📢 NEAR Q4 Protocol Roadmap Update ✨ Accomplishments in 2023: NEAR implemented six significant protocol updates in 2023. Meta Transactions introduced at the beginning of the year, these transactions allow users to perform actions on NEAR without paying transaction fees. Non-Balance Sheet Accounts - This feature allows users to create accounts without requiring $NEAR tokens to pay storage costs, making it easier to onboard new users. Node Performance and Optimization - Improvements include: 🔹 Flat Storage — Improved network stability and performance. 🔹 Cold storage for nodes — Reduces storage costs by separating storage of historical data. 🔹 Layer 1 Network — Faster communication between validator nodes. 🔹 Improved state synchronization — Faster synchronization of nodes to the latest state. 🔹 Stable contract fulfillment — Focused on maintainability and stability.