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14:00 May 14, 2025
In Q1 2025, NEAR made significant strides toward chain abstraction with the expansion of Chain Signatures and Intents across key applications, launched OmniBridge to enhance multichain liquidity, and deepened its User-Owned AI strategy with verifiable AI agents, SDKs, and launched shade agents. All reinforcing its role as a foundational layer for next-gen decentralized and AI-native ecosystems. NEAR also upgraded from 6 to 8 shards and dropped its block time to 600ms and 1.2s finality.