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NEAR Protocol price today · NEAR/USD
- Market cap
- $2.45B
- 24h volume
- $88.99M
- Circulating supply
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- Max supply
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NEAR Protocol price chart
Technical analysis
Bearish leanBased on recent daily candles, NEAR Protocol’s short-term technical picture is leaning bearish: RSI is soft (45), MACD is below signal line, and price caught between its 50 & 200-day averages. This is an automated, informational read of past price action — not a prediction or investment advice.
Indicators are calculated automatically from recent daily price data and describe past performance only. They are informational and not investment advice.
What is NEAR Protocol (NEAR)?
NEAR Protocol is a proof-of-stake layer-1 blockchain that launched its mainnet in 2020, built by Alexander Skidanov and Illia Polosukhin, the latter a co-author of the influential "Transformer" AI research paper. NEAR was designed to be easy for both developers and ordinary users, with human-readable account names instead of long strings of characters.
Its headline scaling technology is "Nightshade" sharding, which splits the network into parallel pieces so it can process more transactions as demand grows. NEAR has pushed features like paying gas on a user's behalf, so newcomers can start using apps without first buying tokens. Its native token, NEAR, pays fees and secures the chain through staking.
More recently the project has leaned into AI and chain-abstraction narratives, aiming to let users interact across many blockchains from one account. NEAR is a volatile asset whose price tracks ecosystem growth and market cycles. Everything here is for information only.
The NEAR Protocol price rarely hangs on any single factor. More often it is a few at once — ecosystem growth and its AI and chain-abstraction narratives, the pace of token unlocks, developer and user adoption and the broader market cycle. Together they set the backdrop, though short-term moves can still catch everyone off guard.
NEAR Protocol FAQ
What is sharding on NEAR?
NEAR's "Nightshade" design splits the network into parallel pieces so it can handle more transactions as usage grows, without every node having to process everything at once.
What is the current price of NEAR Protocol?
About $1.89 per NEAR at the time this page loaded. Because crypto trades 24/7, the NEAR price updates continuously, so refresh the page to see the latest figure and 24-hour change.
What drives the price of NEAR Protocol?
The main forces behind NEAR Protocol's price include ecosystem growth and its AI and chain-abstraction narratives, the pace of token unlocks, developer and user adoption and the broader market cycle. These help explain why NEAR moves the way it does, but they are context rather than a forecast — no factor guarantees a direction.
Is NEAR Protocol a good investment?
TrendiView Research does not give investment advice. NEAR Protocol is a volatile crypto asset, meaning its price can rise or fall sharply and you could lose money. Use the live chart, market data and indicators here for research, and weigh your own risk tolerance before deciding anything.
How do I buy NEAR Protocol?
You can buy NEAR on most major crypto exchanges by creating an account, verifying your identity, depositing funds and placing an order. See our dedicated "How to buy NEAR Protocol" guide for a step-by-step walkthrough.
What are some quick facts about NEAR Protocol?
It uses human-readable account names. Its "Nightshade" design shards the network for scale. A co-founder helped write the original "Transformer" AI paper.
When was NEAR Protocol launched?
NEAR Protocol launched in 2020, created by Skidanov & Polosukhin. It is categorised as layer-1 smart-contract platform.
Where does TrendiView get its NEAR Protocol data?
Price, market-cap, supply and 24-hour figures on this page are drawn from CoinGecko market data and live exchange price feeds, and the editorial background is maintained by TrendiView Research. Numbers refresh regularly but can briefly lag fast-moving markets, and nothing here is financial advice.
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