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Weekly spotlight · October 15

Brave says Leo's GLM 5.3 Flash chat now uses end-to-end encryption with NEAR AI TEEs. Verification, encryption and relay code are open source.

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Pay your way.
Let the merchant choose theirs.

MakePay announced a NEAR Intents integration through SwapKit: customers pay in supported crypto, while merchants receive their chosen asset.

Why it leads A concrete checkout use case for cross-chain infrastructure.

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Integration

Rhea brings confidential
swaps to native assets.

Rhea announced confidential swaps for NEAR-native assets, including a multiple-recipient option powered by NEAR Intents.

Why it leads A specific new swap flow for the ecosystem. Privacy properties remain the team's claims.

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Product update

A new grant route
for NEAR builders.

Nearly announced Rhea Finance as a Builders Program grant partner. Applications were announced as open until October 31, with Rhea's team selecting recipients.

Why it leads A practical opportunity with a named partner and application deadline.

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Builder program

NEAR AI reaches
a familiar browser.

Brave says Leo's GLM 5.3 Flash chat now uses end-to-end encryption with NEAR AI TEEs, alongside open-source verification, encryption and relay code.

Why it leads A clear consumer-facing integration, with public code to inspect. Security claims are vendor-reported.

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Weekly spotlight

The Intents incident,
with a postmortem.

Alex Shevchenko published a postmortem of the October 1 NEAR Intents incident, reporting full fund recovery, removal of deposit notifications and stronger balance monitoring.

Why it leads The team's account of what failed and what changed deserves attention alongside product launches.

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Postmortem

Plan an LP position
from Telegram.

KINU announced a Telegram LP Bot beta for choosing NEAR pools, strategies, ranges and amounts, then reviewing the position in KINU.

Why it leads A new interface for an existing task. This is a beta announcement; execution has not been independently tested.

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Beta

An offline signer.
An iPhone you already own.

Frol previewed NEAR Signer, an upcoming iPhone wallet designed for offline signing, and invited beta requests. The preview credits Ivan Frolov with development.

Why it leads A concrete wallet concept with a demo. It is a preview, not a verified security guarantee or general release.

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Preview
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