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.