Near Protocol Surges 5% Despite DFINITY Founder Slamming Its Tech
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NEAR is up 5% in the day, catalyzed by success in AI staking, NEAR Business launch and heightened cross-chain activity. Users have staked 46% of the token's total supply despite yield being cut by half as compared to Q3 2025. DFINITY founder Dominic Williams says an expert scrutiny has revealed Near Confidential Intents is just a centralized layer with no open source code. Near Protocol (NEAR) is one of the top performers today among the top ten 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap, following several ecosystem developments.
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