How Does NEAR’s Consensus Mechanism Work?

[nihalsari]

NEAR leverages Thresholded Proof-of-Stake (TPoS) with Doomslug finality:

Validators stake NEAR tokens to participate in consensus.

Doomslug allows block finality in 1–2 rounds, making transaction confirmation extremely fast.

This approach balances security, decentralization, and speed, outperforming many traditional PoS networks.

Validators also rotate dynamically, reducing risks of centralization and long-range attacks.

[Abdul Khan]

Nightshade sharding is the real innovation — efficient yet decentralized.

[alex10]

By splitting validation into smaller parts, NEAR keeps the network fast without sacrificing security. ️