NEAR Enters Top 20 After Launch of First Post-Quantum Asset QTC
- —NEAR gained 8.7% in 24 hours to $5.31–$5.41, market cap at $7 billion
- —NEAR overtook XLM to claim 20th place in CoinGecko's ranking
- —QTC is the first commercially launched post-quantum asset, secured by ML-DSA (NIST)
- —QTC swaps across 180+ assets on 30 chains via Confidential Intents, no bridges
Why it matters: The QTC launch turns the quantum threat from theory into shipping products and cements NEAR's top-20 position.
Source: Cryptonews.net