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NEAR climbed into the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as NEAR Intents surpassed $31 billion in cumulative transaction volume. NEAR Protocol’s native token entered the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on Thursday after rising $138% in the last 30 days, according to <a href="https://x.com/coingecko/status/2108022680628682828" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>CoinGecko</a>. At the time of writing, NEAR <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/near" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>traded</a> around $5.51, up about 7% over 24 hours, with a market cap of about $7.2 billion and 24-hour trading volume reaching roughly $1.2 billion. NEAR ranks ahead of Stellar (XLM), which has a market cap of nearly $7 billion. NEAR Intents, a cross-chain trading protocol, has <a href="https://explorer.near-intents.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>handled</a> over $31 billion in cumulative transaction volume, according to the NEAR Intents Explorer. NEAR’s rise in the rankings also <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitwise-launches-first-us-spot-near-etf-after-tokens-recent-surge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follows the Sept. 29 launch</a> of the first US spot exchange-traded product tracking the token. The Bitwise fund trades on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR, offering investors exposure to NEAR without directly holding the crypto. NEAR Intents <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/near-intents-recovers-entire-stolen-38m-after-ultimatum-to-exploiter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">suffered a $3.8 million exploit</a> involving its deposit and withdrawal infrastructure last week. On Oct. 2, General Manager Alex Shevchenko said that all stolen funds had been returned, a day after the breach was disclosed. <em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/markets/near-price-surge-intents-zcash-privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em><strong>NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B</strong></em></a>
NEAR price rose 198% in Q3, with AI as the next catalyst still awaiting validation.
CoinWorld data: NEAR cryptocurrency rose 198% in the third quarter of 2026. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan noted in an October 7 memo that NEAR's cumulative intent transaction volume has exceeded $30 billion and is expected to generate about $45 million in fees this year. He said AI is the bigger opportunity, but the existing business does not depend on its arrival. The NEAR network calls itself "the blockchain for AI," but its most tangible appeal comes from ordinary users. NEAR intents allow users to move between blockchains without dealing with the usual multiple wallets, bridges, and exchanges. Bitwise reported that NEAR's performance does not prove that AI triggered this rise, but rather reflects a combination of existing network activity and a long-term AI vision.
The long-short ratio of ETH large holder accounts is 2.5613.
CoinWorld data: The latest snapshot of ETHUSDT on the 4-hour timeframe shows that among the top 20% of holding accounts by margin balance, the long-short account ratio is 2.5613, with more net long accounts among large holders. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.0562; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 1.1632.
Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik: The next crypto cycle will be different, and I am bullish on AI agents.
According to Cointelegraph, Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik said at the TOKEN2049 conference that the next crypto cycle will be different from previous ones, and he is optimistic about AI agents.
aguilatrades: Opened another 200 BTC position, with a notional position of about $16.58 million.
According to news from Bijie, Lookonchain monitoring shows that aguilatrades became active again after more than 6 months of inactivity, having deposited 499,000 USDC and opened a long position of 200 BTC with 40x leverage, with a notional position of approximately $16.58 million. The liquidation price of this position is $81,466.75.
BTC has seen $293 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours.
CoinWorld data: BTC's rolling 24-hour liquidation amount is approximately $293 million, involving about 12,967 liquidated accounts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it is up 57.69%; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it is up 702.28%.
Samsung integrates USDC to optimize cross-border remittances for 82 million Galaxy users.
CoinWorld news: Samsung has announced that it will integrate USDC to optimize cross-border remittance services for its 82 million Galaxy users. Eligible users will be able to send USDC or make local currency payments to bank accounts in more than 60 countries starting in late October.
SUI announces the launch of SUI Agent Pass, allowing users to customize agent access policies.
According to Cointelegraph, SUI has announced the launch of SUI Agent Pass, allowing users to write policies to restrict agents' coin/non-coin access permissions on the SUI blockchain.
Hedge fund Abraxas is sitting on unrealized losses of over $76 million, yet remains the largest short seller.
Cointime data: Smart money data shows that the two addresses of hedge fund Abraxas Capital remain the largest BTC and ETH short positions on HyperLiquid. Among them, address 0xb83d added 3,195 ETH and 22.88 BTC in new short positions today, with a transaction value of 10.09 million USD, while simultaneously opening shorts on ZEC, SOL, and VVV. Its total short position size increased by more than 13.6 million USD over the day. This address currently holds short positions of 2,452.7 BTC and 86,500 ETH, with the two positions valued at 426 million USD and a combined unrealized loss of 30.29 million USD. Another address, 0x5b5d, mainly reduced old positions in HYPE, PUMP, and SOL today, while increasing its ETH short position by 156 ETH. Its existing BTC and ETH short orders are worth 511 million USD, with a combined unrealized loss of 46.16 million USD. The two addresses currently hold a total of 5,281.83 BTC and 194,200 ETH in short positions, with a total value of as high as 936 million USD and a combined unrealized loss of 76.45 million USD.
BTC large holder account long-short ratio is 1.9308
BiJie Network data: The latest snapshot of BTCUSDT on the 4-hour timeframe shows that among the top 20% of accounts by margin balance, the long-short account ratio is 1.9308, with more net long accounts among large holders. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.1798; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 0.8374.