🚀 An overlooked L1 that was too far ahead of its time: $NEAR （ @NEARProtocol ) In 2017, founders (ex-Google AI, TensorFlow contributors, co-authors of Attention Is All You Need) saw the future of AI + blockchain. Only chain to fully implement sharding (Nightshade) → 8 shards live, sub-second finality. Now pivoting strongly into AI (AI Agents + NEAR Intents). 🔑 Latest proposal: cut NEAR inflation from 5% → 2.5% 👉 https://t.co/jTufHceHgf 👉 https://t.co/WFMTm5ull5 With gas burn + emission cut, NEAR could soon enter deflationary mode. ATH: $20 (2022) ATL: $0.53 (2020) Now: ~$2.2 📊 Tokenomics & backing: 1B genesis supply (all unlocked after 8y). Early backers: a16z, Coinbase Ventures, 3AC, Alameda, Baidu, https://t.co/dOg48QIZ2E. Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund’s #2 holding. Fees: 70% burned, 30% rebated to contracts. 🔥 Highlights: Top 2 chain by active users on DappRadar: https://t.co/A1UiyYNaBp 600ms blocktime, 1.2s finality: https://t.co/TUeCYFH5vn Long-term vision + real community governance still alive. 👉 $NEAR: undervalued, AI + deflation narrative, and one of the few L1s that kept shipping.