NEAR Protocol (NEAR) news: what is happening today
Market summary from our own Hyperliquid data · updated 2026-07-25 04:14 UTC
NEAR Protocol: Large wallets keep buying into weakness
NEAR Protocol is down 6.40% over a week. The drop has not shaken large Hyperliquid wallets, which still hold a net-long book — a divergence worth watching.
What matters on NEAR Protocol right now?
NEAR Protocol is under price pressure while large Hyperliquid wallets keep a net-long book — the split between price and positioning is the story right now. What stands out right now:
- Large wallets keep buying into weakness55% of active large-wallet money is positioned long — $29.8 M against $24.1 M across 150 wallets.
- Golden cross on the daily chartThe 50-day average crossed above the 200-day; they now sit 25.55% apart.
- NEAR Protocol is parked in the lower third of its 90-day range30% of the way up a 90-day range that runs $1.245 to $3.092.
What does the NEAR Protocol data show?
1. Large wallets keep buying into weakness
55% of active large-wallet money on NEAR Protocol is positioned long right now: $29.8 M long against $24.1 M short, spread over 150 wallets on Hyperliquid. Price has fallen 6.40% over the period, and that book has not flipped with it. Large wallets sitting net-long into weakness is the classic accumulation shape — it is also the shape of a crowd that is simply wrong, so treat it as an imbalance to watch, not a signal to copy. These are open positions read from the chain, not opinions, and they change daily.
2. Golden cross on the daily chart
The 50-day moving average crossed above the 200-day. It is a slow signal by construction — both averages look backwards — but it marks the point where the medium-term trend changed sign. Market structure is sideways — no sequence of higher or lower swings. The most recent daily candle pattern is evening star. RSI (14) is 40.7.
3. NEAR Protocol is parked in the lower third of its 90-day range
NEAR Protocol is 30% of the way up its 90-day range, which runs from $1.245 to $3.092; over 30 days the market is −1.37%. The same headline number means something different at the top of a range than at the bottom — which is why position is worth naming.
What has already happened to NEAR Protocol?
June 2026
- NEAR Protocol moved −21.93% in a day, 3.3× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 6.68%−21.93%
- NEAR traded $179.9 M, 5.6× its 30-day median volume while price moved +7.29%30-day median volume $31.9 M+7.29%
May 2026
- NEAR traded $132.2 M, 7.4× its 30-day median volume while price moved −1.66%30-day median volume $18.0 M−1.66%
- NEAR formed a golden cross: the 50-day average crossed above the 200-daySMA 50 $1.564 against SMA 200 $1.521, 2.82% apart
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day high of $2.773Previous peak of the 180-day window $2.453, exceeded by 13.07%+13.07%
- NEAR traded $104.6 M, 9.7× its 30-day median volume while price moved −2.30%30-day median volume $10.8 M−2.30%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day high of $2.453Previous peak of the 180-day window $2.101, exceeded by 16.72%+16.72%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day high of $2.101Previous peak of the 180-day window $1.936, exceeded by 8.55%+8.55%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day high of $1.931Previous peak of the 90-day window $1.704, exceeded by 13.27%+13.27%
- NEAR Protocol moved +13.27% in a day, 3.4× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 3.88%+13.27%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day high of $1.704Previous peak of the 90-day window $1.626, exceeded by 4.83%+4.83%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day high of $1.601Previous peak of the 90-day window $1.490, exceeded by 7.39%+7.39%
- NEAR open interest rose 85.08% to $45.7 M while price moved +14.97%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+14.97%
- NEAR Protocol moved +14.97% in a day, 5.9× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 2.52%+14.97%
Show the earlier history (26 more entries)
April 2026
- NEAR open interest rose 61.80% to $21.4 M while price moved +3.99%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+3.99%
March 2026
- NEAR open interest rose 77.02% to $18.6 M while price moved +18.44%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+18.44%
February 2026
- NEAR Protocol moved +21.29% in a day, 4.4× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 4.82%+21.29%
- NEAR open interest rose 87.56% to $9.7 M while price moved +6.10%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+6.10%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day low of $0.9754Previous trough of the 180-day window $1.157, undercut by 15.70%−15.70%
- NEAR Protocol moved −15.70% in a day, 4.2× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 3.78%−15.70%
January 2026
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day low of $1.203Previous trough of the 180-day window $1.320, undercut by 8.87%−8.87%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day low of $1.320Previous trough of the 180-day window $1.374, undercut by 3.89%−3.89%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day low of $1.374Previous trough of the 180-day window $1.428, undercut by 3.80%−3.80%
- NEAR Protocol moved +11.06% in a day, 3.3× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 3.35%+11.06%
December 2025
