[NEAR Foundation: Plans to halve inflation rate to 2.5% and increase rewards for small validators and veNEAR holders] Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to official information, the NEAR Foundation has announced its support for three community-proposed economic model upgrade proposals aimed at optimizing the token inflation structure, strengthening network decentralization, and incentivizing governance participation. The core details include: 1. Inflation Halving Upgrade: The maximum annual inflation rate for NEAR will be reduced from 5% to 2.5% to build a more sustainable token economic system. If 80% of block-producing validators support the proposal, the upgrade will officially take effect. After the adjustment, with 50% of tokens staked, the annualized staking rewards will remain around 4.75%. 2. HSP-002 Validator Support Program: A yearly budget of 100,000 NEAR will be allocated to subsidize small validators, preventing centralization risks caused by inflation cuts. The top 100 smallest and stably operating validators by staking size will be eligible to receive an additional 150 NEAR per quarter. 3. HSP-003 veNEAR Holder Reward Program: To promote governance participation on the House of Stake platform, a three-month reward mechanism with a total budget of 280,682 NEAR will be established. This is expected to increase the annualized yield for veNEAR holders participating in governance by an additional 4%-4.5%. The NEAR Foundation stated that these proposals aim to ensure the network's long-term security and economic health while driving NEAR's expansion in cross-chain liquidity and AI-driven on-chain economies. The House of Stake governance platform is now live on the mainnet, allowing NEAR token holders to participate in voting and governance discussions.