# Near Protocol Rises 3.97% in One Hour to Reach $4.40

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-09-23T23:43:21.000Z
Updated: 2026-09-23T23:43:21.000Z

Near Protocol (NEAR) climbed 3.97% in one hour to $4.40 as of 1:51 p.m. ET (17:51 UTC) Sept. 23, marking a sharp move in the cryptocurrency’s spot market price.

NEAR rose from $4.24 during the preceding hour. The price was collected from Binance’s NEAR/USDT spot market, using TokenPost’s direct exchange-market data calculation.

Liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $280,000 during the same hour. Short positions accounted for $270,000 of that amount, while long liquidations totaled $10,000.

NEAR ranked 23rd by market capitalization at about $5.58278 billion.