LINK vs NEAR
Chainlink and NEAR Protocol compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, LINK against NEAR. Measurements only: this page does not rank LINK above NEAR or the other way round.
Chainlink and NEAR Protocol are compared here measure by measure — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach and risk. They were paired under the "both trending today" rule rather than chosen by hand — LINK against NEAR, rebuilt every night.
LINK leads on 8 of the 16 measures and NEAR on 7. That count is not a recommendation to buy LINK or NEAR: the measures pull in different directions, and a higher hype-risk score is a warning rather than a win.
Hype risk side by side
LINK against NEAR, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 29, 2026
| Measure | LINK | NEAR | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $11.66B | $6.30B | LINK |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #13 | #21 | LINK |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $15.60 | $4.82 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $1.43B | $1.38B | LINK |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.122 | 0.219 | NEAR |
| 24-hour change | +11.3% | -9.2% | LINK |
| 7-day change | +16.7% | +11.9% | LINK |
| 30-day change | +34.8% | +157.9% | NEAR |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +114.6% | +170.7% | NEAR |
| Trending position Today's global order | #1 | #4 | LINK |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 7 | 13 | NEAR |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 4 | 13 | NEAR |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 100% | 80% | LINK |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 74 | 71 | LINK |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -33.9% | -10.5% | NEAR |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 20/100 | 16/100 | NEAR |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
The two are 1.9x apart in market value, Chainlink ahead with $11.66B versus $6.30B.
A 8-place gap separates them: LINK at 13, NEAR at 21.
At $15.60 per coin, LINK is 3.2x the unit price of NEAR at $4.82; market value is the comparable figure.
Traders moved $1.43B of Chainlink in the past day against $1.38B of NEAR Protocol — 1.0x more.
12.2% of LINK's market value traded in the last 24 hours, against 21.9% for NEAR.
+11.3% for LINK over 24 hours, -9.2% for NEAR — LINK ahead on this window by 20.5 points.
The last seven days left Chainlink at +16.7% and NEAR Protocol at +11.9%.
The last thirty days left Chainlink at +34.8% and NEAR Protocol at +157.9%.
Ninety daily closes give LINK +114.6% and NEAR +170.7%.
Attention is on both sides right now — Chainlink ranks 1 and NEAR Protocol ranks 4 in today's trending order.
The national feeds carry NEAR in 13 markets and LINK in 7.
The daily model passes 100% of its checks on LINK and 80% on NEAR, reading Strong buy and Strong buy.
Fourteen-day momentum: 74 for LINK, 71 for NEAR — one side is in overbought territory.
NEAR Protocol is the closer of the two to its 52-week high: -10.5% away against -33.9%.
Long-term filter: Chainlink clears its 200-day line, NEAR Protocol clears its own.
The six-measure risk model scores LINK 20 and NEAR 16 — Low against Low.
Sector membership differs — LINK: DeFi, Real-world assets, Oracles, NEAR: AI coins, Layer 1 chains.
Relative volume: 2.72x for LINK, 0.92x for NEAR — anything near 1 is an ordinary day.
Both signals run on daily closes: 409 of them for LINK and 410 for NEAR.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Chainlink
NEAR Protocol
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of LINK and NEAR is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: LINK at position 1 and NEAR at position 4. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in LINK and NEAR, not price direction.
Is LINK bigger than NEAR?
Chainlink is larger, at $11.66B of market value against $6.30B — 1.9x the size.
What does the daily signal say about LINK and NEAR?
The checklist reads Strong buy for LINK (100% of checks passed) and Strong buy for NEAR (80%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on LINK and NEAR, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Chainlink scores 20/100 against 16 for NEAR Protocol. The score behind both the LINK and NEAR figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy LINK or NEAR?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about LINK and NEAR — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about LINK, NEAR or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.