Why NEAR Protocol’s latest upgrade could matter beyond its 5% price rally
NEAR Protocol's 2.13 upgrade has gone live on testnet, introducing key features to address future cryptographic threats. The upgrade implements post-quantum-safe access keys using the NIST-approved FIPS-204 signing scheme to defend against potential quantum computer attacks. It also introduces dynamic resharding for automatic scalability.
The market reacted positively to the news. NEAR's price rallied approximately 5.4%, finding support at $1.70 and climbing to $1.92. Spot and derivatives trading data showed increased buying pressure and market participation, with rising volume and open interest. Technical indicators like the RSI and DMI suggest growing bullish momentum, with the potential to challenge the $2 resistance level if demand persists.
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