NEAR Soars 80% in a Week as NEAR Intents Nears $30B Volume

Altcoins· 14 d ago

By: Christison Roy · Sep 21, 2026, 10:52 UTC

NEAR shot up nearly 80% this week. At the same time, Near Protocol rolled out more privacy features for traders, and the NEAR Intents subsystem hit a massive $29.3 billion in total volume—including swaps involving Zcash.

NEAR Intents Hits $29.3B in Total Volume

NEAR Intents has now processed a cumulative $29.3 billion in transactions. This number includes swaps, even those with Zcash in the mix. The stat highlights just how active users are on the Intents layer.

Near Ups Privacy Game for Traders

Near Protocol has expanded its suite of privacy tools focused on trading. The latest updates are aimed at giving users more confidentiality in their transactions.

NEAR’s Weekly Rally

Over the past seven days, NEAR has pumped close to 80%. The announcement didn’t spell out the exact catalysts, but the rally lined up with new privacy updates and the surge in total volume on NEAR Intents.

In-Crypto data

Coin	Price	24h	Since publication	Open interest	Funding, APR	Liquidations 24h
NEAR Protocol NEAR	$5.33	+8.5%	+24.9%	$851.6M	+10.9%	$882K
Zcash ZEC	$1,358	+0.3%	−11.6%	$1.57B	+10.9%	$2.2M

Funding by exchange · Open interest · Liquidations · Long/short

Data as of 06.10 00:59 UTC. Open interest and funding are aggregated across derivatives exchanges, liquidations — Bybit, OKX; updated every 5 minutes. Methodology.