NEAR Protocol’s token rose 5.73% within four hours to $5.33, extending its 24-hour gain to 10.66%. Binance spot NEAR/USDT data showed the token climbing from $5.05 to $5.33, while NEAR ranked 21st by market capitalization. The latest move follows earlier gains, including a rise to $5.34 that coincided with $1.33 million in short liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX. Previous updates placed NEAR at $5.12 after a 5.92% four-hour increase from $4.83 and at $4.94 after $250,000 in short positions were liquidated across major exchanges.