NEAR Protocol Highlights Privacy as Core AI and Blockchain Thesis
NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that NEAR Protocol has positioned privacy as a fundamental principle for both artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. The protocol’s official account stated on social media that privacy is now the core thesis for these sectors and equates it with freedom. This viewpoint was reinforced by industry figures Illia Polosukhin and Alex Skidanov during a discussion about NEAR’s future vision.
They suggested that this strategic focus could reshape how these technologies are developed and implemented in the coming years. The emphasis on privacy aligns with broader tech sector trends where data protection is becoming a central concern. This stance may attract institutional interest as the broader crypto market navigates mixed signals.
By integrating privacy into its framework, NEAR aims to lead the decentralized technology landscape. The move could influence future regulatory discussions and impact adoption rates for developers and users alike.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for NEAR, measured when this story was written up on 15 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
NEAR Protocol is trading at $2.47 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 50.7%, indicating a balanced market where buyers and sellers are nearly equal. Short-term pressure shows a slight imbalance, with the 1-hour buy ratio at 43.8% and the 4-hour ratio at 46.6%, both below the daily average. Volume delta reflects this shift, showing a net outflow of $713,990 in the last hour and $489,925 over four hours, compared to a net inflow of $701,032 over 24 hours. The cumulative volume delta closed at -$2,200,831, suggesting that selling pressure has outweighed buying pressure over the full day. Despite the negative delta, spot volume remained robust at $46,955,798 across 355,154 trades. The data indicates that while the daily average favored buyers, recent hourly activity has seen selling dominate.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.0% sits at the 37th percentile of the last 324 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.
Over the preceding week, NEAR saw a 7-day average buy ratio of 49.6%, with the latest day showing a slight increase of 1.2 points above that average. Trading volume was measured at 0.73x the weekly average, indicating lower-than-usual activity. The coin experienced a price change of +7.0% over eight days, supported by a total volume delta of +$515,587. Net buying occurred on 4 of the 7 days, suggesting intermittent bullish sentiment. Compared to the 24-hour period which saw net selling, the weekly trend remains positively skewed by volume delta, though current hourly flows have reversed that direction.