Question 1

What is NEAR Protocol?

Accepted Answer

NEAR is a Layer 1 proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contracts. It uses a sharding design called Nightshade to split work across parallel shards. It is currently focused on AI agents and cross-chain swaps through NEAR Intents.

Question 2

Is NEAR an EVM chain?

Accepted Answer

Not natively. NEAR has its own account model and runtime, with smart contracts typically compiled to WebAssembly. EVM compatibility is available through Aurora, an EVM environment tied to NEAR, which is why some apps in our list, such as Meta Pool and Sender, mention Aurora.

Question 3

What is the NEAR token used for?

Accepted Answer

The NEAR token pays transaction fees and is used for staking to help secure the network. You can also stake it through liquid staking products like Meta Pool (stNEAR) or RHEA LST (rNEAR) to keep a tradable token while your NEAR is staked.

Question 4

Which types of dApps are most common on NEAR?

Accepted Answer

Liquid staking, lending, swaps and cross-chain tools lead the list. Examples are Meta Pool and Stader for staking, Rhea Lend for borrowing and lending, Rhea Dex and Jumbo Exchange for swaps, and NEAR Intents for cross-chain trades.

Question 5

How much value is locked in NEAR DeFi?

Accepted Answer

At the time of writing, DeFi TVL on NEAR is about $173.6M. That figure changes daily, so treat it as a snapshot. Some entries on this page, mainly centralized exchanges, show much larger TVL because their figures cover many chains rather than NEAR alone.

Question 6

Are NEAR dApps safe to use?

Accepted Answer

No. Smart contracts can have bugs, liquid staking tokens can lose value against NEAR, and lending positions can be liquidated. Read each dApp's documentation, start with small amounts and only use funds you can afford to lose. Nothing here is financial advice.

Question 7

What is the largest dApp on Near by TVL?

Accepted Answer

Binance CEX is the largest dApp on Near by total value locked, with $127B across all the chains it supports. It is followed by Bitget ($5.93B) and Gate ($5.91B). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.

Question 8

Which dApp on Near has the highest DappsAtlas score?

Accepted Answer

Gate has the highest score at 7.7/10, ahead of Bitget (7.6) and Backpack (7.6). Scores weigh security, ease of use, fees and features, and are based only on facts we could verify.

Question 9

How many dApps are on Near?

Accepted Answer

DappsAtlas tracks 62 dApps on Near. Of these, 62 have a full review and 31 report value locked, $145B in total, counting value on every chain they support.

Question 10

What are the most common types of dApps on Near?

Accepted Answer

Centralized Exchanges (9), DEXes (6) and Staking (4) are the largest categories on Near, by number of projects.

Question 11

Which dApps on Near grew the most this week?

Accepted Answer

Among dApps with at least $1M locked, Bitstamp had the biggest 7-day TVL gain (+5.4%) and Flipster the biggest drop (−28.0%). Combined TVL moved −5.3% over the same seven days.

Question 12

What is the average score for dApps on Near?

Accepted Answer

The 43 rated dApps on Near average 6.3 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 5 score below 5.

		Category
1	GateReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$5.91B	−2.6%	7.7
2	BitgetReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$5.93B	+1.6%	7.6
3	BackpackReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$520M	−2.4%	7.6
4	SwissBorgReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$812M	−4.2%	7.4
5	StaderReviewed	Staking	$186M	−3.6%	7.4
6	Meta Pool NearReviewed	Staking	$80.8M	−12.3%	7.4
7	NearReviewed	Chain	—	—	7.4
8	Orderly BridgeReviewed	Derivatives	$23.5M	−9.2%	7.2
9	Smithii ToolsReviewed	Developer Tools	—	—	7.2
10	SharddogReviewed	Dapp Tools	—	—	7.2
11	NEAR IntentsReviewed	Cross Chain Bridge	$195M	−4.2%	7.0
12	Rhea LendReviewed	Lending	$152M	−10.3%	7.0
13	RHEA LSTReviewed	Staking Pool	$70.1M	−7.1%	7.0
14	Rhea DexReviewed	DEXes	$23.5M	−11.5%	7.0
15	FlipsterReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$16.5M	−28.0%	7.0
16	SenderReviewed	Wallets	—	—	7.0
17	Nightly WalletReviewed	Wallets	—	—	7.0
18	Near CrowdReviewed	Chain	—	—	7.0
19	Gate USReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$53.9M	−1.8%	6.8
20	HERE Wallet stakingReviewed	Liquid Restaking	$872K	−14.9%	6.8
21	KAIOReviewed	Real-World Assets	$34.7M	−10.5%	6.5
22	SweatcoinReviewed	Move-to-Earn Games	—	—	6.5
23	BitloReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$12.7M	−2.7%	6.3
24	Nearpad Pad fiReviewed	DEXes	—	—	6.3
25	PumpopolyReviewed	GameFi	—	—	6.2
26	TruStakeReviewed	Staking	$2.70M	+2.3%	6.0
27	VeaxReviewed	DEXes	—	—	6.0
28	MetapoolReviewed	Staking	—	—	5.9
29	DeltaTradeReviewed	DEXes	$100K	−48.0%	5.8
30	BazookaReviewed	Analytics	—	—	5.8
31	LiNEAR ProtocolReviewed	Liquid Restaking	$47.8M	−20.5%	5.5
32	Jumbo ExchangeReviewed	DEXes	$1.13M	−14.1%	5.5
33	Rhea FinanceReviewed	DEXes	—	—	5.5
34	BitstampReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$4.51B	+5.4%	5.2
35	Phoenix BondsReviewed	Yield Aggregator	$177K	−13.6%	5.2
36	Learn Near ClubReviewed	Other	—	—	5.0
37	NepbotReviewed	Dapp Tools	—	—	5.0
38	UnifatReviewed	Presale	—	—	5.0
39	Sweat EconomyReviewed	Move-to-Earn Games	—	—	4.8
40	AllstakeReviewed	Liquid Restaking	$572K	−10.3%	4.5
41	TonicReviewed	Derivatives	$32.7K	−7.3%	4.5
42	NeatReviewed	Infrastructure	—	—	4.3
43	DewFinanceReviewed	Onchain Capital Allocator	$270K	−4.4%	4.0
44	Binance CEXReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	$127B	−6.0%	—
45	MoreMarkets.xyzReviewed	Yield Aggregator	$454K	−0.5%	—
46	Rainbow BridgeReviewed	Canonical Bridge	$132K	−30.1%	—
47	Allbridge ClassicReviewed	Cross Chain Bridge	$8.27K	−99.2%	—
48	RoketoReviewed	Payments	$5.53K	−1.0%	—
49	LazyFiReviewed	Games	$57	−13.4%	—
50	PembRock FinanceReviewed	Leveraged Farming	$0	—	—

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