# Near Protocol Drops 10.2% in Four Hours, Reaching $4.51

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-08T18:33:38.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-08T18:33:38.000Z
Section: Investing

> NEAR was down 13.96% over 24 hours, while long liquidations reached $1.33 million in the same hour.

Near Protocol (NEAR) fell 10.23% from $5.03 to $4.51 in four hours as of 2:33 p.m. ET (18:33 UTC) Oct. 8, extending its 24-hour decline to 13.96%. The price was measured from Binance’s spot NEAR/USDT market.

Long liquidations totaled $1.33 million during the same hour across Binance, Bybit and OKX, compared with $130,000 in short liquidations. The imbalance indicates that most forced position closures came from traders holding long positions.

NEAR ranked 21st by market capitalization at about $5.70903 billion. No confirmed cause for the move was provided in the available market data.