NEAR Staking ETP Hits $100M as Price Surges 39%
NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that NEAR Protocol reached $4.99 on September 25, 2026, marking a 39 percent weekly gain. The catalyst identified is the Bitwise NEAR staking ETP crossing $100 million in assets under management. This milestone is widely interpreted as evidence of strong institutional demand for the asset.
However, the outlet notes that the rise in assets under management is primarily driven by the price increase rather than significant new capital inflows. At 11:55 UTC, CoinPaprika data showed NEAR trading at $4.9860, with a daily gain between 13.3 and 14.1 percent. Over seven days, the price appreciated by 38.93 percent, pushing the market capitalization to approximately $6.52 billion.
The 24-hour turnover volume stood at roughly $1.52 billion, placing NEAR at rank 25 among crypto assets by market cap. The outlet emphasizes that this distinction matters for investors, as it separates products with active capital flows from those merely reflecting market movements.
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 spot data shows NEAR trading at $4.59, with a 24-hour buy ratio of 53.5 percent indicating sustained buying pressure over the day. The 4-hour buy ratio sits at 55.8 percent, suggesting that buying intensity has increased in the short term compared to the full day average. In contrast, the 1-hour buy ratio dropped to 45.0 percent, signaling a temporary shift toward selling in the most recent hour. The 24-hour volume delta is positive at $17,351,483, confirming that aggressive market buy orders have outweighed sell orders over the last day. However, the 1-hour volume delta is negative at -$1,991,938, indicating that recent aggressive buying has paused or reversed. This divergence suggests that while the day has been net positive, immediate momentum is cooling off.
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.
Over the preceding week, NEAR experienced a 45.9 percent price increase, with a total volume delta of $39,631,705. The 7-day average buy ratio was 50.4 percent, meaning today's 24-hour ratio of 53.5 percent is 3.1 percentage points above the weekly norm. Trading volume today was 0.80 times the weekly average, indicating that activity is slightly below the typical weekly level. Net buying occurred on 5 of the past 7 days, showing that positive flow is a recurring feature rather than an anomaly. This data places today's trading behavior within the bounds of a generally bullish week, despite the lower relative volume.