AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-03 06:31 UTC · data as of 2026-10-03 06:31 UTC
41 up · 137 down — 77.0% of markets down 24h
AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-03 06:31 UTC · data as of 2026-10-03 06:31 UTC
41 up · 137 down — 77.0% of markets down 24h
PM edition
issue generated 2026-10-03 18:35 UTC · data as of 2026-10-03 18:34 UTC
119 up · 57 down · 2 flat — 66.8% of markets up 24h
7-day: Gaming leads at +10.5%; Other lags at -6.4%.
Broad selling hit 137 of 178 coins as the median slipped 2.42% and total volume reached $6.93B. Funding extremes remain pronounced with PONS at 126.82% and 2Z at -695.77%.
178 markets · $6.93B 24h volume · $12.58B open interest · median 24h -2.4%
The Sandbox surged 61.36% on a 282.65× volume spike and funding flip to -575.73% as shorts paid. The category reached its 7-day high with a seven-edition winning streak intact. GALA added 12.34% on 9.18× volume as sector rotation lifted the group 9.44% on the day.
NEAR Protocol slid 6.6% on a burst of long liquidation pressure while Injective and Mina Protocol posted modest gains. The category extended its fourth straight edition lower against a 7-day decline of 3.12%. Volume concentrated in NEAR and Monad with open interest remaining elevated at $10.6B.
Pons dropped 20.36% and USELESS fell 12.22% as both names carried extreme positive funding above 25%. The category posted its fourth consecutive lower print with funding averaging 24.56%. Volume in Pons reached $26M against a backdrop of broad altcoin weakness.
DeFi fell 2.29% over 24h against a 2.42% median move across the tape, extending a 3.31% 7-day slide. Lighter (LIT) fell 11.24% on $45.0M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 4th straight edition lower for the category.
OI-weighted funding +8.5% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: PONS +127% ann (longs pay) · USELESS +25% ann (longs pay) · 2Z -696% ann (shorts pay) · SAND -576% ann (shorts pay) · TRX -27% ann (shorts pay)
Worldcoin jumped 4.31% on a liquidation burst while FET and Bittensor each slid more than 6%. The category pared its second straight edition lower against a 7-day gain of 1.02%. Volume concentrated in Worldcoin at $72M with open interest near $284M.
Memes fell 4.64% over 24h against a 2.42% median move across the tape, extending a 3.90% 7-day slide. Cash Cat (CASHCAT) fell 11.62% on $11.0M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 2nd straight edition lower for the category.
DoubleZero plunged 23.09% with funding flipping to -695.77% as shorts paid extreme rates on the move. The category extended its fourth straight edition lower against a 7-day decline of 5.24%. Volume in DoubleZero reached 3.56× the seven-day average.
Layer 2 fell 2.24% over 24h against a 2.42% median move across the tape, extending a 0.30% 7-day slide. MegaETH (MEGA) fell 10.07% on $2.8M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 2nd straight edition lower for the category.
7-day confirmed liquidations $43.8M — longs $34.6M, shorts $9.1M (lower bound). Last 24h: $12.3M across 12 bursts — largest $2.6M in PUMP longs.
24h return dispersion σ 7.03% across 163 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in Gaming: SAND +77.4% vs APE +7.2% — 70pp apart.
At open-interest cap: CANTO, FTM, JELLY, LOOM, RESOLV, 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: Gaming leads at +6.0%; Other lags at -5.2%.
Crypto perpetuals edged higher with 119 of 178 coins advancing and $3.24B in 24h volume. Median gain 0.69% as longs paid at extremes on GRASS and ZRO while shorts collected on SAND.
178 markets · $3.24B 24h volume · $12.73B open interest · median 24h +0.7%
Layer 2 rose 2.95% over 24h against a 0.69% median move across the tape, extending a 1.28% 7-day advance. Starknet (STRK) rose 19.90% on $7.6M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts.
Layer 1 perps extended a squeeze frame as ZEC slid 3.14% with a liquidation burst. TIA climbed 5.33% and FIL rose 3.41%. Breadth stayed narrow with only four movers listed against a 0.69% median.
PUMP jumped 10.06% into a long liquidation burst of $2.56M, the session's largest single burst, while PONS dropped 17.61% on buyback-fund doubts. Category volume concentrated in PUMP at $176M, 12 times the 7-day average for the group. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
DeFi funding turned crowded as SYRUP printed 61.98% annual with longs paying. JTO led with an 11.54% gain on thin volume of $2.56M while SKY and RUNE lagged. Category open interest sits at $720M with no funding flips recorded.
OI-weighted funding +9.5% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: GRASS +145% ann (longs pay) · ZRO +81% ann (longs pay) · SYRUP +62% ann (longs pay) · SAND -728% ann (shorts pay) · 2Z -328% ann (shorts pay) · ADA -29% ann (shorts pay)
AI perps diverged from the 0.69% median as GRASS printed 145.06% funding and WLD rose 6.61% into a liquidation burst. VVV fell 4.33% and TAO slipped 1.49%. Category 24h volume reached $104M against $295M open interest.
SAND surged 16.35% on 12.32-times normal volume as shorts paid 727.91% annualized, triggering a short squeeze. The move lifted Gaming to the 7-day leadership with a 6% category gain over the window. GALA added 0.32% with no repeated driver cited.
Memes tracked the 0.69% median with PURR up 4.56% and WIF gaining 3.34% while CASHCAT fell 4.83%. Category open interest stands at $295M with no funding flips or volume anomalies. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
Infrastructure rose 2.53% over 24h against a 0.69% median move across the tape, against a 4.36% 7-day slide. LayerZero (ZRO) rose 17.02% on $39.7M of volume, with funding at 80.8% annualized as longs pay shorts. Funding on Chainlink flipped to shorts pay longs at 17.1% annualized.
7-day confirmed liquidations $43.8M — longs $34.6M, shorts $9.1M (lower bound). Last 24h: $9.5M across 8 bursts — largest $2.6M in PUMP longs.
24h return dispersion σ 4.16% across 158 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in Other: PUMP +38.0% vs PONS -36.5% — 75pp 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.