NEAR rallies 24% after AI utility expands across 43 models
NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that NEAR has emerged as the top-performing AI crypto token, surging 24.52% as activity expanded across trading markets and its confidential infrastructure. The network's confidential TVL recently surpassed $70 million, triggering its first milestone snapshot. This expansion of AI utility across 43 models has driven the recent price increase.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for NEAR, measured when this story was written up on 19 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
NEAR is currently trading at $3.76 with a 24-hour spot volume of $341,359,150. The 1-hour buy ratio stands at 52.2%, indicating immediate buying pressure, while the 4-hour ratio is 48.1%, showing a slight pullback in the medium term. Over the last 24 hours, the buy ratio is 50.2%, suggesting a balanced but slightly bullish sentiment. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$224,029, whereas the 4-hour delta is negative at -$1,282,375, indicating that recent short-term buying is being offset by larger recent selling. The cumulative volume delta for 24 hours is +$1,177,789, but the CVD at 24-hour close is -$2,735,006, showing that despite net positive delta, the closing cumulative sentiment is negative. Net buying occurred for 11 of the last 24 hours.
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 price change of +59.2% over 8 days. The 7-day average buy ratio was 49.8%, with the latest day showing a slight increase of 0.5 points. Volume was 4.27 times the average, indicating significantly higher activity than usual. Net buying occurred for 5 of the 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$4,737,064. This represents an unusual day for the coin, with volume being 4.27x the average and a price change of +59.2% over the period.