**📢 🚨 There was a vote on **[Stargate](https://stargate.finance/)** to integrate NEAR Protocol via AURORA** **[The majority voted in favor of the integration](https://snapshot.org/#/stgdao.eth/proposal/0xe21e8d82840271de57e3a04aa8ab6a083d7e1c08fe198ed3a08d7901f8e4cde6)** 💥 This is Stargate's first work with a **#blockchain** other than **#Ethereum**. + The plan includes a new $USDC currency pool on Aurora to link NEAR to other blockchains such as Ethereum and **#Polygon**. + This integration will help NEAR users easily trade across different blockchains and attract more people and projects to both **#NEAR** and **#Stargate**. + To get started, **[Orderly Network](https://twitter.com/OrderlyNetwork)** will provide $200,000 in incentives to encourage people to use this new system. This integration is important to make different blockchains work better together.  **[Telegram](https://t.me/nearprotocoluachannel) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nearuaguild) | [Medium](https://medium.com/near-protocol-ua) | [Chat](https://t.me/nearprotocolua/1)**