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Live NEAR Protocol (NEAR) price, market cap and chart — Altcoins. Data via Binance; market cap from live price × curated circulating supply. Updated continuously.
About NEAR Protocol
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is a proof-of-stake blockchain designed to be fast, cheap and — unusually — easy to use. It uses a technique called sharding to spread work across the network so it can scale as demand grows, and it has put real effort into user-friendly features such as human-readable account names and simpler onboarding. NEAR, its native token, pays fees and secures the network through staking.
NEAR competes in the busy market of Ethereum alternatives, differentiating on developer and user experience, and has more recently leaned into artificial-intelligence and data-focused use cases. As with any layer-1, its long-term value depends on attracting lasting applications and users rather than short-lived attention. NEAR is a volatile, high-risk asset.
NEAR Protocol tokenomics
| Market cap rank | #21 |
| Circulating supply | 1.20B NEAR |
| Max supply | No fixed cap |
| All-time high | $20.60 -90.37% |
| All-time low | $0.5246 |
| Launched | 2020 |
All-time high and low are approximate, derived from Binance market history since NEAR listed there.
NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake blockchain focused on scalability and ease of use, with human-readable accounts. NEAR pays fees and secures the chain via staking.
NEAR competes on developer and user experience in a crowded layer-1 field, and has pushed into AI-related use cases. The watch-item is durable adoption. Usable and scalable on paper; traction decides its value. NEAR is volatile and high-risk.
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NEAR Protocol vs peers
| Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEAR Protocol NEAR | $1.98 | +7.13% | $2.38B |
| BNB BNB | $703.09 | +4.77% | $98.43B |
| XRP XRP | $1.60 | +21.29% | $92.57B |
| Solana SOL | $94.67 | +4.49% | $44.97B |
| TRON TRX | $0.3455 | +2.01% | $29.92B |
| Cardano ADA | $0.2343 | +11.63% | $8.32B |
NEAR Protocol FAQ
What is NEAR Protocol?
NEAR is a proof-of-stake blockchain built for speed, low fees and ease of use, using sharding to scale. Its token is NEAR.
What is sharding?
Sharding splits a blockchain’s work across multiple parts so it can process more transactions as demand grows.
What is NEAR used for?
NEAR pays transaction fees and secures the network through staking.
Where does the NEAR price come from?
The live NEAR price, 24-hour change and volume come from Binance public market data.