**📢[NEAR Q2 Protocol Roadmap Update](https://t.co/swVf6lErAW) 🚀** - **1. Achievements of the protocol team:** * Account expansion progress 📊 * New NEPs for account namespaces and wasm submodules 🔄 * Shared storage offer to reduce contract deployment costs 💰 **2. Major improvements:** * Faster state reading with flat storage and value embedding 📑 * Background recording is in progress to reduce state recording costs ⚡ * Real-time cold storage, cheaper archive nodes 💾 * Updated state sync for faster sync 🔄 **3. Updates to the roadmap:** * Account extension implementation on hold for user experience study 🔍 * Addressing storage refund issue for better onboarding security 🔒 * Q3 focus: Phase 2 of sharding for mainnet state resharding and more efficient block tracking 🛡️ **[More](https://t.co/swVf6lErAW)** - #Web3 #NEAR #CryptoNews #Crypto #NEARistheBOS