zero historical unlock overhangs, no massive VC dumps to worry about.
The ultimate privacy hub: All privacy coins are utilizing NEAR Intents +

🚨The core research strength of the Ethereum Foundation is leaving in waves.
With the successive resignations of Carl Beekhuizen and Julian Ma, the departure of the core team has evolved into a much broader trend. From Tim Beiko, who chaired the core meetings, and Barnabé Monnot, who deeply developed incentive mechanisms, to Trent Van Epps, who organized foundational infrastructure, and Alex Stokes, who announced a sabbatical earlier this month.
These backbone figures, who once locked arms to carry network upgrades, governance battles, and protocol coordination, are stepping off the stage one