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- NEAR formed a reversal pattern similar to 2022 and may rally over 800% from the June 2025 higher low.
- An analyst predicts NEAR could break all-time highs after long-term consolidation at resistance since March 2024.
NEAR Protocol has once again become a hot topic among traders. Crypto analyst Master Ananda on TradingView notes that NEAR is entering a phase very similar to the previous bull cycle, which saw its price surge by over 800%.
Ananda explained that the technical pattern that has formed since March 2024 closely resembles the consolidation phase between 2022 and 2023, which ended with a strong 147-day rally.
NEAR Poised for a Breakout as Familiar Pattern Reemerges
In his view, NEAR’s current price structure shows a repeating sequence: a sharp rise, a prolonged correction, a reversal pattern, and then the potential for a new bullish wave. Interestingly, since hitting a low in June 2025, NEAR has not shown excessive selling pressure.
In fact, the past four weeks have tended to be neutral, as if the market is “holding its breath” around a local resistance level. According to Ananda, this situation could be a hidden signal that buying pressure is quietly strengthening.
Referring to the current price, NEAR is still trading around $2.58. But if the scenario Ananda described comes to pass, it’s not impossible that we’ll see the price move to a new all-time high. He said:
“NEAR has been in a bullish cycle since October 2023. The June low was a higher low, and now it’s time to head for a higher high.”
He further compared NEAR’s chart conditions with LINK’s before the breakout—noting that what happens to one asset is often followed by another.
At about the same time, major assets like BTC, ETH, ADA, and XRP also followed a similar pattern: bottoming in April, falling briefly in June, and then rebounding. Technically, this trend is encouraging for NEAR investors.
Ecosystem Moves Ahead With AI, Staking, and Lower Inflation
However, it’s not just the technical chart that’s attracting attention. Developments in the NEAR ecosystem are also positive. Validators are currently voting to cut the annual inflation rate from 5% to just 2.5%.
If approved, this could cut approximately 17,123 NEAR from the daily supply—a move that would certainly be welcomed by long-term holders. The implementation target is set for the end of the third quarter of 2025, provided the 66.67% voting threshold is reached.
Not only that, the NEAR Foundation is also starting to move deeper into the AI sector. They recently acquired IQ tokens to bolster the liquidity needed by their NEAR Intents-based AI agents.
These agents enable processes like staking, trading, and even automated cross-chain contract execution. This means AI can not only assist Web3 operations but also directly participate in them.
The CNF also previously reported on the launch of DCML—a new feature that allows AI workloads to run securely within trusted enclaves.
This allows users to train their own AI models, verify their results, and then generate revenue from shared access, all without having to give up data ownership. This addresses many developers’ concerns about privacy and data control in the AI era.
Even more interestingly, in early July, Bitwise also launched its NEAR Staking ETP product on Xetra. This product offers a net yield of 5.5% per annum with no lock-up period, plus daily liquidity, making it suitable for institutional investors.
Almost immediately afterward, the integration of BNB Chain with NEAR Intents was also unveiled. This enables instant cross-chain swaps, eliminating the need for bridges, slippage, and long wait times.
