In this week's episode of Untangling Web3, we're thrilled to host Bowen Wang, head of protocol at NEAR, a leading figure in blockchain technology.

This episode delves into the cutting-edge topic of blockchain scalability through sharding, a pivotal aspect of NEAR's development strategy aimed at overcoming existing limitations and propelling widespread adoption.

Key highlights:

• Blockchain Scalability Challenges: Bowen elaborates on how scalability is a bottleneck for blockchain adoption, describing how traditional blockchain architectures struggle to handle large-scale usage without compromising speed or incurring high fees.
• Sharding Explained: The episode explains the concept of sharding, where blockchain divides data across multiple nodes to enhance transaction th ...