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@NEARProtocol mainnet & testnet releases, updates, and statuses

[NEAR Protocol @NEARProtocol]

All-time volume on NEAR Intents just crossed $20 billion.

This milestone is the result of a series of technical breakthroughs that removed some of the biggest constraints in cross-chain execution.

A deep dive on Intents' rapid momentum 🧵

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.12.0 for Mainnet .

CODE_COLOR: CODE_YELLOW_MAINNET
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: TRUE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: TRUE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

Voting will start on Wednesday, June 10th, at 00:00:00 UTC.

This release upgrades contract runtime to the new Wasmtime-based runtime.

Please refer to the full release notes in Github for more details: https://t.co/rYvQoyyd11

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.11.0 for Mainnet .

CODE_COLOR: CODE_YELLOW_MAINNET
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: TRUE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: TRUE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

Voting will start on Monday, Apr 13th at 00:00:00 UTC. This release is a regular feature release and includes several protocol/non-protocol changes.

Please refer to the full release notes in Github for more details: https://t.co/DPz0OG2BF0

[NEAR Protocol @NEARProtocol]

NEAR Intents is now live in @Rabby_io, powering cross-chain swaps across Ethereum and EVM chains.

More volume. More routes. Wider reach for NEAR Intents.

[Bowen Wang @BowenWang18]

Attention is All You Need

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.10.3 to MainNet.

CODE_COLOR: CODE_GREEN_MAINNET
RELEASE_VERSION: 2.10.3
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: FALSE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: FALSE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

This release includes:
* Optimize the network traffic
* Optimize data copying

Please refer to the release note for details: https://t.co/9KXT5lM9dm

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.10.0 for Mainnet .

CODE_COLOR: CODE_YELLOW_MAINNET
RELEASE_VERSION: 2.10.0
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: TRUE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: TRUE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

Voting will start on Tuesday 2025-12-09 03:00:00 UTC

This release is a regular feature release and includes several protocol/non-protocol changes.

Please refer to the full release notes in Github for more details.
* Release: https://t.co/jlXGJhXemV

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.10.0-rc.1 for Testnet.

This release includes several protocol changes such as sharded contract.

Voting will start on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025, at 00:00:00 UTC.

Please refer to the release notes in Github for more details: https://t.co/C3PQRHtshS

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.9.0 for Mainnet.

This release proposes reduction of the maximum inflation of Near Protocol from 5% to 2.5%.

Voting will start on Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, at 01:00:00 UTC.

Please refer to the release notes in Github for more details: https://t.co/D5DJI0S7gP

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.8.0 for Mainnet

In this release, we increase the number of chunk validator seats from 300 to 500.

Voting will start at 01:00:00 UTC, September 23rd, Tuesday.

Please refer to the full release notes in Github for more details.
* Release: https://t.co/FlJWz7AvE7

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.7.0 for Mainnet

CODE_COLOR: CODE_YELLOW_MAINNET
RELEASE_VERSION: 2.7.0
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: TRUE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: TRUE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

In this release, we increase number of shard from 8 to 9.

Voting will start at 01:00:00 UTC, August 18th, Monday.

Please refer to the full release notes in Github for more details.
* Build: https://t.co/zcZtycMaE6
* Release: https://t.co/K0Ou0xv3kS

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

Following the recent MainNet issue that caused a slower block production rate, we've prepared a postmortem to openly share what happened with the community. You can read the full details here: https://t.co/gA4dC9Pbir

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.6.1 for MainNet

CODE_COLOR: CODE_YELLOW_MAINNET
RELEASE_VERSION: 2.6.1
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: TRUE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: TRUE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

Voting for protocol version 77 will start on 2025-05-07 11:00 UTC.

Please read full release notes in Github for more details.
Release notes: https://t.co/9E9Feipe7u
Build: https://t.co/P7EX0C18zJ

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

Thank you all for your patience-

The team has applied patches for the identified issues, and version 2.5.1 has now been released.

We are also adjusting the voting dates by a few days.

For further details, please refer to the following links:
* Release: https://t.co/SnrFAkxHuT
* Build: https://t.co/OmdWkATS5A

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

We released 2.5.0 for MainNet

CODE_COLOR: CODE_YELLOW_MAINNET
RELEASE_VERSION: 2.5.0
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: TRUE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: FALSE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

Please read full release notes in Github for more details.
Release note: https://t.co/kqoM128Rzp
Build: https://t.co/0SETqCmaI5

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

Due to some performance issues identified in the new binary, we have decided to postpone the release for the time being. We will provide an update on the forum once we are ready to move forward-

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

What is decentralized state sync?

It's a mechanism where nodes sync state by gathering parts from network peers, instead of using centralized cloud storage, for faster syncing and better decentralization.

Learn more in our latest release: https://t.co/J3gRW2zmY3

[NEAR Chain Status @NEARChainStatus]

What is epoch sync?

Epoch sync allows nodes to synchronize from genesis faster and more reliably without relying on snapshots. In a recent TestNet test, it took about 7 hours for a node to catch up to the chain's tip.

Learn more in our latest release: https://t.co/J3gRW2zmY3