The NEAR ecosystem is navigating a significant shift. Between the inflation halving and the prolonged market downturn, protocol revenues have dropped by about 85%. In response, MPIP-26 has been introduced—a proposal that fundamentally changes how Meta Pool operates. As a small validator running on Node Studio hardware, we’re looking at these changes from the front lines. We aren't the biggest players in the room, but we represent the decentralization that makes NEAR work. Here is our breakdow...