--- title: Smart Contracts and NEAR Protocol | daily.dev description: Blockchain technology has revolutionized various industries, particularly decentralized finance (DeFi), through the use of smart contracts. NEAR Protocol, a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/smart-contracts-and-near-protocol-3i7gvm1ji twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Smart Contracts and NEAR Protocol | daily.dev og:description: Blockchain technology has revolutionized various industries, particularly decentralized finance (DeFi), through the use of smart contracts. NEAR Protocol, a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/smart-contracts-and-near-protocol-3i7gvm1ji og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3i7gVM1ji.png og:image:alt: Smart Contracts and NEAR Protocol og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Smart Contracts and NEAR Protocol **[Coins Bench](https://daily.dev/sources/coinsbench)** · 3 min read · 3 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Blockchain technology has revolutionized various industries, particularly decentralized finance (DeFi), through the use of smart contracts. NEAR Protocol, a next-generation blockchain platform, offers developers a secure and efficient environment for deploying and executing smart contracts. This article explores what smart contracts are, how NEAR Protocol utilizes them, and their impact on the landscape of decentralized applications and DeFi. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@mylesmor** · 1 upvotes > Great article! --- Tags: [#blockchain](https://daily.dev/tags/blockchain), [#smart-contracts](https://daily.dev/tags/smart-contracts), [#decentralized-finance](https://daily.dev/tags/decentralized-finance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/smart-contracts-and-near-protocol-3i7gvm1ji) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Smart Contracts and NEAR Protocol","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/smart-contracts-and-near-protocol-3i7gvm1ji","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/smart-contracts-and-near-protocol-3i7gvm1ji"},"datePublished":"2024-05-14T12:34:33.069Z","dateModified":"2024-05-14T12:34:31.936Z","description":"Blockchain technology has revolutionized various industries, particularly decentralized finance (DeFi), through the use of smart contracts. 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