Bitwise brings NEAR to Wall Street – But the chart isn’t impressed

PRODUCTBitwise brings NEAR to WallStreet – But the chart isn’timpressed23IMPORTANCECLOSED4NEWS MEDIA4PIECESSep 30, 2026 21:03blockboard.net

Bitwise launched the first U.S. spot NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR, with a 0.75% management fee and a plan to stake the fund’s NEAR holdings. The first trading days brought $13.2 million in net inflows on Sept. 30 and pushed assets under management to $52.8 million by Day 2, alongside $20.1 million in trading volume. Separate coverage also noted NEAR’s recent ETF debut alongside record TVL growth and a large daily spot outflow in the token.

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Near Protocol was also described as having record-high TVL growth and the second-highest monthly revenue collection in September, while NEAR crypto logged its largest daily spot outflow in recent history.
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By the second trading day, the fund’s assets under management had reached $52.8 million.
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Bitwise started trading the first U.S. spot NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR.
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The fund charges a 0.75% management fee and is intended to stake its NEAR holdings.

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Before this launch, there was no U.S. spot NEAR ETF trading on NYSE Arca, and now there is one with ticker NRR, a 0.75% management fee, and a stated plan to stake its NEAR holdings. What stays the same is that the fund still holds NEAR and trades on the exchange; what changes is the existence of a listed ETF wrapper around it.

Market reaction

NE NEAR Protocol the headline names this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
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-0.37 % before publication
-0.75 % after
$5price at publication
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Sep 30 21:00
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Sep 30 22:30
The Coin Republic context
Its angle: cryptocurrencies, announcement, considering
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Oct 1 09:11
+17 h 48 m
Oct 1 14:48
Crypto Economy adds
Breaks the figures down; the largest, $36M, with quotes

Has this happened before?

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