NEAR Protocol falls 10.29% over 24-hour window to 4.80 USD

Updated 00:56 UTC. NEAR Protocol was last quoted at 4.78 USD, down 0.43% against the 4.80 USD this article was written from. The figures in the piece above describe the window it was written for and have not been changed.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) began the 24-hour window at 00:10 UTC on 29 September 2026, priced at 5.36 USD. The price reached its highest point of the window at 5.40 USD at 00:26 UTC, marking a modest early gain. By 04:10 UTC, NEAR had moved down to 5.20 USD, and the downward trend continued through the morning, with the price at 5.14 USD by 08:10 UTC. At 12:10 UTC, NEAR was trading at 5.20 USD, showing a partial recovery from the earlier dip.

In the afternoon, the price declined further, reaching 4.90 USD at 16:10 UTC. The lowest point of the window was recorded at 19:42 UTC, when NEAR touched 4.70 USD. This marked the most significant drop during the period. The price then saw a slight rebound to 4.79 USD at 20:10 UTC, but remained well below the opening level.

By the end of the window at 00:09 UTC, NEAR Protocol was priced at 4.80 USD, representing a net decrease of 10.29% from the opening figure. The market capitalisation at the latest price stood at 6.3bn USD. Throughout the window, NEAR experienced both brief recoveries and sustained declines, with the high and low occurring at 00:26 UTC and 19:42 UTC respectively.

Prices are point-in-time readings from Eulerpool, taken over the 24 hours to 00:09 UTC on 29 September 2026. Crypto trades continuously, so there is no closing price and no session: the window is the period between two readings by this desk. This article says what the price did, not why. How we cover markets.