NEAR price rally gains momentum as cross-chain product activity fuels further 15% jump
Key takeaways
- The rally is fueled by NEAR Intents, the cross-chain system that has processed over $19 billion in volume and generated $32 million in fees.By Francisco Rodrigues|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf May 25, 2026, 5:38 p.m.
- The move comes amid the success surrounding NEAR Intents, the network’s cross-chain transaction system.
- DefiLlama data shows NEAR Intents has processed more than $19 billion in cumulative volume and generated about $32 million in fees.
The rally is fueled by NEAR Intents, the cross-chain system that has processed over $19 billion in volume and generated $32 million in fees.By Francisco Rodrigues|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf May 25, 2026, 5:38 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on Near co-founder Illia Polosukhin speaks at NEARCON 2021. (NEAR)What to know: NEAR token climbed 15% over 24 hours to $2.8, extending a month-long rally that has nearly doubled its price (up 90%).The rally is fueled by NEAR Intents, the cross-chain system that has processed over $19 billion in volume and generated $32 million in fees.Investors are anticipating a June network upgrade introducing dynamic resharding, which automatically splits network shards to improve scalability.NEAR Protocol’s token climbed 15% over the past 24 hours to $2.8, extending a month-long rally that has seen the price of NEAR double in the past month.
The move comes amid the success surrounding NEAR Intents, the network’s cross-chain transaction system. The product allows users to request a desired outcome, such as swapping USDC on Ethereum for SOL on Solana, while third-party solvers execute the transaction behind the scenes.
DefiLlama data shows NEAR Intents has processed more than $19 billion in cumulative volume and generated about $32 million in fees. The figures have drawn renewed attention to the protocol after months of limited price movement.