NEAR Protocol Surpasses $3.45, Highest Since March 2025

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) briefly surpassed $3.45 USDT on April 18 at 12:46 PM local time, according to Bitget data cited by ForaSite News. This represents the highest price since March 2025, with a 24-hour increase of 27.43%. Investing.com reported NEAR's intraday high at $3.4540 on April 18, closing at $3.3848 with a daily gain of 7.40%. The discrepancy between the 24-hour and daily percentage rises stems from different reference points: Bitget compares prices over the past 24 hours while Investing.com uses the previous day's close versus today's close. Economic Times also noted a 27.37% 24-hour rise, with the price displayed as 325.89 INR in their data. NEAR previously rose 13% over one day on April 10, reaching an RSI of 75, where analysts highlighted breaking and holding above key resistance levels as a potential indicator for future movement.