{"id":"tp-44502","type":"article-newspaper","title":"NEAR Sharding Splits Network Processing Across Separate Shards","author":"Simon Yoon","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/44502","datePublished":"2026-10-30T10:05:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T10:05:34.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Nightshade brings shard-specific transaction chunks together in blocks. NEAR’s 2.5% annual reward parameter is a protocol ceiling, not a fixed return for individual holders.","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"earlier coverage of NEAR’s staking share and issuance vote","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/37599"}]}