Near Protocol price

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$2.903
+$0.277 (+10.54%)
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Market cap
$3.62B #27
Circulating supply
1.25B / 1.27B
All-time high
$20.6
24h volume
$312.51M
4.0 / 5

About Near Protocol

NEAR Protocol (ticker: NEAR) is a cryptocurrency designed to power the NEAR blockchain ecosystem, which focuses on scalability, user-friendliness, and enabling decentralized applications (dApps). It is built on a cutting-edge technology called sharding, which dynamically splits the network to handle high transaction volumes efficiently. This makes NEAR fast, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. NEAR is used for transaction fees, staking to secure the network, and governance participation, allowing holders to vote on network upgrades. Its ecosystem supports AI integration, cross-chain liquidity, and decentralized finance (DeFi) innovations, positioning NEAR as a versatile tool for developers and users. With its focus on accessibility and scalability, NEAR is paving the way for a decentralized future.
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Last audit: Jun 1, 2020, (UTC+8)

Near Protocol’s price performance

Past year
-39.26%
$4.78
3 months
+35.46%
$2.14
30 days
+23.53%
$2.35
7 days
+1.22%
$2.87
Near Protocol’s biggest 24-hour price drop was on Dec 15, 2021, (UTC+8), when it fell by $8.882 (-49.90%). In Dec 2021, Near Protocol experienced its biggest drop over a month, falling by $11.74 (-65.97%). Near Protocol’s biggest drop over a year was by $19.37 (-94.03%) in 2022.
Near Protocol’s all-time low was $0.85 (+241.52%) on Dec 3, 2020, (UTC+8). Its all-time high was $20.6 (-85.91%) on Jan 15, 2022, (UTC+8). Near Protocol’s circulating supply is 1,249,836,992 NEAR, which represents 98.11% of its maximum circulating supply of 1,273,859,639 NEAR.
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Today's NEAR Town Hall has some highlights, @AlloraNetwork's GTM head @MichaelZski will discuss how #Allora uses collective intelligence to enhance autonomous agents on NEAR. In simple terms, it means combining AI and blockchain to be smarter and more automated, allowing applications on NEAR not only to run but also to think for themselves. Additionally, there will be a focus on the Forge competition, bringing more machine learning (ML) talent into the NEAR ecosystem, which is actually a qualitative change for NEAR, because the key to truly viable AI applications is having talent + scenarios. This is not just an ordinary collaboration showcase, but Allora is helping NEAR establish an AI-native ecological soil. In the future, if NEAR really produces a killer AI dApp, it will likely be closely related to today's actions.@AlloraLabsHQ
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Ohmann张奥曼
Recently, I planned to work hard on 5 projects @SentientAGI @AlloraNetwork @irys_xyz @Novastro_xyz @cysic_xyz, three of which have already achieved milestone victories. Today, let me share a light-hearted story. There’s a rich and powerful uncle in my neighbor's house, but you know how wealthy people are; their private lives can be quite chaotic. His wife has no choice but to turn a blind eye because of the family business. One day, he suddenly finds out he has an illegitimate daughter, and the mother of the child passed away long ago. He decides to bring his daughter back home. By the way, let me interject about the project. The testnet progress of @cysic_xyz is moving faster than I binge-watch shows on weekends! Phase I started in July 2024, with over 23K warriors signing up, all eager to become validators. Unfortunately, spots are limited, and it’s like trying to grab concert tickets; even with all the effort, not everyone gets in. Phase II began in November, and they really went all out with the Genesis Node launch, attracting over 557K people, with trading volume skyrocketing to over 8.4 million. 186K validators are busy as bees, comparable to the sorting scene during Double 11! Phase III starts in Q2 2025, with over 1.36 million participants, 13 million+ transactions, 118K proofers, and 48.5K stakers, generating over 7 million proofs! This efficiency is something even AI wouldn’t dare to match, and Boundless is directly stepping in as the market administrator. Succinct Labs optimized the proofs like adding a turbocharger to a sports car, and the $3.85M Cube sold faster than hotcakes! The mainnet is expected to launch in October 2025, and Node NFT holders will also get a share of the computing infrastructure pie. I’m so envious! His wife is very afraid that the illegitimate daughter will come back and claim the family fortune, but she has no say in the house. She can only watch helplessly as her husband brings back two young and beautiful girls. Why two? Because the illegitimate daughter says that’s her best friend, and since her friend is also an orphan, she insists on bringing her back too. Then the wife starts to lose it. It’s one thing to spend money outside, but now it’s happening right under her nose. She’s on high alert every day, fearing her husband might get involved with the young girls he brought back. And sure enough, her husband is attracted to the girl brought back by the illegitimate daughter because both girls are really good-looking. Let me interject again about the project. I don’t know why my @Novastro_xyz suddenly became number one; I’m a bit worried since the last time I was first was in elementary school. Novastro is working on something big, creating a modular RWAfi layer, which is like connecting Ethereum's RWA with Solana's liquidity! Right now, stablecoins on Solana dominate the RWA space, but that’s just the appetizer. Next, real estate, credit, and institutional funds—these hardcore assets will also go on-chain, bringing real profits that far exceed the small transaction capabilities. Novastro aims to integrate with Solana to send Ethereum's tokenized RWA into the fastest and deepest liquidity pools in the crypto world, unleashing the superpower of RWA! Just imagine, houses, loans, and funds having a blast on-chain, trading at lightning speed, with liquidity that seems bottomless—it's like the speed and passion of the internet capital market! As if it wasn’t enough that the man is interested in the girl brought back by the illegitimate daughter, his son actually has a crush on her too. This caused chaos in their home. His wife was so furious she nearly had a stroke and secretly had DNA tests done on the two girls. The bombshell came: the illegitimate daughter is not biologically related to her husband. This made their son happy because it turns out the girl he likes isn’t his sister. However, the girl brought back by the illegitimate daughter is indeed the one with a biological connection. Lastly, let me add that @AlloraNetwork's GTM guru @MichaelZski will be gracing the @NEARProtocol town hall meeting tomorrow at 11 AM Eastern Time! He will showcase how Allora uses a group of exceptionally smart autonomous agents to inject collective wisdom into the NEAR ecosystem! There’s also a major highlight—the new Forge competition, specifically recruiting ML talents who can make machine learning go wild for the NEAR ecosystem. Get your snacks and drinks ready, and be sure to tune in for this clash of wisdom and humor! This incident has caused quite a stir in our area, with everyone gossiping about it. Even the real names of the two girls have been dug up. If you send me 50, I’ll share the video of this gossip with you.
