NEAR’s price has managed to pop by over 42% this week. This recent pop led the token to near a $20 mark which is also said to be highly assisted by the involvement of Deutsche Telekom as a validator. This collab also overall boosted blockchain adoption hype. It currently holds a $1.6B trading volume and solid support at $2.74. Analysts are predicting NEAR hitting $15-20 in 3-6 months.
NEAR protocol is on a bullish ride right now and the momentum doesn’t seem to slow down any time soon. Over just past seven days, this token has managed to surge by over 42%. Coincidently so, they had made a massive collaboration with a German Telecommunications firm  Deutsche Telekom, which was said to support NEAR protocol in coming days.
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In short, NEAR’s like the ultimate plug-and-play blockchain for building DApps that can handle millions of users while, Deutsche Telekom is all about decentralization and keeping your data yours, so this collab just vibes perfectly.
While this partnership was buzzing all over with good vibes, the token still dipped by 5% in the past 24 hours. landing at $5.16, but no biggie as graph shows it is still up by 42% this week. Trading volume also hit a wild $1.6B, meaning investors are all over it. NEAR’s overall market cap is now $6.2B, with $1.2B tokens circulating.
The charts are giving traders a lot of information, at the fire support level of $2.74, buyers continue to intervene. On the other hand, NEAR needs to break beyond the $6.20 barrier in order to make more money. According to analysts, if it breaks that, it might soar to $15–$20 within the following three to six months.
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