##### GM Protocol Community, **Exciting updates await you:** - In Q2, The Protocol team will spend a considerable amount of time on addressing congestion issue of NEAR protocol to provide better user experience. - `Protocol` version 1.39 is set to launch this week, featuring enhanced prefetching logic. This update aims to reduce the base cost of function calls, thereby improving transaction throughput on the MainNet to alleviate congestion. - Regrettably, StatelessNet development has been temporarily paused due to instability concerns. Both the engineering team and community participants have invested significant time in maintenance. To prioritize essential tasks such as feature development, stabilization, and optimization. We've decided to defer work on StatelessNet until we're confident in its reliability. - The Protocol Work Group prepares to vote on NEP-536, a proposal to optimize NEAR protocol's performance. NEP-536 focuses on reducing the number of refund receipts, a significant contributor to runtime overhead. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to the discussion 👉 [here](https://github.com/near/NEPs/pull/536).