Validators process transactions and receive validator rewards (supply-side fees).

NEAR Protocol is a smart contract platform for decentralized applications (a blockchain). NEAR Protocol was founded by Alexander Skidanov & Ilya Polosukhin and launched in 2017.

NEAR holders own and govern the protocol. They currently take (burn) all of the total transaction fees paid by users (revenue). NEAR Protocol's investors include a16z, Pantera Capital, Libertus, etc.

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# Circulating supply Methodology

## Overview

Circulating supply measures the number of tokens that are currently available for trading on the open market. It excludes tokens that are locked, unvested, or held in the project’s own treasury.

Number of tokens currently available for trading on the open market.

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