NEAR Protocol surges 3.6% in an hour to $2.55

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was trading at $2.55 as of 3:09 a.m. on September 17, up 3.62% from the previous hour's price of $2.46 and 5.91% higher than the price 24 hours prior, according to direct market data collected by TokenPost. The current price is based on Binance spot NEAR/USDT trading pairs, with NEAR Protocol's market capitalization standing at approximately $3.29 billion, ranking 29th globally per CoinGecko. Over the same hour, liquidation data from Binance, Bybit, and OKX showed long positions totaling $10,000 (about 1.36 million KRW) and short positions amounting to $430,000 (about 58.48 million KRW).