NEAR Protocol Unleashes Dynamic Resharding and Sees Record Revenue

NEAR Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain built on sharded proof-of-stake architecture, has made significant strides in Q2 2026. The protocol's dynamic resharding feature was launched as part of network upgrade v2.13, enabling automatic splitting and merging of shards based on real-time demand.

This capability is particularly relevant for AI-driven workloads on NEAR, where inference payments and agent-to-agent bidding can produce unpredictable demand spikes that require elastic capacity.

The protocol's fee capture rate rose from an 11.5% lifetime average to 30.5% over the trailing 30 days, generating measurable revenue. Confidential Intents TVL crossed $30 million, with 42% of near.com's swap volume now running privately by default.