PM edition
issue generated 2026-10-11 18:31 UTC · data as of 2026-10-11 18:30 UTC
142 up · 35 down · 1 flat — 79.8% of markets up 24h
- Layer 1
- Layer 2
- DeFi
- Other
- AI
- Memes
- Infrastructure
- Gaming
7-day: Layer 2 leads at +7.7%; Memes lags at -6.6%.
- Layer 1+3.4%
- Layer 2+4.1%
- DeFi+2.7%
- Other+1.4%
- AI+4.4%
- Memes+2.4%
- Infrastructure+2.4%
- Gaming-0.1%
Broad-based gains lifted 142 of 178 coins as Layer-1 and Layer-2 tokens led the tape; total 24h volume reached $3.81B while shorts absorbed $7.27M in liquidations, the largest burst hitting BTC.
178 markets · $3.81B 24h volume · $12.29B open interest · median 24h +1.4%
Layer 1
Sonic rose 43.63% and flipped category funding to longs_pay, lifting Layer 1 to a fifth straight edition higher. Conflux added 9.92% on the new Chinese blockchain policy, its volume 6.71× the seven-day average. The category rose 3.39% against the 1.43% median, outpacing the tape on two volume anomalies and a funding flip.
Layer 2
Shorts covering Starknet drove a 13.14% squeeze that pushed the token’s funding to 55.91% annualized and lifted Layer 2 volume 4.91× its seven-day mean. The category printed a sixth consecutive edition higher and closed at its seven-day high. MegaETH rose 12.69% with no clear catalyst in the chatter.
DeFi
USD.AI jumped 10.46% on multichain expansion and a new credit facility, its volume 4.73× the seven-day average and extending DeFi’s fifth straight edition higher. Ether.fi climbed 10.35% while Aave slipped 0.22% despite Citrini Research inclusion. The category gained 2.7% against the 1.43% median on selective rotation.
Other
USELESS led the Other category with a 10.07% gain and 34.33% annualized funding. Pump.fun rose 4.22% while Pons slipped 0.91%. The category advanced 1.38% versus the 1.43% median.
OI-weighted funding +5.3% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: STRK +56% ann (longs pay) · FARTCOIN +53% ann (longs pay) · USELESS +34% ann (longs pay) · MET -138% ann (shorts pay) · XMR -59% ann (shorts pay)
AI
Grass and Venice posted double-digit gains of 18.65% and 10.14%, reversing the AI category’s seven-day decline of 3.57%. The sector printed its first edition higher after four lower and closed 4.41% above yesterday’s levels. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
Memes
Cash Cat and Purr rose 9.66% and 6.67% while Pudgy Penguins slipped 0.51%, splitting the meme tape and reversing a five-edition losing streak. The category gained 2.35% against the 1.43% median on thin breadth.
Infrastructure
Wormhole and Nillion advanced 10.54% and 6.85%, lifting Infrastructure 2.37% versus the 1.43% median and extending a sixth straight edition higher. Volume remained in line with the seven-day average and funding held near 10.94%.
Gaming
- SAND-2.80%$1.7M vol
The Sandbox fell 2.8% on the day, paring prior gains ahead of its October studio launch and flipping the category funding regime to longs_pay. Gaming slipped 0.11% against the 1.43% median, its second straight edition lower.
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7-day confirmed liquidations $181.5M — longs $170.3M, shorts $11.2M (lower bound). Last 24h: $7.3M across 2 bursts — largest $6.1M in BTC shorts.
Total open interest $12.29B at the issue clock — -7.2% across the 14 issues shown.
24h return dispersion σ 5.24% across 142 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in Layer 2: STRK +122.0% vs MEGA -6.4% — 128pp apart.
At open-interest cap: CANTO, FTM, JELLY, LOOM, RLB, VINE, ZEREBRO.
1 market excluded from this issue (unlisted in our registry or missing a week of candles) — excluded means excluded, never zero-filled.
Machine-written from venue data and machine-checked before publish; sections that fail checks are omitted, whole editions are withheld. Perpetual futures are high-risk, leveraged instruments — this is market reporting, not investment advice or a recommendation of any kind.