[Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz Joins NEAR Foundation Council] Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on October 15, according to The Block, Solana infrastructure company Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz has officially joined the NEAR Foundation Council. He will assist in guiding product strategy, ecosystem growth, and governance efforts. Current council members include NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin, Anchorage Digital co-founder Diogo Mónica, among others. Mumtaz was previously an early user of NEAR Intents and once referred to it as the 'market within the market.'