Mert's been in NEAR's corner for a while. today it's official

he was using NEAR Intents back in December 2024. a year later he was pointing out it already powered Zcash swaps, Ledger Live and Infinex while most of CT had no idea. these days he calls NEAR the market of markets

all of that from the outside, while running Helius. now he gets to help shape what NEAR builds next, and honestly it's hard to think of a better pick

he's also judging the NEAR hackathon Nov 1-14. builders, cook accordingly

$NEAR