NEAR Protocol (NEAR) News Today: Why NEAR Is Up – 23 September 2026

• near.com partnered with Ondo Finance on 22 September 2026 to offer tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs. • Ondo reported over $1 billion in total value locked and more than $26 billion in cumulative trading volume. • NEAR's confidential perpetual futures launched in September 2026, using Hyperliquid infrastructure. • Cumulative NEAR Intents volume approached $30 billion as of 21 September 2026. • NEAR trades at $4.36, up 85.82% weekly and 116.59% monthly, 78.65% below its $20.44 all-time high.