What is NearKat (NearKat)?
NearKat is a community meme token on NEAR that trades under the ticker KAT and is based on the Nearkat, the meerkat-like character NEAR used as an early mascot. Its contract, kat.token0.near, was deployed in September 2024, and it is a fan project, not an official NEAR Foundation release.
- Type
- Meme coin
- Launched
- 2024
- Consensus
- Runs on NEAR
- Max supply
- 1 billion KAT
- Swap network
- NEAR
How NearKat works
KAT is a basic NEP-141 fungible token with no staking, fee or governance system. Its story is a joke about Nearkats working in peer-to-peer networks and eating bugs.
What NearKat is used for
Holders trade it and use it for community engagement around NEAR mascot culture. The team has also done offline promotions, including a NearKat-branded candy sold at a Dubai sweet shop.
NearKat supply
A fixed supply of 1 billion KAT was minted, and CoinGecko reports the full amount as tradable.
Before you swap NearKat
The widget shows it as NearKat, but explorers and other markets usually list it as KAT, so check the contract kat.token0.near. It moves on NEAR with small liquidity, so prices can move quickly.