Things $NEAR is planning to accomplish in 2024:
☕️Stateless validation to enhance shard performance (Q2 2024)
☕️Congestion control for smoother user experience
☕️Account aggregation for cross-chain control
☕️zkWASM for WebAssembly smart contract proofs
☕️Data availability improvements
☕️Native Ethereum wallet support
☕️Future sharding research