NEAR Protocol price stands at 4.6892 USD with ETF inflow of 2.61 million USD

Published on 10/19/2026 at 13:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The network still carries a 2.5 percent annual emission rate. The NEAR Protocol price sits below its 5.0606 USD daily high.

Flows, issuance and price

NEAR Protocol funds received 2.61 million USD on October 16, 2026.
The live network retained a 2.5 percent annual emission rate on October 18, 2026.
The NEAR Protocol price stands at 4.6892 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.32 percent below the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

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NEAR Protocol (NEAR) funds recorded 2.61 million USD of inflows on October 16, 2026, according to EconoTimes. The NEAR Protocol price stands at 4.6892 USD as of October 16, 2026, down 3.32 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com.

NEAR funds add 2.61 million USD

The inflow came through Bitwise's NEAR exchange-traded fund, which gives investors exposure to the token through a listed product. EconoTimes reported that the fund attracted 2.61 million USD on October 16, 2026, and that the corresponding NEAR products held 82.36 million USD in assets and recorded 8.32 million USD in trading volume on that date. The report attributed the figures to SoSoValue data.

A separate daily reading cited by Coinotag put the Bitwise fund's net inflow at 3.9838 million USD for October 12, 2026. The report said cumulative net inflows reached 75.3822 million USD after that session.

NEAR emission remains at 2.5 percent

The network's token issuance is also under review. CryptoTicker reported on October 19, 2026, that the live protocol still used a maximum annual emission rate of 2.5 percent on October 18, 2026. A draft proposal would reduce the ceiling to 1.6 percent, but the report said the change requires validator adoption through a protocol upgrade.

The same report counted 601.0 million NEAR bonded to active validators across 403 addresses on October 18, 2026. Bonded tokens are committed to network validators for proof-of-stake security, while the emission rate determines the maximum pace at which new tokens enter circulation. The proposal's unresolved upgrade requirement is the main implementation constraint described in the report.

NEAR price shows a 4.6264 USD daily low

The NEAR Protocol price is 4.6892 USD as of October 16, 2026, according to Investing.com. It is down 3.32 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, with a daily high of 5.0606 USD and a daily low of 4.6264 USD during the UTC day. Market capitalization is 6.15 billion USD, ranking NEAR 16th. Twenty-four-hour volume is 759.39 million USD, and circulating supply is 1.31 billion NEAR.