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NEAR’s Polosukhin sees shrinking need for centralized exchanges as onchain tools expand
The Block ·
The Block reports: NEAR Protocol (NEAR) co-founder Illia Polosukhin said users no longer need centralized exchanges for "a lot" of crypto activity as near.com expands its onchain offerings. "I think for a lot of things now, you don't need it," Polosukhin told The Block's Gareth Jenkinson during a live interview at Digital Asset Summit 2026 in Singapore on Wednesday. He described near.com as "almost there" and said it has a "big roadmap of things to keep adding," pointing to bank…