The future is NEAR! We are thrilled to partner with the @NEARFoundation to help develop a new governance framework and drive the growth of the @NEARProtocol ecosystem. We are dedicated to NEAR’s mission of building a resilient and transparent blockchain ecosystem shaped and controlled by users and other stakeholders, where everyone controls their assets, data, and governance power. Governance — Design a new stake-weighted governance framework and prepare a community proposal Ecosystem growth — Implement targeted initiatives to encourage meaningful on-chain economic activity Our governance work will include 3 workstreams: 1️⃣ Design new structure with transparency, accountability, and efficiency at its core 2️⃣ Analyze past grants to optimize ongoing initiatives 3️⃣ Renovate community engagement and governance process To drive ecosystem growth, Gauntlet will: ➡️ Participate — become an active contributor to the NEAR ecosystem ➡️ Evaluate — evaluate the effectiveness of programs and provide recommendations Central to this work will be assessing how incentives attract new activity and users to the Near ecosystem. The future is NEAR!