Chicago’s @NearProtocol City Node

Chicago, IL
Joined August 2026
chicago.near retweeted
Gave a @near_ai workshop in the first event sponsored by the @chicago_node, at @drivecapital this past Sunday. Drawing from experience building @NearBuilders, @nearmerch, @open_crosspost, and the recent city nodes app, my goal was to communicate this: Verifiable execution is a core foundation for community trust
The third installment of the Chicago Creator Hackathon over the weekend at @drivecapital The thesis is simple: bring together 200 creators that have real communities and pair them with engineers
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chicago.near retweeted
RFC from founders and engineers of financial services: @near_intents offers a simple SDK for a universal liquidity layer; you can use it to quote, swap, and execute trades ("intents") for any on-chain asset, across any network, completely confidentially (your txs are not public). Can be used for RWAs, perps, institutional trading, agentic commerce, etc. The team is seeking feedback, please reply to @chronear's post below. Relevant links below
As a user or B2B API integrator of NEAR Intents, what's the one thing you think we should improve or fix asap? I will pay for the ultimate edition of GTA 6 for the most thoughtful feedback.
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chicago.near retweeted
Replying to @adem_wheels
@adem_wheels, let’s organize an initial meeting. Lots to catch up on! Chicagoan’s, tap in!
I joined the @NEARLegion Chicago Node! @elliot_braem and I are going to make Chicago @NEARProtocol's biggest community Chicagoans, comment below to join
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chicago.near retweeted
Love seeing Chicago become City Node #3 🔥 @buidlcity is hyped to build alongside @chicago_node and the rest of @NEARLegion. More cities, more builders, more cool stuff getting built. Let’s go.
Chicago is officially City Node #3. We’re here to turn local community into network infrastructure: events, builders, partners, stake, reports, and reusable systems for the broader @NearLegion network. Stake to chicago.pool.near, and if you’re in Chicago, come build with us.
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🍕 Bitcoin Chicago Pizza Day Recap: A real crypto purchase, live! Watch how @elliot_braem ordered pizza using POS built by @pingpay_io, powered by @near_intents. Scan QR → Pay with $NEAR or any of 125 assets across 35 chains → Confirm & paid. Shoutout to Pizza Boy Billy & Tortorices on Grand Ave! 🙌 Anything-to-anything payments in action. This is usable crypto. Watch ↓
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chicago.near retweeted
Chicago showed up. 🇺🇸 The NEAR Legion gathered for an evening exploring the latest in blockchain + dApps and networking. Thanks to @elliot_braem & @adem_wheels for hosting and to everyone who joined us!
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