NEAR Sharding Splits Network Processing Across Separate Shards

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) divides network state and transaction processing among shards, allowing separate parts of the network to handle work in parallel. Its 2.5% annual reward parameter sets a protocol-level ceiling tied to issuance, not a guaranteed return for each token holder. Nightshade splits the network’s state across shards. Each shard handles activity for its portion of that state, and a block can bring together a transaction chunk from every shard. This structure lets work on separate parts of the network proceed in parallel. The design is intended to expand capacity as shards are added.

Source: TokenPost