# NEAR Protocol (NEAR) — crypto price, market cap and strength versus Bitcoin

> NEAR Protocol trades at $1.66 with a market capitalisation of $2.6B (rank 37). Over 90 days it is +48.3% against Bitcoin and sits above its 200-day average. AI as a theme is +12.1% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks. Price readings run through 2026-07-31.

## Agent research brief

- What this coin is: NEAR Protocol (NEAR), a AI token of $2.6B at market-cap rank 37. On-chain activity is sourced from protocol + chain TVL.
- What the tape says: +48.3% versus Bitcoin over 90 days; above its 200-day average. AI as a theme is +12.1% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks.
- What the evidence supports: 64.3/100 inside AI on 91% evidence (82% of it native activity). Price leads usage. Wait for fees, users or TVL to confirm the move.
- What is missing: There is no valuation band for any coin on this site: historical market capitalisation is not held, so no PE-style range can be built. NEAR Protocol does publish network fees, protocol revenue, total value locked.

Theme: AI (/mla/crypto/sector/ai). Price 2026-07-31; market-cap snapshot 2026-07-04.

## Price, returns and risk

NEAR Protocol is -34.6% over one year, +28.1% over 90 days and -7.9% over 30 days. Annualised 30-day volatility is 65%. Its deepest fall from a high inside the last 90 days is 42%. It trades above its 200-day average, which is rising.

- Price: $1.66
- Market cap: $2.6B (rank 37)
- Returns: 7d -8.0%; 30d -7.9%; 90d +28%; 180d +42%; 1y -35%
- RS versus Bitcoin, 90d: +48%
- 30-day volatility: 65% annualised; deepest 90-day fall 42%
- 200-day average: $1.58, trading above it

## Protocol economics

NEAR Protocol publishes 3 of the six network-economics series this site tracks: network fees, protocol revenue, total value locked. Network fees over the last four complete quarters is $1.9M. Network activity is evidence about the protocol, not earnings owed to the token. Readings run to the Q2 2026 quarter.

- Network fees: trailing four quarters $1.9M; change -69%; covered 20/20 quarters
- Protocol revenue: trailing four quarters $1.9M; change -69%; covered 20/20 quarters
- Total value locked: latest quarter $108.8M; change -24%; covered 20/20 quarters

## Research score

NEAR Protocol: 64.3/100 — Constructive watch · market gate closed; 30.4 + 12.6 + 8.8 + 12.5 = 64.3; evidence 91%; native evidence 82%; rank 5 of 83 rated AI coins
Decision use: Price leads usage. Wait for fees, users or TVL to confirm the move.
This weakens if: The read weakens if 90-day RS versus BTC falls below zero with two weekly closes below the 200-DMA, or native activity contracts for two complete calendar quarters.

No valuation band exists for any coin on this site: historical market capitalisation is not held, so no company-style valuation range can be built.

## AI scorecard

NEAR Protocol is one of 110 AI coins here, 83 of which carry enough evidence to be rated and ranked. NEAR Protocol ranks 5 of those 83 on 91% evidence. The table below is the theme's own scorecard, in its own order, with this coin marked.

