PANews reported on October 16th that the NEAR Foundation has officially announced the addition of senior executives from Bloomberg, Digital Currency Group, Flipside, and dYdX to its leadership team. The newly appointed leaders include Matt Kummell as Chief Business Officer, Alycia Tooill as Head of Human Resources, Chris Briseno as Chief Marketing Officer, George Zeng as Chief Product Officer and General Manager of NEAR AI, and Bowen Wang as Chief Technology Officer and Founder of NEAR One. These new appointments mark a pivotal shift for NEAR, moving from infrastructure development to product adoption and commercialization.


Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says he prefers accumulating gold, silver, oil, Bitcoin, and Ether, which he deems “hard money.” Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, a strong proponent for Bitcoin, says it is “criminal” that kids are being taught from a young age to work for an inflationary currency while arguing the virtues of Bitcoin. “Go to school, get a job, work hard, save money, and invest in a 401(k) full of garbage,” Kiyosaki said during a podcast hosted by Bitcoin Collective Co-Founder Jordan Walker on Wednesday. Kiyosaki pulled no punches as he lambasted central banks, equating them to “criminal organizations” and even calling them “Marxists,” as he says that every time central banks print money, it makes the rich richer, while the other economic classes suffer.Read more