According to the new report, NEAR now targets dynamic resharding by the end of Q2 2026 under version 2.13, with automatic shard splitting for congestion and planned post-quantum signatures.
NEAR rose about 35% over the past week, according to the article, as attention focused on upcoming network upgrades. A new report updates the timeline for dynamic resharding, saying Near Protocol plans to release it by the end of Q2 2026 as part of network upgrade v2.13, rather than by the end of June as previously described. The upgrade is intended to automatically split congested parts of the network into multiple shards, helping the blockchain scale capacity more efficiently as demand increases. The article also states that post-quantum signatures are planned for v2.13. Earlier reporting had also said the release would support AI agents, but the new content does not mention that feature.