더 쓰니 | THE SSUNI
더 쓰니 | THE SSUNI
MoreMarkets Strategy Research Report: Content & Marketing Intelligence @moremarketsxyz occupies a unique position at the intersection of RWA and DeFi. The platform's biggest feature is that holders of non-EVM native assets like XRP, DOGE, and NEAR can earn returns ranging from 3.5% to as much as 20% without going through bridging or wrapping processes. This approach revitalizes the long-underutilized legacy asset market while presenting a regulatory-friendly and transparent revenue generation structure. Achieving over $27 million in TVL just three months after the product launch in July 2025 is a testament to how quickly this differentiation has proven demand in the market. The mission of MoreMarkets is simple. It aims to open high-yield strategies, previously accessible only to professional hedge funds or institutions, to individual investors, allowing them to execute directly on native chains without complex bridging procedures or custody risks. Technically, it is based on self-custody vaults built on each chain, and the chain signature and threshold MPC structure of NEAR provide proof of minimal trust. The FAssets and Firelight infrastructure of the Flare Network enable the monetization of XRP-based synthetic assets, allowing users to receive stable rewards while directly holding their assets. Currently, three main products have been launched. First, the XRP Earn Account aims for returns of 3.5% to 10% and pays rewards weekly through the Flare infrastructure. Second, the XRP Falcon Account offers a conservative yield of 3% to 7% through a neutral operation utilizing cash-and-carry strategies in the futures market, primarily targeting institutional investors. Third, the NEAR Earn Account presents returns around 10% based on Akis Prime Brokerage, setting a record by filling its limits within minutes of launch. All products minimize user attrition factors through a simple participation structure, weekly reward payments, and self-custody design. Tokens have not yet been issued. The platform's revenue model takes a portion of the profits generated from operational strategies as fees, and while the possibility of a token launch remains open after the RWA integration phase, no confirmed schedule exists. This conservative approach can be seen as a strategic choice that emphasizes the quality of revenue and regulatory friendliness instead of speculative marketing. Partnerships play a crucial role in establishing trust for MoreMarkets. The Flare Network has enabled native monetization within the XRP ecosystem, and NEAR has contributed with its chain signature technology and as an investor. Akis serves as an institutional prime broker, providing risk management and a stable revenue structure, while Wormhole supports the infrastructure for cross-chain liquidity aggregation. The future roadmap aims to expand to DOGE and BTC, broadening the native asset revenue market while integrating real-world asset-based RWA products like government bonds or private credit. In terms of competition, MoreMarkets' differentiation is clear. While platforms like Temperature Finance and Centrifuge focus on the tokenization of traditional assets, and Lombard emphasizes BTC native DeFi, MoreMarkets has defined a new target: general holders of legacy chains. Activating non-EVM mainstream assets like XRP and DOGE represents a long-overlooked area in blockchain-based liquidity pools, which has the potential to channel hundreds of billions of dollars of idle assets into DeFi. The structure that avoids using bridges also has the advantage of maintaining a familiar chain environment for users while significantly lowering transition costs by avoiding custody risks. Marketing has been thoroughly product-driven. The message "Falcons don't wait" from XRP Falcon quickly closed the limit recruitment, and the announcement of collaboration with Flare and NEAR generated significant resonance within the respective ecosystem communities. Additionally, at major events like Token2049, a concise copy of "Do MORE With Less" was used to imprint the brand philosophy. The mechanisms for retaining incoming users included weekly native rewards, transparent disclosure of strategies and risk indicators, and a self-custody structure. Institutional investors secured long-term retention factors through risk management via Akis and external monitoring tools. Community reactions were closer to practical discussions than exaggerated enthusiasm. On Twitter, the launch announcement and partnership news garnered positive feedback primarily from XRP and NEAR holders, while on Discord, AMAs and strategy discussions were active. Overall, there was a clear preference for avoiding bridges, security, and simplicity, with long-term expectations for RWA integration being consistently mentioned. This aligns with MoreMarkets' conservative and trust-oriented narrative, as the focus was on questions about practical revenue structures and risk management rather than speculative price discourse. Future content strategies should strengthen the three pillars of education, differentiation, and trust. It is necessary to secure technical trust through in-depth explanatory content on chain signatures, synthetic assets, and market-neutral strategies, and to clarify positioning through analyses comparing with Ondo or Centrifuge. At the same time, leveraging early sellouts of XRP Falcon or the short-term cap breaches of NEAR Earn to accumulate social proof, and finally building industry narrative leadership through topics like "Compliance Bridge" and "Vertical DeFi" would be effective. Overall, MoreMarkets is addressing the challenges of DeFi expansion in a simple and clear manner. Targeting the vast inactive market of legacy chain assets, the emphasis on native revenue without bridging and a regulatory-friendly structure is a clear differentiator. In the short term, it is crucial to maintain the initial demand confirmed in XRP and NEAR, while in the medium to long term, the expansion to DOGE and BTC, as well as the integration of RWA, will complete the story. Even in the absence of tokens, if communication continues to focus on the performance of the product itself and its regulatory-friendly design, its position as a "fintech gateway" will become even more solidified. Earning crypto made easy.

