The Aurora Ecosystem The NEAR Protocol team created the Aurora ecosystem. It is an Ethereum Virtual Machine designed to provide developers with a seamless solution. It allows them to deploy their applications on a platform that is Ethereum-compatible, and offers high throughput, scalability, and future-proof features, all while ensuring low transaction costs for users. From its core SputnikVM, to full tool-chain support, to gasless meta transactions, Aurora is the most advanced EVM on the market. Do you know that transaction fees in Aurora are paid in the base currency, ETH? This helps to provide a great UX for users, and opening the door to interesting ecosystem sustainability possibilities.