# NEAR Protocol Drops 3.1% in One Hour to $4.96 With $110,000 Liquidated

By Enna Lee

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/24275
Published: 2026-09-25T21:28:07.000Z
Updated: 2026-09-25T21:28:07.000Z
Section: Investing

> NEAR was up 4.79% over 24 hours at 6:27 a.m. ET on Sept. 25, while long liquidations slightly exceeded short liquidations.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) fell 3.08% in one hour to $4.96 at 6:27 a.m. ET (10:27 UTC) on Sept. 26, extending a sharp short-term decline despite a 4.79% gain over the previous 24 hours.

The price fell from $5.12 to $4.96 during the hour in Binance’s NEAR/USDT spot market. The figures reflect TokenPost’s direct collection and calculation of publicly displayed exchange prices.

Liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $110,000 over the same period. Long positions accounted for $60,000 of the liquidations, while short positions accounted for $50,000.

NEAR ranked 22nd by market capitalization at approximately $6.52394 billion. No confirmed cause for the one-hour decline was provided in the available market data.