Bitwise Launches the First U.S. Spot NEAR ETF With Staking Built In

By Isaac • September 29, 2026 3:13 pm •

Bitwise has opened a new route into NEAR for U.S. investors, launching the first spot exchange-traded fund in the country built around the network’s native token.

The Bitwise NEAR ETF trades on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR. It holds NEAR directly and is designed to stake a substantial portion of those tokens, giving the fund a different economic profile from a product that simply stores an asset and waits for the price to move.

Cointelegraph reports that NRR carries a 0.75% management fee and arrives after a sharp run in the token. The launch gives traditional brokerage customers regulated spot exposure without requiring them to manage a crypto wallet or interact directly with staking infrastructure.