NEAR launches confidential multi-sig vault platform NEAR Business, supporting 35+ chains

On October 21, citing Crypto Briefing, NEAR Protocol has launched NEAR Business, a confidential multi-sig vault management platform for crypto-native teams and institutions, supporting payroll, vendor payments, cross-chain swaps, and fund allocation from a single dashboard, covering 35+ blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, as well as 200+ assets, with cross-chain transfers completed via NEAR Intents. The platform runs on NEAR's private sharding infrastructure, keeping transaction details confidential yet auditable; the platform is free to use, swaps charge a 0.35% fee, and it is currently invite-only.