🧮 Technical Principles | Sharding
· What it is: NEAR Protocol uses a sharding design called Nightshade, dividing the network into multiple shards that process transactions in parallel.
· Why: The challenge with sharding is security: each shard is handled by only a subset of validators, so an attacker can more easily concentrate their efforts on attacking a single shard than the entire chain.
· Note: When you see claims that “sharding brings ultra-high TPS,” ask a few questions first: How many validators secure each shard, and how long do cross-shard transfers take?
$NEAR 3.371（-3.69%）
#NEAR
· What it is: NEAR Protocol uses a sharding design called Nightshade, dividing the network into multiple shards that process transactions in parallel.
· Why: The challenge with sharding is security: each shard is handled by only a subset of validators, so an attacker can more easily concentrate their efforts on attacking a single shard than the entire chain.
· Note: When you see claims that “sharding brings ultra-high TPS,” ask a few questions first: How many validators secure each shard, and how long do cross-shard transfers take?
$NEAR 3.371（-3.69%）
#NEAR