--- title: "Why did NEAR Protocol go up 2.9% on October 25, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/near/2026-10-25" date: 2026-10-25 --- # Why did NEAR Protocol go up 2.9% on October 25, 2026? In the 24 hours to Oct 25, 2026, 15:00 UTC, NEAR went from about $4.50 to $4.50 (+2.88%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $4.35 and $4.53. NEAR largely moved with the market. NEAR rose further than this on 9 of the past 29 days. 1 NEAR report is on the timeline below. Timing alone does not show what caused the move. - Day open / close: $4.50 → $4.50 (15 hourly candles, OKX · USDT) - Day range: $4.35 – $4.53 - Versus Bitcoin: +2.88% / BTC +0.55%; 24 hours to Oct 25, 2026, 15:00 UTC; the headline uses the live price. About +1.5 points of the move is its own after allowing for Bitcoin - Versus the past month: 9 of the past 29 days rose further; +2.88% in the 24 hours to Oct 25, 2026, 15:00 UTC, 0.6× a typical day (5.2%). - 30-day range: 25.4% below the high · 5.8% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 10 of 23 others also rose 1.0% or more; 2 fell that much - 24h volume: 0.4×; of its prior 30-day daily average Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to Oct 25, 2026, 15:00 UTC. ## NEAR timeline around October 25, 2026 - Oct 26, 2026, 18:59 UTC: [NEAR Protocol nearcore: 2.14.0 released]() · NEAR Protocol nearcore — NEAR Protocol nearcore published 2.14.0 on 2026-10-26 18:59:52 UTC. This records a repository release; it does not establish a network upgrade, mandatory operator action or the cause of a price move. 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]() [Methods and limitations]()