Bitwise NEAR ETF draws 5.4 million USD: What it means for the NEAR Protocol price

Published on 10/25/2026 at 07:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

NEAR Intents topped 32 billion USD by October 6, 2026. The NEAR Protocol price is 4.95 USD on October 25, 2026, down 6.83 percent.

Fund flows and network activity

On October 19, 2026, the Bitwise NEAR exchange-traded fund recorded 5.4 million USD in net inflows.
NEAR Protocol reported a 16.4 percent lifetime fee capture rate as of October 6, 2026.
The NEAR Protocol price stands at 4.95 USD as of October 25, 2026, 6.83 percent below the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026.
Base-chain transactions declined 12.5 percent quarter over quarter in data reported on October 20, 2026.

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NEAR Protocol (NEAR) recorded 5.4 million USD of net inflows into the Bitwise NEAR exchange-traded fund on October 19, 2026. TokenPost reported the flow on October 20, 2026, while the NEAR Protocol price stands at 4.95 USD as of October 25, 2026.

October 19 brought 5.4 million USD of fund inflows

The fund is designed to provide spot exposure to NEAR Protocol (NEAR) through exchange-traded shares, according to TokenPost. The report said the product trades on NYSE Arca and recorded its third consecutive inflow session on October 19, 2026. Its reported annual management fee is 0.75 percent, and the product seeks additional NEAR through staking, which means locking tokens to help secure a network.

The flow figure concerns the exchange-traded product rather than direct purchases of NEAR on the spot market. TokenPost also reported 160 million USD of total value locked in NEAR Confidential Intents as of September 30, 2026, a measure of assets committed to the protocol's confidential cross-chain transaction service.

Q3 Intents volume passed 32 billion USD

NEAR Protocol said cumulative NEAR Intents volume surpassed 32 billion USD in its Q3 2026 update, with cumulative fees exceeding 52 million USD. The same NEAR Protocol update stated that more than 8 million USD had been captured for NEAR buybacks and that lifetime fee capture reached 16.4 percent as of October 6, 2026.

The network data also contains a counterpoint. Benzinga reported on October 20, 2026, that base-chain transactions fell 12.5 percent quarter over quarter, while NEAR staking yield remained near 4.87 percent. Staking yield refers to the rewards associated with committing tokens to network validation.

NEAR trades at 4.95 USD on October 25, 2026

According to Investing.com, NEAR Protocol trades at 4.95 USD as of October 25, 2026, down 6.83 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026. The daily high is 5.33 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 4.89 USD. Market capitalization is 6.47 billion USD, ranking NEAR 16th, while 24-hour volume is 972.18 million USD and circulating supply is 1.31 billion NEAR.