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Near Protocol FAQ

Near Protocol is a cutting-edge Layer 1 blockchain platform, known for its scalability and rapid transactions, courtesy of its sharding mechanism.

Near Protocol incorporates sharding, a technique that divides the network into smaller segments (or shards), thereby optimizing transaction speeds and overall network performance.

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Dive deeper into Near Protocol

In 2020, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector saw significant growth, leading to a surge of decentralized applications (dApps) on the Ethereum network. This surge underscored some of Ethereum's scalability challenges, pointing to the necessity for a more robust solution. Responding to this need, Near Protocol emerged as a community-oriented cloud computing platform aiming to mitigate these constraints.

What is Near Protocol 

NEAR is a community-driven cloud computing platform that adopts the Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. With its user-friendly interface and smart contract capabilities, NEAR seeks to empower developers to effortlessly design and deploy innovative dApps and DeFi solutions. Furthermore, its unique design allows users to engage with dApps and smart contracts without requiring a wallet.

The Near Protocol team

Erik Trautman, an entrepreneur boasting Wall Street experience and founder of Viking Education, pioneered NEAR. Alongside him are co-founders Illia Polusukhin, a former Google employee, and Alexander Skidanov, an ex-Microsoft staffer. Under their leadership, NEAR has amassed a skilled cohort of developers, featuring International Collegiate Programming Contest gold medalists.

How does Near Protocol work

Utilizing sharding technology, NEAR improves transaction speed and volume. By distributing its computational load across multiple shards, each node runs only the relevant code for its assigned shard, optimizing scalability. NEAR's Blockchain Operating System (BOS), grounded in JavaScript, ensures developers can use a familiar programming language. The platform provides ready-made components, facilitating quicker product development. Moreover, users can swiftly access the system without needing to own or use cryptocurrency.

NEAR tokenomics

NEAR's native token, NEAR, was launched on October 13, 2020, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens. The token offers several use cases, from paying transaction gas fees to staking for rewards. Additionally, it plays a role in governance, data storage, and access to services and applications on the Near Protocol.

NEAR distribution

NEAR was distributed in the following way:

  • 17.2 percent: Community grants and programs
  • 15.23 percent: Seed round
  • 14 percent: Core contributors
  • 11.76 percent: Early ecosystem development
  • 11.4 percent: Operation grants
  • 12 percent: Community sales
  • 10 percent: Foundation
  • 8.41 percent: Venture round

Near Protocol: The road ahead

Created for robustness and efficiency, NEAR offers a platform free from intermediaries, permitting users to independently publish and host applications. This commitment to progress is reflected in their Q3 2023 announcement, heralding phase 2 of sharding to enhance the sharding process and improve scalability.

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Market cap
$3.62B #27
Circulating supply
1.25B / 1.27B
All-time high
$20.6
24h volume
$312.51M
4.0 / 5
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