Marieke Flament, the CEO of Near Foundation, has resigned from her position. Chris Donovan, the general counsel of Near Foundation, will be taking over as the new CEO. Flament did not provide a specific reason for her departure. During her tenure, the daily active user count of Near Protocol grew from 50,000 to 3 million, and its Twitter followers increased from 200,000 to over 2 million. The Near Foundation’s treasury balance currently stands at 330 million NEAR, equivalent to approximately $350 million. Flament’s leadership strategy focused on driving mainstream adoption, supporting grassroots communities, and fostering partnerships with both web2 and web3 players. Near is currently ranked as the 40th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, with tokens worth around $1.04 billion. In June, Škoda Auto launched a nonfungible tokens platform on the Near Protocol.
