# $NEAR Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — April 09, 2025

> **Asset:** $NEAR  
> **Date:** 2025-04-09 (April 09, 2025)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near/2025-04-09  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/near.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @eli5_defi
> **Author:** Eli5DeFi ([@eli5_defi](https://x.com/eli5_defi))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2025-04-09T06:00:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/eli5_defi/status/1909848769073762351](https://x.com/eli5_defi/status/1909848769073762351)  


> 
> ".
@NEARProtocol
 is set for a major upgrade with Nearcore 2.6 (live on testnet)!

What does this mean, Eli?

- 100x reduction in smart contract deployment costs
- Future support for sharded smart contracts
- Reduced block time to ~600 ms (estimated 1.5-2x speed improvement)
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### Post #2 by @arispurn4m4sag
> **Author:** Drakezons (Ø,G) ([@arispurn4m4sag](https://x.com/arispurn4m4sag))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments  

> **Posted:** 2025-04-09T04:38:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/arispurn4m4sag/status/1909827993582944512](https://x.com/arispurn4m4sag/status/1909827993582944512)  


> 
> "# https://x.com/NEARMobile_app/status/1909559029644271883… 
@FebySalsaabila
 @AlnovianH89885
 @SusiSuswan57191"




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