Over the past year NEAR Protocol did better: ₹10,000 became ₹17,662 in NEAR versus ₹6,573 in LINK. NEAR Protocol swings about 1.4× as much on a typical day, and they often move in the same direction, but not always (correlation 0.67).
LI LINK | NE NEAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,372 | ₹471.26 |
| Rank | #13 | #21 |
| Market cap | ₹1.02T | ₹612.05B |
| 24h volume | ₹82.96B | ₹129.27B |
| Circulating supply | 748.10M | 1.31B |
| Max supply | 1.00B | No cap |
| Below all-time high | -73% | -76% |
| 24h | 1.73% | 5.90% |
| 7 days | 8.72% | 21.68% |
| ₹10,000 invested | LINK | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | ₹12,828 28.28% | ₹26,978 169.78% |
| 3 months ago | ₹19,847 98.47% | ₹27,584 175.84% |
| 6 months ago | ₹16,276 62.76% | ₹41,261 312.61% |
| 1 year ago | ₹6,573 34.27% | ₹17,662 76.62% |
| 2 years ago | ₹11,469 14.69% | ₹8,927 10.73% |
| ₹1,000/month SIP, 12 months | ₹16,386 | ₹35,901 |
| Typical daily move | ±2.0% | ±2.7% |
| Deepest fall (1y) | -69% | -69% |
| Worst day (1y) | -21.28% | -21.99% |
Green marks the better figure in each row: more money, smaller swings or a shallower fall.
Over the last 12 months LINK returned -34.27% and NEAR +76.62%. Over just the last month the picture is the same: LINK +28.28%, NEAR +169.78%. Short periods can tell a very different story from long ones, which is why picking a coin from last month's chart rarely works.
NEAR Protocol moves about ±2.7% on a typical day against ±2.0% for Chainlink. In the past year LINK fell as much as 69% from a peak and NEAR 69%. Bigger swings mean bigger possible gains and bigger possible losses, size your position so a fall like that wouldn't force you to sell.
The correlation of their daily moves over the past year is 0.67 (1 = always together, 0 = unrelated): they often move in the same direction, but not always. That makes holding both a little less risky than holding either alone.
Chainlink is the bigger network, with a market cap about 1.7× that of NEAR Protocol. A lower price per coin doesn't make a coin “cheaper”: what matters is market cap, and how many new coins will still be created (LINK: capped at 1.00B; NEAR: no fixed cap).
Both trade on FIU-registered exchanges. Profit on either is taxed at 30% plus 4% cess, 1% TDS is deducted when you sell, and a loss on one can't be set off against a gain on the other. Guides: how to buy Chainlink · how to buy NEAR Protocol · best crypto apps in India.
NEAR Protocol. ₹10,000 invested a year ago would be worth ₹17,662 in NEAR today, against ₹6,573 in LINK (+76.62% vs -34.27%). Past returns do not predict future ones.
By day-to-day swings, NEAR Protocol: it moves about ±2.7% on a typical day against ±2.0% for Chainlink, and its deepest fall in the past year was 69% versus 69%.
Chainlink's market cap is about ₹1.02T, roughly 1.7× NEAR Protocol's ₹612.05B. A larger market cap usually means more liquidity, not necessarily higher returns.
We don't give buy or sell advice. The data shows how each has behaved, not what happens next. Many investors hold more than one coin rather than choosing; with a correlation of 0.67, they often move in the same direction, but not always, so holding both spreads less risk than it might seem.
