Category: Token profiles
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What is NEAR Protocol (NEAR)? The token of a blockchain with readable account names, checked with public data
NEAR is the currency of NEAR Protocol, a blockchain of its own (a Layer 1). Accounts can use readable names such as alice.near, and the token pays fees, secures the network through staking and covers on-chain storage. This article checks three things against public data and the issuer’s own documentation: how NEAR works, how its price has moved, and where it is listed and how it can be held. Every…
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What is ZEC (Zcash)? A blockchain of its own that can encrypt payments, checked with public data
ZEC is the currency of Zcash, a blockchain of its own. What sets it apart from Bitcoin is that the sender, the recipient and the amount can be encrypted. This article checks three things against public data and the official documentation: how ZEC works, how its price has moved, and where it is listed and how it can be held. Every figure was measured on 25 September 2026 at 18:39…
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What is XPL (Plasma)? The token of a Layer 1 blockchain for stablecoin payments, checked with public data
XPL is the token of Plasma, a blockchain of its own (a Layer 1) built specifically for stablecoin payments. It pays transaction fees and rewards the validators who confirm transactions. This article checks three things against public data and the issuer’s own documentation: what kind of token XPL is, how its price has moved in its first year, and where and how it can be held. Every figure was measured…
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What is ONDO (Ondo Finance)? The governance token beside tokenized Treasuries, checked with public data
ONDO is the governance token that sits beside Ondo Finance, an issuer that turns US Treasuries and similar assets into tokens. Its link to those Treasuries is rarely explained. This article checks three things against public data and the issuer’s own documentation: what kind of token ONDO is, how its price has moved so far, and where and how it can be held. Every figure was measured on 25 September…