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day low of $1.428Previous trough of the 180-day window $1.481, undercut by 3.60%−3.60%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 180-day low of $1.481Previous trough of the 180-day window $1.543, undercut by 4.00%−4.00%
- NEAR open interest rose 59.18% to $14.9 M while price moved +1.70%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+1.70%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day low of $1.626Previous trough of the 90-day window $1.804, undercut by 9.86%−9.86%
November 2025
- NEAR open interest rose 98.67% to $27.5 M while price moved +2.38%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+2.38%
- NEAR Protocol moved +32.52% in a day, 6.1× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 5.31%+32.52%
- NEAR open interest rose 76.10% to $9.9 M while price moved +6.54%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+6.54%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day low of $1.832Previous trough of the 90-day window $1.911, undercut by 4.14%−4.14%
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day low of $1.911Previous trough of the 90-day window $2.098, undercut by 8.90%−8.90%
October 2025
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day low of $2.196Previous trough of the 90-day window $2.296, undercut by 4.35%−4.35%
- NEAR open interest rose 64.62% to $10.3 M while price moved −7.75%: fresh shorts buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions−7.75%
- NEAR open interest fell 59.53% to $6.3 M while price moved −13.62%: longs unwindingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions−13.62%
- NEAR Protocol moved −13.62% in a day, 3.2× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 4.20%−13.62%
September 2025
- NEAR Protocol closed at a 90-day high of $3.179Previous peak of the 90-day window $3.033, exceeded by 4.81%+4.81%
- NEAR open interest rose 82.15% to $37.8 M while price moved +12.43%: new longs buildingCompared with a point 1 day(s) earlier; rule: price and open interest moving together means new positions+12.43%
- NEAR Protocol moved +12.43% in a day, 3.2× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 3.94%+12.43%
Entries are produced by the Spottrench algorithm from Hyperliquid data.
What is in the news about NEAR Protocol?
Headlines about NEAR Protocol from third-party publishers. Each links to the original article; we never claim a headline moved the price — our own read is the measured signal above.
- NEAR Governance Votes to Scrap Developer Gas RebateNEAR's on-chain governance body, House of Stake, passed proposal HSP-027 to eliminate the protocol's developer gas rebate, a change that will send…
- Near Protocol (NEAR) Loses 36% of Volume in 24 Hours: Analyzing What Caused OutflowNear Protocol is losing traction on the market as investors pivot to different assets class.
- Hyperliquid (HYPE), Near Protocol (NEAR), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Analysis for July 23: Bulls Reclaim the Steering WheelBulls might reclaim more traction on the market after the beginning of the new week is celebrated with an elevated liquidity.
- NEAR Governance Vote To Scrap Gas Rebates Puts Developer Incentives Under Reviewis a useful reminder that crypto coverage is not only about token prices. Sometimes the more important story is the infrastructure, regulat
- Arthur Hayes Sells NEAR, Worldcoin And Zcash In Rotation To Energy StocksArthur Hayes says he has sold several altcoin positions while keeping core BTC and ETH exposure and rotating toward Treasuries and energy stocks.
Headlines from publisher RSS feeds
What is next for NEAR Protocol?
Dates we can verify and levels that would change the read on NEAR Protocol. No project roadmaps here — only schedules that exist on-chain or in the company calendar, and thresholds measured from our own data.
Unlock schedule from DefiLlama; earnings dates from the company calendar.
The bottom line
Pulling it together, our combined signal reads NEUTRAL (45/100, where 50 is neutral). On the last closed day NEAR Protocol rose 0.11% against a category median of +0.00%, with 88 of 177 markets in the category closing lower. We do not claim to know why NEAR Protocol moved — everything above is measurement, not a cause.
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest news on NEAR Protocol?
The most recent development we recorded is: Large wallets keep buying into weakness (2026-07-25). This page is a dated log computed from market data rather than a press feed — every entry is a measurement with the date it happened.
How often is the NEAR Protocol page updated?
Once a day: it is recomputed after the daily candle closes, and the time of the last update is printed at the top of the page. Log entries are dated by the day the event happened, not the day we published it.
Where does the NEAR Protocol data on this page come from?
From Hyperliquid directly: daily candles, open interest, funding and the on-chain positions of active large wallets. Nothing here is copied from another site's article, and no language model writes the text — the wording is generated from the numbers by fixed rules.
Is this NEAR Protocol page investment advice?
No. It is an algorithmic summary of measured market data from Hyperliquid — price moves, positioning, derivatives and our own model. It is not investment advice and past performance does not guarantee future results.
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