NEAR ETF took in 2.61 million USD: What it means for the NEAR Protocol price

Published on 10/19/2026 at 18:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The NEAR Protocol price is 4.69 USD on October 16, 2026. It is down 3.32 percent from the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

ETF flows and network data

On October 16, 2026, US spot ETFs recorded 2.61 million USD of net NEAR inflows.
NEAR's multi-party computation network had 17 live mainnet operators under HSP-007.
The NEAR Protocol price stands at 4.69 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.32 percent below the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.
A governance proposal dated October 7, 2026, would reduce maximum annual issuance from 2.5 percent to 1.6 percent.

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NEAR Protocol (NEAR) spot ETFs recorded 2.61 million USD in net inflows on October 16, 2026, according to TokenPost. The NEAR Protocol price is 4.69 USD as of October 16, 2026, down 3.32 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com.

NEAR ETF inflows reached 2.61 million USD

The October 16 flow was attributed to the Bitwise NEAR ETF, which posted its second consecutive day of inflows, TokenPost reported. The fund's cumulative net inflow reached 83.05 million USD, while its net assets totaled 82.36 million USD on that date, according to the same report.

The figures describe fund flows rather than direct purchases of NEAR tokens. They also cover a separate investment vehicle, so they are not a measure of the cryptocurrency's circulating supply or network usage.

Seventeen operators support NEAR's MPC network

NEAR's multi-party computation, or MPC, network runs with 17 live mainnet operators, according to NEAR. The protocol's HSP-007 program funds the operators from protocol emissions and permits up to 21 nodes, with payments tied to performance and reported publicly.

A separate governance proposal dated October 7, 2026, would reduce maximum annual NEAR issuance from 2.5 percent to 1.6 percent over 24 months, according to NEAR Governance. The proposal says the change requires validator adoption through a protocol upgrade, so a governance vote alone would not change the issuance parameter.

NEAR trades between 4.63 USD and 5.06 USD

The NEAR Protocol price stands at 4.69 USD as of October 16, 2026, down 3.32 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 5.06 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 4.63 USD. Market capitalization is 6.15 billion USD, ranking NEAR 16th; 24-hour volume is 759.39 million USD and circulating supply is 1.31 billion NEAR, according to Investing.com.