By the time you liked this tweet, NEAR has already processed AND finalized your transaction.
On May 13, @NEARProtocol activated one of the biggest UX upgrades:
→ 600ms block time
→ 1.2s practical finality
→ No app changes needed, already live across NEAR wallets and dApps
This means everything you do on NEAR now just feels faster. And it is.
Let’s put it in perspective:
• Solana finality (worst-case): 1.6s
• Solana real finality: ~12s
• Ethereum finality: ~12 minutes
• MegaETH markets: fast blocks, but not final for minutes
→ NEAR: 0.6s blocks, 1.2s finality, 10x faster than Solana, 600x faster than Ethereum.
And unlike others, it’s finality, not just fast block production with asterisks.
Why it matters:
Most chains optimize for speed. NEAR optimized for trust and speed.
Finality at this scale unlocks:
• Real-time execution for AI agents
• Seamless UX across abstracted chains
• Confidence for apps that require deterministic state
This launch directly supports NEAR’s position as the L1 for:
• AI-native apps
• Chain abstraction
• Real-time, composable execution
“Speed you can trust. Finality you can feel.” and now, experience.
Send your first lightning-fast transaction on NEAR and feel the difference. Your web3 expectations will never be the same.
