AM edition
issue generated 2026-09-29 06:34 UTC · data as of 2026-09-29 06:33 UTC
68 up · 110 down — 61.8% of markets down 24h
AM edition
issue generated 2026-09-29 06:34 UTC · data as of 2026-09-29 06:33 UTC
68 up · 110 down — 61.8% of markets down 24h
PM edition
issue generated 2026-09-29 18:31 UTC · data as of 2026-09-29 18:30 UTC
76 up · 101 down · 1 flat — 56.7% of markets down 24h
7-day: Infrastructure leads at +7.3%; Memes lags at -6.6%.
Broad tape slipped 0.73% median with 110 of 178 coins lower. Volume hit $7.19B, open interest $12.22B, and long liquidations reached at least $13.8M.
178 markets · $7.19B 24h volume · $12.22B open interest · median 24h -0.7%
Hedera jumped 21.77% with volume 17.75× its 7-day average at $47.7M. 0G added 18.61% while ZEC and SEI each fell more than 9%, widening dispersion inside the category. Layer 1 volume reached $6.07B.
Ondo dropped 10.17% amid a liquidation burst, the largest single move in the group. Seeker edged up 1.44% while USELESS fell 8.18%. The category posted a fifth straight edition lower against a 0.73% median slip.
Curve DAO surged 20.01% on renewed $CRV momentum, the largest gain in the category. APEX rose 16.34% with funding at 219.52% and volume 7.11× its seven-day average. Jupiter and PancakeSwap each slipped near 5%, leaving the category 0.75% higher on the day.
Grass climbed 9.63% with funding at 75.15%, the highest in the universe, while Worldcoin fell 5.84% after a weekend rally. Virtuals Protocol ticked up 1.03% and FET lost 3.49%. The category extended a third straight edition lower against a 0.73% median slip.
OI-weighted funding +7.9% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: APEX +220% ann (longs pay) · IOTA +106% ann (longs pay) · GRASS +75% ann (longs pay) · ATOM -82% ann (shorts pay) · TRUMP -50% ann (shorts pay)
Chainlink rose 8.71% on protocol upgrade and enterprise news, lifting the category to a 0.27% gain. Volume reached 3.55× its seven-day average at $91.3M. DoubleZero rose 4.78% while Nillion and Arweave declined. Infrastructure took the seven-day lead from AI.
Funding flipped to longs_pay on Cash Cat and Fartcoin at 10.95%, the only sign flips in the slice. Dogecoin and kPEPE each gained modestly while Fartcoin and Cash Cat fell more than 4%. The category posted a fourth straight edition lower.
Starknet rose 8.86% while Optimism fell 7.43%, the widest intraday split in the category. Arbitrum slipped 4.82% on $29.7M volume. POL edged higher 1.55%. Layer 2 extended a third straight edition lower.
The category fell 1.68% against a 0.73% median slip, marking a third straight edition lower. Volume and open interest remained the smallest in the tape at $2.67M and $6.68M. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
7-day confirmed liquidations $29.6M — longs $24.5M, shorts $5.1M (lower bound). Last 24h: $13.8M across 12 bursts — largest $4.9M in NEAR longs.
24h return dispersion σ 5.17% across 159 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in AI: GRASS +56.4% vs VVV -13.5% — 70pp 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.
7-day: AI leads at +4.8%; Memes lags at -7.2%.
Altcoins rotated unevenly as 101 coins fell against 76 gainers, the median slip 0.4%. Volume anomalies clustered in CELO, IOTA and 0G while two funding flips hit MET and XMR. Shorts paid out $4.9M in the biggest burst, ZEC shorts liquidated $3.5M.
178 markets · $6.96B 24h volume · $12.66B open interest · median 24h -0.4%
Layer 1 fell 0.58% over 24h against a 0.40% median move across the tape, against a 0.47% 7-day advance. 0G (0G) rose 25.75% on $5.1M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. 0G turned over 6.5× its trailing 7-day average volume.
Pump.fun extended gains with a 10.16% advance, lifting the category 1.03% against the broader 0.4% median slip. ONDO and USELESS each pared, finishing the session down 1.88% and 2.6%. The reversal frame marks the first positive print after a seven-day decline of 2.51%.
Aave rose 11.46% and Maple Finance gained 9.53% on volume 3.48 times its seven-day average, lifting the category 0.66% for the day. APEX fell 12.52% and Ethena dropped 5.25% with a liquidation burst. The two-day streak now sits above the tape median.
Grass rose 12.91% while Venice and FET fell 3.66% and 3.68% with funding at 65.13% and 27.73% respectively. The category printed -0.01% while its seven-day lead stood at 4.84%. Crowded positioning persists as the fourth straight lower session closes.
OI-weighted funding +11.3% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: VVV +65% ann (longs pay) · AERO +46% ann (longs pay) · FET +28% ann (longs pay) · MET -28% ann (shorts pay)
Bonk and Fartcoin each added more than 4%, nudging the category 0.41% higher against the tape median. CASHCAT and SPX6900 lagged, down 5.89% and 2.86%. The move tracked broader beta with no dominant catalyst cited in chatter.
Infrastructure rose 0.18% over 24h against a 0.40% median move across the tape, extending a 3.70% 7-day advance. Nillion (NIL) fell 6.51% on $4.6M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 2nd straight edition higher for the category.
Layer 2 fell 0.87% over 24h against a 0.40% median move across the tape, extending a 1.29% 7-day slide. Aztec (AZTEC) fell 12.53% on $1.2M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 4th straight edition lower for the category. Celo turned over 11.5× its trailing 7-day average volume.
No report for this section this edition — the draft didn't clear our fact checks.
7-day confirmed liquidations $34.6M — longs $24.5M, shorts $10.0M (lower bound). Last 24h: $9.0M across 8 bursts — largest $3.5M in ZEC shorts.
24h return dispersion σ 4.98% across 160 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in AI: GRASS +55.0% vs VVV -17.6% — 73pp 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.