Can NEAR crypto overtake Stellar again? THESE metrics suggest it could

The most recent surge in NEAR Protocol [NEAR] is posing a threat to Stellar’s top-20 ranking. NEAR Protocol’s total value rose from $6.8 billion to nearly $7.2 billion as the token saw its value rise by about 7% in 24 hours thanks to increased buying interest.

Volume of transactions on NEAR was greater than $1.2 billion, which indicates new money coming into the market. However, Stellar [XLM] can’t seem to compete with the same drive, and therefore there is very little gap separating them at this point.

It’s worth noting that before this current trend, NEAR did overtake Stellar for a short period, but then Stellar took back its position.

Nevertheless, the difference between the two rankings is still small enough that it can easily go either way depending on whether there will be sustained interest in NEAR.

Robinhood expands NEAR’s cross-chain access

NEAR’s latest push is gaining a practical dimension as Robinhood Chain plugs into its cross-chain infrastructure. The integration enables users to switch out from one specific blockchain platform to over 180 digital assets available via 30 different blockchain platforms.

More importantly, this integration enables an intent-based approach to transfer digital assets.