# NEAR Confidential Intents Value Locked Reaches About $160 Million

By Simon Yoon

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Published: 2026-10-20T11:30:20.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-20T11:30:20.000Z
Section: Technology

> Broader NEAR Intents volume reached approximately $10.4 billion in the third quarter of 2026. The Bitwise NEAR ETF drew about $5.4 million in net inflows on Oct. 19.

NEAR Protocol’s Confidential Intents had about $160 million in total value locked at Sept. 30, up roughly 463% from the previous quarter, as broader Intents volume reached approximately $10.4 billion.

Total value locked measures assets held in Confidential Intents at the end of the quarter. It is separate from the value of transactions processed by NEAR Intents, which covers the broader service. The $160 million figure is a product balance, rather than revenue or a valuation of the network.

The $10.4 billion in NEAR Intents volume covers the third quarter of 2026.

Cumulative Intents fees exceeded $52 million, while more than $8 million in revenue was captured for NEAR buybacks. The buyback figure measures revenue captured for that purpose; it does not establish the value of token purchases completed.

The quarterly figures arrived as the Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR) continued to attract investors. The fund drew about $5.4 million in net inflows during the Oct. 19 U.S. trading session, its third consecutive inflow session. Cumulative net inflows since its Sept. 29 launch reached about $88.5 million.

NRR trades on NYSE Arca and gives investors spot exposure to NEAR Protocol (NEAR) through exchange-traded shares. It charges a 0.75% annual management fee and seeks to earn additional NEAR through staking. Fund inflows and activity on the network measure different things, and neither establishes what drove the token’s price.

At 7:20 a.m. ET (11:20 UTC) Tuesday, an Oct. 20 price-history entry displayed NEAR at $4.791. Its listed range for the date was $4.766 to $4.999, leaving the displayed high just below $5.