[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Milad 🐜 [@0xMiladx0](/creator/twitter/0xMiladx0) on x 4467 followers Created: 2025-07-24 07:19:33 UTC @NEARProtocol is quietly pushing scalability to new territory. At the core? Nightshade a dynamic sharding model built for horizontal scaling. Here’s what makes it work, how it's different, and why it matters. Nightshade isn’t just sharding. It’s a design where the chain splits into parallel shards that scale with demand without fragmenting the network or requiring massive node resources. Each shard = independent execution, unified consensus. Here’s the trick: All shards are part of one chain. Unlike Polkadot (multi-chain relay) or Ethereum’s more siloed sharding plans, #NEARProtocol shards submit chunks to a single block. This ensures atomic composability across contracts. Each block contains: One chunk per shard A global header that links them all This allows parallel processing without losing cross-shard consistency. No need for trust bridges or external messaging layers. $NEAR Nightshade design delivers: Parallel execution Sub 600ms finality Low latency Stateless smart contracts Consistently low fees Scalability without giving up decentralization or composability. Nightshade rollout is structured in stages: Phase X Single shard infra w sharding ready code Phase X Chunk only producers + shard split Phase X Full state sharding (each node only sees part of state) This unlocks linear scalability. As future phases expand shard counts and optimize chunk scheduling, Nightshade could support 100K+ TPS not in a lab, but on a live, permissionless chain. It’s sharding done right not as a patch, but as protocol native architecture.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [nearprotocol](/topic/nearprotocol) [Post Link](https://x.com/0xMiladx0/status/1948281884238102610)
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Milad 🐜 @0xMiladx0 on x 4467 followers
Created: 2025-07-24 07:19:33 UTC
@NEARProtocol is quietly pushing scalability to new territory. At the core? Nightshade a dynamic sharding model built for horizontal scaling. Here’s what makes it work, how it's different, and why it matters.
Nightshade isn’t just sharding. It’s a design where the chain splits into parallel shards that scale with demand without fragmenting the network or requiring massive node resources. Each shard = independent execution, unified consensus.
Here’s the trick: All shards are part of one chain. Unlike Polkadot (multi-chain relay) or Ethereum’s more siloed sharding plans, #NEARProtocol shards submit chunks to a single block. This ensures atomic composability across contracts.
Each block contains: One chunk per shard A global header that links them all This allows parallel processing without losing cross-shard consistency. No need for trust bridges or external messaging layers.
$NEAR Nightshade design delivers: Parallel execution Sub 600ms finality Low latency Stateless smart contracts Consistently low fees
Scalability without giving up decentralization or composability.
Nightshade rollout is structured in stages: Phase X Single shard infra w sharding ready code Phase X Chunk only producers + shard split Phase X Full state sharding (each node only sees part of state) This unlocks linear scalability.
As future phases expand shard counts and optimize chunk scheduling, Nightshade could support 100K+ TPS not in a lab, but on a live, permissionless chain. It’s sharding done right not as a patch, but as protocol native architecture.
XXX engagements
Related Topics nearprotocol