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NEAR, ICP and Render Outperform Bitcoin

Posted: 2 June 2026, 20:33 CET 2 min read

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 over two weeks as NEAR rose about 16% to $2.69, ICP climbed 10.4% to $3.09 and Render gained about 10% to $2.22.

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 over the past two weeks, a decline of about 12% for the period. During the same span NEAR Protocol (NEAR) advanced roughly 16% to $2.69, Internet Computer (ICP) rose about 10.4% to $3.09 and Render (RENDER) gained near 10% to $2.22 as investors shifted toward tokens tied to decentralized AI infrastructure.

NEAR’s market value expanded to about $3.48 billion, placing it near the 32nd largest cryptocurrency. The protocol uses sharding to increase transaction throughput and lower costs and supports user-owned intelligent agents that execute tasks on behalf of users. Co-founder Illia Polosukhin wrote that NEAR will roll out post-quantum cryptography by the end of the second quarter to allow users time to upgrade and to support work on quantum-algorithm AI infrastructure.

Internet Computer traded near $3.09 with a market capitalization close to $1.66 billion and a ranking in the low 50s. The network describes itself as a fully on-chain platform for running agents, storing data and processing payments. On-chain activity included about 97,000 ICP burned over the past 30 days, the largest monthly burn since 2025, and the platform reported processing 7.2 billion transactions in May.

Render traded near $2.22 and had a market cap of about $1.14 billion, ranking around the mid-60s. The project operates a decentralized GPU network that connects idle graphics processing power with developers and creators who need compute for 3D rendering and AI model training. Technical analyst TehLamboX observed that Render completed a secondary breakout above $2.40 and identified potential targets near $2.50.

Market participants pointed to transaction volumes, token burns and planned protocol upgrades as measurable indicators of activity on these networks. Those on-chain and product metrics were cited alongside the price moves for NEAR, ICP and Render.

Past performance is not an indicator of future results. The market capitalizations and rankings cited are approximate and reflect recent trading levels.