NEAR Rallies Over 50% as Chain Pivots to Cross-Chain Intents, Privacy

The move reads less as a sentiment shift than as a narrative re-rating: NEAR is asking the market to value it as an intents and privacy venue rather than a sharding story, and the token responded to that framing. The program mechanics matter more than the headline gain — the unlock is conditional on a volume-weighted price threshold, so the reward and the rally are now referencing each other, with a snapshot already taken. What is worth watching is whether privacy-account deposits keep growing on their own, or whether activity is being pulled forward by the incentive window.