Quick TakeFounded in 2018 by Alexander Skidanov and Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Protocol is an open-source platform for decentralized applicationsLast week, NEAR’s bridge to Ethereum, called Rainbow Bridge, officially launched, allowing any user who owns assets on Ethereum to be able to transfer them on NEAR’s blockchain or vice versaIn total, The Block has identified 93 projects and companies across 12 different verticals currently expanding on its ecosystem