Technical Updates | September 2024 Recap
In September, Vara Network saw 38 commits to the Gear Protocol [repository](https://github.com/gear-tech/gear) on GitHub, nearly 37,000 users, 230,000 transactions, 385,000 exchanged messages, and 21 newly uploaded programs. Throughout the month, the developers continued refining the platform, releasing several updates to enhance functionality and performance. A significant focus was placed on aligning `gtest` more closely with the actual runtime behavior.