NEAR’s Confidential Intents TVL has now crossed $70M, triggering the first snapshot of the NEAR@3.33 incentive program. The first drop contains 333,333 milestone tokens.
But here’s the part I’m watching closely:
Those rewards are locked until NEAR’s 3-day VWAP stays at or above $3.33.
NEAR is currently trading around $3.80, so the market is now sitting above that threshold.
On the chart, $3.80 is the immediate area to watch. A clean break above $3.82 could open the way toward $4.
If momentum cools down, I’d watch $3.47 first, then $3.33.
This is no longer just a narrative. The $70M milestone has actually been reached.
Now the question is whether NEAR can hold above $3.33.
Guys, I added more $NEAR to my long-term bag around $2.40, and the move since then has been crazy.
NEAR is now around $3.55, almost 48% above my entry.
The chart had been building for weeks before finally breaking out of that $2.30–$2.40 area. Once it cleared that zone, momentum really picked up.
Now the interesting part starts.
$3.55–$3.67 is the immediate resistance zone. If NEAR can break and hold above it, I’m watching $4 first, followed by $5.
On the downside, $3.20–$3.10 is the first area I’d want to see hold. Below that, $2.75 becomes important, while the bigger support for me remains around $2.40.
I’m not selling my long-term bag here.
My target is still $8
That’s not a prediction that NEAR will move straight there. I expect plenty of pullbacks along the way. I’m simply holding because my thesis is longer term.
I added around $2.40. Now I’m going to let the market show me what comes next.
⚠️ Not financial advice. This is my personal position and market view. DYOR.
Sharing a P2P scam attempt I recently encountered because the red flags are worth knowing.
I was selling USDT through Binance P2P when the buyer contacted me on WhatsApp and asked me to “verify my USDT.”
I told him I didn’t know how to do it and asked him to cancel the order.
Instead, he said it would only take a few minutes and told me to download Trust Wallet. He even offered to guide me through it on a call.
That felt suspicious, so I refused.
Then he tried to convince me by saying, “Everyone asks for it now because there are lots of scams happening. If you sell to someone else, they will also ask for it. The rules have changed.”
Rather than following his instructions, I contacted Binance Customer Support and explained everything. They told me not to do it.
After that, the buyer sent a payment screenshot in the Binance chat and marked the payment as completed.
But the screenshot itself had mismatched details:
• Different date • Different name • Different amount
I knew it was fake and did not release my USDT.
The order timer eventually ran out. Since this was the first time I had faced something like this, I contacted Binance Support again, explained the situation, and they helped me resolve it.
Sharing this because the red flags came one after another:
Yesterday the CLARITY Act vote gave the crypto market another reason to de-risk.
The Senate needed 60 votes to advance it, but the vote ended 49–50. BTC reacted almost immediately and the broader market followed.
Now the attention shifts to the Fed.
Today is FOMC, and honestly, I think the rate decision itself may not be the most interesting part. The market has already spent days positioning around it.
What matters to me is what comes after the announcement.
Does Warsh sound more concerned about inflation? Does the Fed leave the door open for more restrictive policy? Or does the market hear enough to start pricing a softer path?
That difference could matter more for BTC than the headline rate decision.
I'm watching BTC, the dollar and Treasury yields together. If yields and the dollar push higher after the announcement, risk assets could remain under pressure. If they cool off, BTC could get some relief.
Yesterday was a regulatory shock.
Today we get the macro test.
I wouldn't be surprised to see some crazy volatility around the announcement, including a move in one direction followed by a reversal.
For me, the important trade isn't predicting the first candle. It's seeing where BTC settles after the noise.
$RED is green. felt like that needed saying. 😄 up 8.5% today, high of $0.1645, now at $0.1433. RedStone is the 4th largest blockchain oracle, securing $6.5B+ across 70+ chains.
Guys, I'm literally a little cautious about the next 48 hours.
Not because I think crypto is going up or down…
But because we're about to get two huge catalysts almost back-to-back.
Today, the Senate votes on advancing the CLARITY Act — 60 votes are needed, and the result could change the tone around U.S. crypto regulation.
Tomorrow, the Fed makes its move.
A 25 bps hike is heavily expected, so I'm less interested in the hike itself and MUCH more interested in the dot plot and what the Fed says about future hikes.
That's why I'm saying:
Please be careful with leverage.
The next 48 hours could give us some absolutely crazy BTC and altcoin candles.