$NEAR goes stealth mode — and the market loves it. NEAR Protocol just pumped ~22% toward $3 as volume exploded over 120%, after launching confidential perpetuals powered by Hyperliquid — leveraged trades that don’t leak your strategy on-chain. Traders can now: Fund from 35+ blockchains in one interface Tap 50+ perp markets with up to 40x leverage Use a private NEAR shard so position size, entry, and activity stay off the public feed. NEAR Intents handles the cross‑chain routing and privacy. Hyperliquid brings serious firepower with around $240B perp volume in 30 days, making this combo one of the most powerful onchain trading stacks live right now. In a market dragged down by regulatory headlines, NEAR just showed that shipping real product + solving MEV/front‑running + better UX can still unlock green candles. Bull case: Is confidential perps + cross‑chain intents the next big DeFi meta? Best hashtags: #NEAR #NEARProtocol #Hyperliquid #HYPE #Perps