NEAR Protocol Token Sale (2020): Sale History & Outcome
NEAR Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain, conducted its main public token sale in August 2020 through CoinList. The sale occurred during a period when public offerings had become smaller and more structured compared to earlier crypto fundraising methods.
| Token | NEAR Protocol (NEAR) |
|---|---|
| Sale year | 2020 |
| Category | layer-1 |
| Chain | NEAR |
| Documented figure | not visible at the cited source |
| Outcome | listed |
| Data tier | 1 — hand-verified |
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What the record shows
The NEAR token sale priced tokens between USD 0.29 and USD 0.40, with the project raising USD 544 million across 13 funding rounds. Notably, the vast majority of this capital came from private and venture capital rounds, with the public sale representing only a small portion. The record indicates the project later became listed, though it does not specify subsequent performance.
Era context: winter & auctions (2019–2020)
The 2019-2020 period saw public token sales diminish in size and adopt more formalized approaches like auctions, while most significant funding moved to private rounds. This era marked a shift where public sales served primarily as marketing exercises rather than major fundraising vehicles.
This sale is one of the 73 entries in our Winter & Auctions (2019–2020) era archive, part of the complete history of crypto presales — a sourced dataset where every figure links to the page that shows it.
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Sources
- https://icodrops.com/near-protocol/
- https://medium.com/coinlist/announcing-nears-token-sale-on-coinlist-ba8546021cff
- https://cryptototem.com/near-protocol-ico/
This page is historical research built from a sourced dataset — not a recommendation to buy anything. Token sales are high-risk. Money figures appear only where the cited source shows one. Corrections with sources: support@bmic.ai.