# NEAR surges 23% on Zcash routing demand while Bitcoin steadies above $81,000

Monday morning's standout performer in crypto was not bitcoin. NEAR climbed roughly 23% to sit just above $4, and the catalyst has very little to do with the NEAR token on its own. The rally can be traced back to NEAR Intents, a swap service that runs on the NEAR blockchain. It allows a wallet to ex

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| Published | 21 September 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/near-surges-23-on-zcash-routing-demand-while-bitcoin-steadies-above-81000/