NEAR Protocol vs POL (ex-MATIC)

NEAR Protocol is a layer-1 ecosystem asset with $6.61B in market cap, while POL (ex-MATIC) is a POL market beta asset with $1.28B. The useful comparison is market role, liquidity, seven-day direction, and which follow-up page gives the cleaner next decision.

Snapshot comparison. NEAR data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC; POL data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC. Mixed CoinGecko and fallback snapshot. Values can differ in age and are not executable quotes. Data methodology.

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Comparison Table

What changes between NEAR and POL.

Compare market role and supply as well as unit price. Reported trading volume is not the amount you can execute at the displayed price. This table is a research aid, not a recommendation.

Question	NEAR Protocol	POL (ex-MATIC)
Market role	layer-1 ecosystem asset	POL market beta asset
Price	$5.05	$0.120209
Market cap	$6.61B	$1.28B
24h volume	$930.28M	$109.7M
7d change	+41.00%	+13.90%
Relative size	NEAR Protocol is 5.18x POL (ex-MATIC)'s market cap	POL (ex-MATIC) is 0.19x NEAR Protocol's market cap
Volume comparison	NEAR Protocol trades at 8.48x POL (ex-MATIC)'s 24h volume	POL (ex-MATIC) trades at 0.12x NEAR Protocol's 24h volume