# NEAR Protocol

NEAR Protocol's co-founder Illia Polosukhin discussed enabling cross-blockchain transactions with Chain Signatures. The network is also preparing for NEARCON, focusing on AI, user-owned data, and a decentralized economy.

### About NEAR Protocol
NEAR Protocol is a layer-1 blockchain focused on scalability, usability, and security, particularly for AI-native applications.  

### Insights
- near protocol mentions is up 11.31% from the previous week.
- near protocol posts created is up 40.4% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:near-protocol/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/near-protocol/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [-------]  
[--] Week: [-------] -14%  
[--] Month: [---------] -46%  
[--] Months: [----------] +54%  
[--] Year: [----------] -38%  
1-Year High: [-------] on 2025-11-07  
1-Year Low: [------] on 2025-04-07  

Engagements by network (24h):
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### Mentions: [---] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:near-protocol/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/near-protocol/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [---]  
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [---] +11%  
[--] Month: [-----] -17%  
[--] Months: [------] -14%  
[--] Year: [------] -28%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-10  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-04-07  

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### Creators: [---] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:near-protocol/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/near-protocol/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[---] unique social accounts have posts mentioning NEAR Protocol in the last [--] hours which is down 6.50% from [---] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [---] +9.90%  
[--] Month: [---] -29%  
[--] Months: [-----] +14%  
[--] Year: [-----] -27%  
1-Year High: [---] on 2025-11-08  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-04-07  

The most influential creators that mention NEAR Protocol in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                            | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                            | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@NEARProtocol](/creator/twitter/NEARProtocol)     | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@nearprotocol](/creator/youtube/nearprotocol)     | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@km_investments](/creator/youtube/km_investments) | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)     | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [---]         |
| [@WHALES_CRYPTOt](/creator/twitter/WHALES_CRYPTOt) | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]    | [---]         |
| [@Cryptoscobra](/creator/twitter/Cryptoscobra)     | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@viru_here](/creator/twitter/viru_here)           | [--]    | [---]        | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@WhisprNews](/creator/twitter/WhisprNews)         | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@alijanali1355](/creator/twitter/alijanali1355)   | [--]    | [--]         | [--]     | [--]          |
| [@costaa1971](/creator/twitter/costaa1971)         | [--]   | [---]        | [--]     | [--]          |

[View More](/list/creators/near-protocol/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 91%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:near-protocol/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/near-protocol/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 91%  
Daily Average: 93%  
[--] Week: 100% +8%  
[--] Month: 85% -6%  
[--] Months: 85% -6%  
[--] Year: 85% +10%  
1-Year High: 100% on 2025-03-04  
1-Year Low: 43% on 2025-03-08  

Most Supportive Themes:
- AI Integration and Development: (40%) NEAR Protocol is focusing on AI, user-owned data, and enhanced capabilities through features like intents and chain abstraction.
- Tokenomics and Inflation Reduction: (35%) NEAR Protocol has successfully reduced its inflation rate, aiming for more sustainable tokenomics and ecosystem value alignment.
- Ecosystem Growth and Partnerships: (25%) The NEAR ecosystem is expanding through new investments, integrations, and cross-chain solutions.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Validator Node Upgrades and Governance: (60%) Concerns were raised regarding the process and impact of validator node upgrades on inflation distribution.
- Market Volatility and Price Action: (40%) NEAR Protocol's price is experiencing fluctuations, with resistance and support levels indicating a period of consolidation.
  

### Top NEAR Protocol News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Near Protocol's Illia Polosukhin on enabling transactions across multiple blockchains Illia Polosukhin co-founder of Near Protocol discusses the network's introduction of Chain Signatures an upgrade to allow multichain transactions from one account"  
[News Link](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/04/05/near-protocols-illia-polosukhin-on-enabling-transactions-across-multiple-blockchains.html) [@CNBCi](/creator/x/CNBCi) 2024-04-08T10:19Z 181.8K followers, 240.7K engagements



### Top NEAR Protocol Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"RHEA (the Chain Abstracted Liquidity Solution powered by NEAR Intents) is now live on Binance US 👇 Trading for $RHEA is now live on @BinanceUS Whats new: 🔸 Trading is available on the RHEA/USDT pair 🔸 Deposit or withdraw RHEA via the BSC network Trading for $RHEA is now live on @BinanceUS Whats new: 🔸 Trading is available on the RHEA/USDT pair 🔸 Deposit or withdraw RHEA via the BSC network"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2022810310021665021) [@NEARProtocol](/creator/x/NEARProtocol) 2026-02-14T23:08Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements


"Intelligence privacy and the open web converge at NEARCON in [--] days Join us in San Francisco as founders researchers and developers build out an AI economy without compromise. Apply to attend: https://nearcon.org/ https://nearcon.org/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/NEARProtocol/status/2022684582030496019) [@NEARProtocol](/creator/x/NEARProtocol) 2026-02-14T14:49Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements


"Dead projects from top [---] CMC: Polkadot Near Protocol Cosmos Aptos Filecoin MYX Finance Sei Humanity Protocol Tezos Chiliz Story Protocol Immutable Celestia Starknet Monad Axie Infinity Sandbox ZKsync Gala Lombard Sonic 0G Wormhole ApeCoin All $100M market cap All have the same problems - bad revenue bad marketing users outflow and zero growth after successful TGE Some still have comeback potential but right now all slowly dying https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022660850230677981 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022660850230677981"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fr1ko_eth/status/2022660850230677981) [@fr1ko_eth](/creator/x/fr1ko_eth) 2026-02-14T13:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Hot Wallet is a promising project within the Near Protocol however it's currently too late to start mining. #itlx #interlink #crypto #metamask #bitcoin #itlg #itl #eth @billions_ntwk #bill #bee #benetwork #pi #PiNetwork #hot #near #hotwallet @hotdao_ @NEARProtocol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mrtrinhcrypto/status/2022630077067051509) [@mrtrinhcrypto](/creator/x/mrtrinhcrypto) 2026-02-14T11:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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