- 1. KAITO (KAITO): score 71.5; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 2. Allora (ALLO): score 69.4; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 3. SentismAI (SENTIS): score 68.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 4. Law Blocks AI (LBT): score 66.1; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 5. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) [this coin]: score 64.3; evidence 91%; Constructive watch · market gate closed
- 6. Pieverse (PIEVERSE): score 63.6; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 7. Codatta (XNY): score 62.7; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 8. Chainlink (LINK): score 61.3; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 9. AWE Network (AWE): score 61.3; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 10. iota (SN9): score 60.2; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 11. Velvet (VELVET): score 59.3; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 12. EigenCloud (prev. EigenLayer) (EIGEN): score 58.6; evidence 71%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 13. Talus (US): score 58.4; evidence 30%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 14. Bluwhale (BLUAI): score 57.8; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 15. Internet Computer (ICP): score 57.5; evidence 55%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 16. ZIGChain (ZIG): score 55.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 17. Nosana (NOS): score 55.1; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 18. Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL): score 55; evidence 66%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 19. Sapien (SAPIEN): score 54.3; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 20. Bittensor (TAO): score 54.3; evidence 12%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 21. SQD (SQD): score 53.7; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 22. Arweave (AR): score 53.5; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 23. Render (RENDER): score 52.2; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 24. Arkham (ARKM): score 51.7; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 25. OriginTrail (TRAC): score 51; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 26. AIOZ Network (AIOZ): score 50.5; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 27. Sentient (SENT): score 50.5; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 28. OpenServ (SERV): score 50.4; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 29. Holoworld (HOLO): score 49.6; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 30. lium (SN51): score 49.3; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 31. affine (SN120): score 49.1; evidence 23%; Illiquid · research only
- 32. io.net (IO): score 49; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 33. Gensyn (AI): score 48.3; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 34. Mira (MIRA): score 47.8; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 35. Victoria VR (VR): score 47.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 36. Kite (KITE): score 47.4; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 37. World Mobile Token (WMTX): score 47.3; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 38. Nillion (NIL): score 47.2; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 39. Fabric Protocol (ROBO): score 47.2; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 40. Infinity Ground (AIN): score 46.8; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 41. Targon (SN4): score 46.2; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 42. NOVA (SN68): score 46.2; evidence 23%; Illiquid · research only
- 43. Ocean Protocol (OCEAN): score 45.9; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 44. Akash Network (AKT): score 45.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 45. Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET): score 45.5; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 46. The Graph (GRT): score 45.4; evidence 48%; Illiquid · research only
- 47. Auki (AUKI): score 45; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 48. Chutes (SN64): score 45; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 49. Golem (GLM): score 45; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 50. ChainGPT (CGPT): score 44.9; evidence 55%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 51. MultiversX (EGLD): score 44.5; evidence 55%; Illiquid · research only
- 52. Hippius (SN75): score 44; evidence 23%; Illiquid · research only
- 53. Vana (VANA): score 43.7; evidence 27%; Illiquid · research only
- 54. Theta Fuel (TFUEL): score 42.8; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 55. Theta Network (THETA): score 42.5; evidence 55%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 56. Concordium (CCD): score 42.1; evidence 55%; Illiquid · research only
- 57. Qubic (QUBIC): score 42; evidence 24%; Illiquid · research only
- 58. FLOCK (FLOCK): score 41.8; evidence 66%; Illiquid · research only
- 59. iExec RLC (RLC): score 41.3; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 60. Score (SN44): score 41.1; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 61. Livepeer (LPT): score 41; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 62. τemplar (SN3): score 40.8; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 63. OpenGradient (OPG): score 40.2; evidence 43%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 64. Rujira (RUJI): score 38.5; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 65. IQ (IQ): score 38.1; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 66. dKargo (DKA): score 37.7; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 67. Flux (FLUX): score 37.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 68. Zentry (ZENT): score 37.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 69. Sahara AI (SAHARA): score 36.1; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 70. OKZOO (AIOT): score 35.7; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 71. SingularityNET (AGIX): score 35.7; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 72. Arcblock (ABT): score 35.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 73. CARV (CARV): score 35.3; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 74. Chromia (CHR): score 35.1; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 75. tokenbot (CLANKER): score 35.1; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 76. 0G (0G): score 34.6; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 77. Gradients (SN56): score 34.5; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 78. Singularry (SINGULARRY): score 34.5; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 79. Alchemist AI (ALCH): score 33.8; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 80. OlaXBT (AIO): score 33.5; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 81. Secret (SCRT): score 32.3; evidence 55%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 82. IoTeX (IOTX): score 24.8; evidence 75%; Illiquid · research only
- 83. Data Network (DATA): score 23.4; evidence 65%; Illiquid · research only

## Limitations

- Crypto network activity is not company earnings. Protocol revenue does not automatically accrue to token holders.
- Market capitalisation is a dated snapshot, not a point-in-time historical supply series, so yields computed against it inherit that lag.
- No valuation band exists for any coin: historical market capitalisation is not held at all.
- Funding rates, open interest, liquidations, exchange flows, unlock schedules and developer activity are not held and are not inferred.
- The research score is relative to this coin's own theme only. It is not comparable across themes and is not an entry signal.

## FAQs

### What is NEAR Protocol (NEAR)?

NEAR Protocol is a AI cryptocurrency tracked here by price, market capitalisation and strength against Bitcoin, with on-chain activity from protocol + chain TVL. It is one of 110 AI coins on this site. Readings are as of 2026-07-31.

### What is the market cap of NEAR Protocol?

NEAR Protocol's market capitalisation is $2.6B, ranking it 37 in the top-1,000 crypto universe. That figure is a dated snapshot from 2026-07-04, refreshed separately from the daily price series, so it can lag the price shown above.

### Is NEAR Protocol beating Bitcoin?

NEAR Protocol is +48.3% against Bitcoin over 90 days, and its own theme, AI, is +12.1% over 13 weeks. It trades above its 200-day average as of 2026-07-31.

### Does NEAR Protocol have a P/E ratio?

No. There is no company-style P/E or PEG for a crypto token, and no valuation band is shown on this page because the data to build one honestly does not exist: historical market capitalisation is not held, only a current snapshot. Where a protocol publishes fees or revenue, this page shows the yield against that dated snapshot instead.

### What is NEAR Protocol's research score?

64.3/100 within AI, ranked 5 of 83 rated AI coins, on 91% evidence: 30.4 + 12.6 + 8.8 + 12.5 = 64.3. It is labelled “Constructive watch · market gate closed”. The score ranks research attention inside one theme, never portfolio action.

### How much NEAR Protocol history does this page show?

Five years of weekly closes where they exist, plus 20 complete calendar quarters of on-chain activity for the metrics NEAR Protocol actually publishes. Here that is network fees, protocol revenue, total value locked.

### Does NEAR Protocol generate network fees?

NEAR Protocol's trailing twelve-month network fees is $1.9M, down 69% on the year-earlier period. Network activity is not token-holder earnings: whether it accrues to the token depends on the protocol's own burn, buyback and distribution rules.