Crypto: NEAR surges 80% on the rise of private swaps

According to CoinGecko data, the NEAR token has just posted one of the most notable performances in the crypto market. In just a week, this digital asset has seen its value increase by nearly 80%. Behind this move, a piece of information is drawing particular attention from investors and crypto analysts: NEAR Intents surpasses $29.3 billion in cumulative volume.

The value of the NEAR crypto rises 78.2% in seven days as of September 21.

NEAR Intents shows $29.3 billion in cumulative volume.

The Intents volume reaches $842 million in the past seven days.

The confidential TVL of near.com exceeds $70 million.

ZODL is one of the leading sources of Intents volume.

Crypto NEAR: a 78.2% jump that crushes the market

On Monday, September 21, 2026, the NEAR token was trading at around $4.29. At the time of writing, its price is around $4.36 with a slight dip.

According to CoinGecko data, the NEAR crypto records an increase of:

78.2% over seven days;

22% over the last 24 hours.

To compare, the total capitalization of the crypto market grew by only around 6% over the same period. In other words, NEAR is not following the overall trend: it breaks it. Analysts agree on one point: the current NEAR momentum cannot be attributed solely to a broad rebound in digital assets. This crypto token seems to have its own catalysts.

Useful fact: NEAR is today among the top AI crypto of 2026.

On Thursday, September 18, 2026, NEAR Protocol made an important announcement: deposits related to perpetual contract trading on near.com are now confidential by default. The same applies to withdrawals

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