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NEAR Protocol Hits Top 20 on First-Ever Post-Quantum Asset Launch

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NEAR Protocol (NEAR) surged 8.7% over the past 24 hours , settling in the $5.31–$5.41 range. With a market capitalization of $7 billion, the asset pushed Stellar (XLM) out of 20th place in the global ranking by CoinGecko . The culmination of this breakout was a unique precedent for the industry — the commercial launch of the first-ever post-quantum asset on the near.com platform. It is the native token QTC of the Quantus Network, fully protected against attacks by supercomputers through the ML-DSA cryptographic standard approved by NIST.

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