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title: "Why did NEAR Protocol go up 2.2% on October 27, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/near/2026-10-27"
date: 2026-10-27
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# Why did NEAR Protocol go up 2.2% on October 27, 2026?

In the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 18:00 UTC, NEAR went from about $4.51 to $4.61 (+2.24%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $4.39 and $4.66. NEAR is within a usual day's range. NEAR rose further than this on 10 of the past 29 days. 1 NEAR report is on the timeline below: 1 published before the largest hourly move and 0 during or after it. Timing alone does not show what caused the move.

- Day open / close: $4.51 → $4.61 (18 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $4.39 – $4.66
- Versus Bitcoin: +2.24% / BTC +0.22%; 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 18:00 UTC; the headline uses the live price. About +1.7 points of the move is its own after allowing for Bitcoin
- Versus the past month: 10 of the past 29 days rose further; +2.24% in the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 18:00 UTC, 0.5× a typical day (4.7%).
- 30-day range: 23.5% below the high · 8.5% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 6 of 11 others also rose 0.7% or more; 3 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 27, 2026, 18:00 UTC.

## NEAR timeline around October 27, 2026

Largest closed hourly move: +1.94%, Oct 27, 2026, 12:00–13:00 (UTC).

- Oct 26, 2026, 18:59 UTC (before the largest hourly move): [NEAR Protocol nearcore: 2.14.0 released](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/near-near-protocol-nearcore-2-14-eab4c7cb205c2d>) · 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.

## Same-day movers · 2026-10-27 (UTC)

- [Infinity Ground (AIN) +122.69%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/infinity-ground/2026-10-27>)
- [Quack AI (Q) -73.41%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/quack-ai/2026-10-27>)
- [Bitway (BTW) +45.07%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/bitway/2026-10-27>)
- [Akedo (AKE) -28.88%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/akedo/2026-10-27>)
- [STONK (STONK) +21.14%](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/stonk-3/2026-10-27>)

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