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By Dan Saada
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What the Sell-Off Actually Looked Like. Trading volume in NEAR surged as the news spread. Some traders panicked and hit the exit.
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Why the Buyer Response Matters. The buyers who stepped in deserve some attention here.
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Bigger Picture for Major Holders and Market Risk. What happened with NEAR isn't exactly new in crypto.
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Arthur Hayes sold. The market felt it instantly. Hayes offloaded $134 million worth of NEAR Protocol tokens, and the price collapsed 24% almost immediately after the transaction…
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It's the kind of move that reminds everyone just how fragile crypto prices can be when a heavyweight decides to walk.
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The drop wasn't slow. It was fast, disorderly, and caught a lot of people off guard.
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Trading volume in NEAR surged as the news spread. Some traders panicked and hit the exit. Others saw the dip and moved the other way, stepping in to buy at levels they'd been…
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What probably kept things from getting worse was the spot demand that showed up at key support levels.
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The broader crypto market was already dealing with its own volatility at the time. But NEAR's specific 24% plunge was pretty much entirely attributable to Hayes' sale.
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No comment from Hayes. He hasn't said anything publicly about why he sold, what he plans to do next, or whether there's more to come.
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The buyers who stepped in deserve some attention here. When a $134 million sale hits a token, the instinct for most retail participants is to run.
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See also: Arthur Hayes Dumps Hyperliquid Short of $150 Target as Macro Fears Mount
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It's not blind faith, either. NEAR Protocol has built a real user base and a development ecosystem that doesn't just evaporate because one major holder decides to cash out.
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That said — uncertain is probably the right word for where things stand. The short-term outlook got murkier the moment Hayes' sale hit the tape.
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Seems like the market is in a wait-and-see mode. Watching the support levels. Watching the order books.
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