> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.theblockchainlibrary.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Near

> Near uses sharding (Nightshade) and human-readable accounts to make Web3 accessible and scalable.

# Near

Near uses sharding (Nightshade) and human-readable accounts to make Web3 accessible and scalable.

**A developer-friendly, carbon-neutral Layer 1.**

Near uses sharding (Nightshade) and human-readable accounts to make Web3 accessible and scalable.

## Resource details

* **Organization:** Near Foundation
* **Category:** Layer 1
* **Difficulty:** intermediate
* **Official:** Yes
* **Editorial label:** Solid Reference

## Official resource

[Visit Near](https://near.org)

## Related knowledge

* [Cosmos](/generated/v2/resources/cosmos) — resource
* [Cosmos](/generated/v2/resources/cosmos) — related-resource
* [Ethereum.org](/generated/v2/resources/ethereum-org) — resource
* [Ethereum.org](/generated/v2/resources/ethereum-org) — related-resource

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `resource:near`