NEAR Surges After Arthur Hayes Names It Part of His “Holy Trinity” Altcoins

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NEAR Protocol has become one of the hottest altcoins in the market after Arthur Hayes publicly backed the project multiple times in recent days. The former BitMEX CEO first listed NEAR alongside Hyperliquid and Zcash as his top three altcoin positions before later posting another bullish chart predicting much higher prices ahead.

According to market data, NEAR surged more than 65% within a week following Hayes’ original comments. The move followed a long period of underperformance versus larger Layer-1 competitors like Solana, with some analysts arguing NEAR may have been undervalued based on network activity and daily active user metrics.

Hayes’ growing interest reflects a broader trend where investors are increasingly looking toward blockchain projects tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure. NEAR has spent the last 18 months expanding its positioning around AI-enabled applications, scalability, and autonomous on-chain systems, making it one of the more closely watched AI-related crypto projects heading deeper into 2026.

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