NearNEAR

A proof-of-stake blockchain whose main product, NEAR Intents, settles swaps across many chains.

Rank #20Since April 2020

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$6.19 +165.1% since 31 Jul 2026 · 75.9% below its all-time high

The short version

NEAR is a proof-of-stake blockchain whose main activity is NEAR Intents, a network that settles swaps across many chains. The Swiss-based NEAR Foundation supports it; co-founder Illia Polosukhin co-wrote the Transformer paper behind modern AI models. A holder vote to cut maximum issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% a year closes on 2 Nov 2026. On 31 Oct 2026 one NEAR cost C$6.19. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +165.1% in Canadian dollars, and it was 75.9% below its all-time high of C$25.63 set on 16 Jan 2022.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 12 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$8.41 (12 Oct 2026) · low C$1.31 (12 Feb 2026) · +110.6%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$6.18	US$4.43
30 Sep 2026	C$6.96	US$4.89
31 Aug 2026	C$2.52	US$1.82
31 Jul 2026	C$2.35	US$1.68
30 Jun 2026	C$2.64	US$1.86
31 May 2026	C$3.11	US$2.25
30 Apr 2026	C$1.80	US$1.33
31 Mar 2026	C$1.62	US$1.16
28 Feb 2026	C$1.49	US$1.09
31 Jan 2026	C$1.78	US$1.32
31 Dec 2025	C$2.07	US$1.51
30 Nov 2025	C$2.60	US$1.85

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$6.19^[1]
3-month change: +165.1% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 75.9% below its high of C$25.63 (16 Jan 2022)^[1]
Market rank: #20, market value about C$8.1B^[1]
Kind: Native coin · NEAR Protocol (its own network)
Started: April 2020

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew NEAR come from protocol issuance capped at 2.5% a year; changes need validator-adopted upgrades^{[2, 3]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoThe protocol has no function to freeze or seize NEAR^[4]

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?NoNo maximum supply; issuance up to 2.5% a year^[2]

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting left; DefiLlama shows no locked NEAR^[5]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedGenesis shares for team and backers not verified; foundation treasury unpublished^[4]

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesIntents revenue funds NEAR buybacks (US$7.47M a year); chain fees are burned^[6]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo NEAR chain exploit or halt found; an Intents app contract lost US$3.8M, returned^[7]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo enforcement found; Bitwise's US NEAR ETF began trading 29 Sep 2026^[8]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: NEAR Foundation (Zug, Switzerland); protocol engineering by Nearone and other teams^{[4, 2]}
Founders: Illia Polosukhin, co-author of the Transformer paper, and Alexander Skidanov; backers include a16z and Pantera^[4]
Staking: 597.85M NEAR (45.7%) staked with 410 validators on 15 Oct 2026^[9]

Supply

In circulation: 1.31B NEAR^[1]
Maximum supply: None set^[1]
Supply: About 1.305B NEAR, about 100% circulating; no maximum supply^[5]
New coins: Issuance capped at 2.5% a year since late Oct 2025, cut from 5%^[2]
Issuance vote: HSP-029 would cut maximum issuance to 1.6% over 24 months; voting closes 2 Nov 2026^[3]

Use and fees

Main use: NEAR Intents, a cross-chain swap network: US$53.8M of fees in the past year^{[6, 10]}
Network fees: US$1.21M on the NEAR chain itself in the past year; apps took US$59.3M^[6]
Who gets fees: Intents revenue buys NEAR (US$7.47M per DefiLlama); chain revenue of US$0.85M is burned^[6]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$924.0M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 12.20% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 56.0% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: +108.2% in C$^[1]^[11]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 11-50 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 1,080 cases, 157 coins

46% were higher a year later^[12]

Typical result: Median -6% after a year; 61% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 25% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found

Voting on HSP-029, which would cut maximum issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months, closes on 2 Nov 2026.^[3]
A NEAR Intents contract bug let about US$3.8M be drained around 1 Oct 2026; the funds were returned on 2 Oct.^[7]
Bitwise's NEAR ETF (NRR) began trading on NYSE Arca on 29 Sep 2026.^[8]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.