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NEAR Protocol's price drops 1.15% to $4.28 amid recent privacy-focused updates.
In the past 24 hours, NEAR Protocol's price declined by 1.15% to $4.28. This movement coincides with the platform's recent emphasis on privacy enhancements, including the launch of confidential perpetual futures and the default confidentiality of perpetual positions on near.com. While these developments aim to bolster user privacy, their immediate impact on NEAR's price remains limited.
Key points
- NEAR Protocol's price decreases by 1.15% to $4.28.
- Launch of confidential perpetual futures on September 17, 2026.
- Perpetual positions on near.com become confidential by default on September 17, 2026.
Sources
- NEAR Protocol price jumps 28% as confidential perpetual futures launchNews Minimalist · September 18, 2026
- NEAR Protocol: near.com perps positions become confidential by default - 17 Sep 2026TradingView News · September 17, 2026
- NEAR Protocol price jumps 28% as confidential perpetual futures launchNews Minimalist · September 18, 2026
- NEAR Protocol: near.com perps positions become confidential by default - 17 Sep 2026TradingView News · September 17, 2026
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