Bitwise NEAR ETF Approved for NYSE Arca Trading
NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that the Bitwise NEAR ETF has cleared to list and trade on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR. This marks the first spot exchange-traded fund linked to Near Protocol, which is expected to launch soon. The outlet notes that NEAR price is expected to surge, extending the 36% rally recorded in the past week.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for NEAR, measured when this story was written up on 25 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows NEAR trading at $4.59 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 53.5%, indicating a slight edge for buyers over sellers. Short-term pressure is intensifying, as the 1-hour buy ratio sits at 54.8% and the 4-hour ratio at 55.8%, both higher than the daily average. This accumulation is reflected in the volume delta, which measures the net difference between buy and sell volume; the 1-hour delta is +$1,557,829 and the 4-hour delta is +$9,084,192. Over the last 24 hours, cumulative volume delta closed at +$21,206,247, with net buying occurring for 18 of the 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.8% sits at the 68th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.7% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for NEAR, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Compared to the preceding week, the current buy ratio of 53.5% is 3.1 percentage points higher than the 7-day average of 50.4%. This suggests a more aggressive buying stance today than usual, even though spot volume of $248,904,564 is only 0.80x the weekly average. The coin has seen net buying on 5 of the past 7 days, contributing to an 8-day price change of +45.9%. Total volume delta over this period reached +$39,631,705, confirming sustained upward pressure leading into this approval.