AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-01 06:31 UTC · data as of 2026-10-01 06:30 UTC
148 up · 30 down — 83.2% of markets up 24h
AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-01 06:31 UTC · data as of 2026-10-01 06:30 UTC
148 up · 30 down — 83.2% of markets up 24h
PM edition
issue generated 2026-10-01 18:35 UTC · data as of 2026-10-01 18:34 UTC
66 up · 111 down · 1 flat — 62.4% of markets down 24h
7-day: AI leads at +13.8%; Memes lags at +1.6%.
Broad-based advance lifted 148 of 178 coins as total perpetual volume reached $7.12B and open interest stood at $12.92B. Median 24-hour change printed 1.71% while funding extremes clustered in W, FET and MON.
178 markets · $7.12B 24h volume · $12.92B open interest · median 24h +1.7%
Stacks posted a 27.63% outlier gain on 5.65× normal volume, lifting the Layer 2 category to a second straight edition higher. Starknet added 4.76%, producing a 4.86% category advance that led all groups. The move occurred without funding flips or liquidation bursts.
Monad led the Layer 1 advance with a 26.63% jump that carried the category to a third straight edition higher. NEAR Protocol added 11.47% while 0G slid 11.14%, leaving the group 2.12% higher on the day against a 1.71% median. Funding at 57.38% on MON marks the category’s highest annual rate.
Ethena extended its run with a 13.44% gain that pushed the DeFi category to a fifth consecutive edition higher. THORChain rose 7.76% while Lido DAO and Sky each slipped more than 3%, producing a 2.19% category gain versus the 1.71% median. Trader chatter notes Grayscale DeFi Fund holdings in ENA and LDO anchor the day’s positioning narrative.
Pump.fun revenue and token burns drove a 4.57% advance in the platform token, extending the Other category’s fourth straight edition higher. USELESS added 5.35% as the group printed a 1.82% gain, outpacing the 1.71% median. Volume in PUMP reached $126.5M, underscoring the category’s elevated open-interest share.
OI-weighted funding +12.3% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: W +73% ann (longs pay) · FET +64% ann (longs pay) · MON +57% ann (longs pay)
Worldcoin climbed 7.9% on institutional demand and reduced unlock supply, lifting the AI category to a second consecutive edition higher. FET rose 8.19% while Grass eased 1.22%, producing a 3.68% category gain that outpaced the 1.71% median. Funding extremes at 64.34% on FET and 46.96% on WLD keep the sector crowded.
Memes rose 2.81% over 24h against a 1.71% median move across the tape, extending a 1.58% 7-day advance. Purr (PURR) rose 16.28% on $2.6M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 4th straight edition higher for the category.
Infrastructure tokens lagged the tape with a 0.55% gain that marked a fifth consecutive edition higher yet trailed the 1.71% median. Nillion rose 3.16% while LayerZero and DoubleZero each fell more than 7%, keeping the category at the bottom of the volume rank. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
Gaming tokens matched the 1.71% median with a 1.71% gain that extended the category’s third consecutive edition higher. Volume and open interest remained the lowest among all slices, leaving the group at rank 8 for the second straight edition. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
7-day confirmed liquidations $29.0M — longs $18.9M, shorts $10.0M (lower bound). Last 24h: $0.00 across 0 bursts.
24h return dispersion σ 4.41% across 162 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in AI: GRASS +58.9% vs VVV -10.6% — 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 +7.8%; Memes lags at -1.2%.
Crypto perps cooled into a neutral tape with 111 of 178 names lower and a median slip of 0.68%. Total open interest held at $12.69B while 24-hour volume reached $5.72B; longs paid the steepest rates on W, ZRO and SPX.
178 markets · $5.72B 24h volume · $12.69B open interest · median 24h -0.7%
MegaETH led Layer 2 with a 29.59% surge on 11.11× seven-day average volume, while Stacks added 6.04% on 6.57× volume. Arbitrum and Starknet slipped 1.64% and 0.89%. The category extended a third straight edition higher, finishing 2.27% above the tape median.
Monad led Layer 1 with an 18.77% jump on chatter citing breakout anticipation, while NEAR Protocol slid 10.05% and Berachain fell 6.68%. Volume anomalies flagged Monad at a 3.72× multiple of its seven-day average. The category finished 0.72% lower against a 0.68% median slip, extending a second straight edition lower.
Aave rose 6.15% while Meteora dropped 8.23% and Ether.fi fell 6.74%. Sky added 6.74%. The category posted a 0.95% decline against the tape median, a second straight edition lower.
Pump.fun and Pons posted 2.22% and 1.68% losses respectively while Pax Gold edged 0.51% higher. A liquidation burst hit Pump.fun. The category slipped 1.02% against a 0.68% median, a second straight edition lower. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
OI-weighted funding +10.0% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: W +121% ann (longs pay) · ZRO +58% ann (longs pay) · SPX +45% ann (longs pay) · TRX -35% ann (shorts pay)
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance climbed 3.74% while Worldcoin fell 6.14% amid a liquidation burst. Bittensor rose 0.69% and Virtuals Protocol slipped 1.20%. The category lagged the tape by 0.99% and remains 7.79% higher over seven days. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
PURR rose 10.37% while PENGU fell 2.85% and FARTCOIN fell 2.02%. kPEPE rose 3.06%. The category moved 0.09% lower against the median, a second straight edition lower.
LayerZero rose 9.13% with funding at 58.42% longs pay. Arweave flipped to longs pay at 10.95% and rose 2.89%, while DoubleZero slid 9.03%. The category fell 0.75% against the median, a second straight edition lower.
The gaming category posted a 0.82% gain, extending a fourth straight edition higher against a 0.68% median slip. Volume and open interest remained modest with no standout movers.
7-day confirmed liquidations $36.3M — longs $26.3M, shorts $10.0M (lower bound). Last 24h: $7.4M across 6 bursts — largest $3.1M in ZEC longs.
24h return dispersion σ 4.44% across 161 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in AI: GRASS +59.0% vs VVV -11.9% — 71pp 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.