RSVPs are pretty meaningless
People say yes to five free events and pick one that evening. Half the list never walks in.
The problem
Clicking “Going” is free. So nobody means it.
Open the door and you run out of food. Gate it with tickets and you lose the room to a free meetup next door — while your “full” list is people who never meant to come.
Food and rooms still cost money
Free for guests isn’t free for you. You budget for 60, thirty show — or the hall looks full online and serious people can’t get a seat.
Tickets scare people off
Charge $10 and your crowd goes to the free meetup across the street. A deposit isn’t a ticket — it’s skin in the game.
How it works
Add a little friction.
To RSVP to a free event, you put down a deposit. Show up and you get it back. No-show — it’s taken and split among who came.
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Everyone deposits a small amount when they RSVP
Everyone deposits a small amount of USDC when they RSVP — the host sets it, e.g. 10 USDC — which is refunded after check-in. Pay from any chain or sign in with Google.
NEAR Builders Breakfast
Fri, Nov 14 · 9:00 · Lisbon
Register · 10 USDC
Pay from any chain or sign in with Google
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Scan in with a QR code
Each guest gets a door pass. The host or their door team scans it with a phone. Only people who get scanned count as there.
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The money waits in a contract
Deposits sit in a NEAR smart contract — not with the host and not with us. After the event, the host closes it and pays out.
Close event
170 USDC in escrow
Checked in9 / 12
Each attendee~18.89
Close event & pay out
4
One tap pays everyone who came
Each guest gets their deposit back plus an equal share of the no-shows' money. No platform fee.
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“It costs nothing to click Sign in. Which ruins everything.”
One event, every way to register
Create or import it on Near Me.
Share its full event page, quick checkout link, or a button for your own site. Manage guests and check-in in the same event.
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Why NEAR
NEAR handles the money.
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Any coin, any chain
Guests pay with what they already hold, like ETH on Base, SOL or USDT on Tron. NEAR Intents turns it into USDC on the way in, and pays winners out to whatever chain they want.
escrow contractA contract holds the pool
Deposits sit in an escrow contract on NEAR, not in our bank account. It pays back only the people who checked in and splits the rest between them. Anyone can read the rules.
Sign in with Google$0 gasNo wallet, no gas
Guests sign in with Google or email and get a NEAR account behind the scenes. We cover the network fee, so the deposit is the only thing they pay.