---
title: "Why did NEAR Protocol drop 4.3% on October 22, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/near/2026-10-22"
date: 2026-10-22
---

# Why did NEAR Protocol drop 4.3% on October 22, 2026?

In the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 13:00 UTC, NEAR went from about $5.26 to $5.00 (-4.27%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $4.91 and $5.34. For the closed-hour 24h window: NEAR largely moved with the market. NEAR fell further than this on 8 of the past 29 days. No NEAR report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $5.26 → $5.00 (13 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $4.91 – $5.34
- Versus Bitcoin: -4.27% / BTC -2.17%; +1.1 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 2.48
- Versus the past month: 8 of the past 29 days fell further; Closed-hour 24h move -4.27%, 0.8× its prior 30-day median of 5.1%.
- 30-day range: 17.0% below the high · 24.1% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 13 of 16 moved the same way; 3 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 0.9×; of its prior 30-day daily average

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 13:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

[NEAR Protocol (NEAR) price and news](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/near>)
[Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/methodology>)