NEAR Price Surge Driven by 'User-Owned AI' and Nvidia Earnings

NEAR's price surge can be attributed to the introduction of 'User-Owned AI' at NEARCON 2026. This new feature allows for private cross-chain transactions and protects against MEV bots, frontrunning, and position exposure.

The increase in trading volume is evident, with Near Intents seeing a total of $442.1 million in volume over the past week. The monthly volume has also seen an 11% increase, while fees have surged by 10%.

While sentiment analysis indicates a strong trend towards NEAR on social media, attention has also turned to AI-related cryptos with Nvidia's upcoming Q4 2025 earnings on February 26. Positive earnings reports in the past have triggered sharp rallies in the sector, which could further boost NEAR's price.