We were joined by Illia Poloshukhin, co-founder of Near Protocol, to discuss Near’s journey, from AI company to high-throughput L1 blockchain, and how LLM training influenced the modular design choice

Illia Polosukhin: Near Protocol – From AI to High-Throughput Blockchain

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