AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-15 06:35 UTC · data as of 2026-10-15 06:33 UTC
8 up · 170 down — 95.5% of markets down 24h
AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-15 06:35 UTC · data as of 2026-10-15 06:33 UTC
8 up · 170 down — 95.5% of markets down 24h
7-day: Layer 2 leads at +3.1%; Other lags at -17.3%.
Broad selling swept crypto perpetuals as 170 of 178 coins fell, with the median down 7.29% and $51.4M in long liquidations recorded. Total 24h volume reached $8.6B while open interest stood at $11.0B.
340 markets (162 hip-3) · $13.41B 24h volume ($4.80B hip-3) · $14.92B open interest ($3.94B hip-3) · median crypto 24h -7.3%
DeFi funding flipped sharply negative as USD.AI crossed to shorts_pay at -51.17% annual. The category dropped 7.62% and now ranks second by volume after three prior editions. Curve DAO held flat at 0.38% while Jito fell 13.69%.
Layer 1 perps lagged the tape, falling 6.07% against the 7.29% median slide. Berachain posted the lone gain at 3.78% on 4.4× average volume while Zcash and Canton Network slid 13% and 12.42%. The category sits at its 7-day low after six straight editions lower.
Pump.fun triggered a liquidation burst inside the Other bucket, sliding 13.95% on $138M turnover. The category extended its six-edition losing streak to finish 8.55% lower. USELESS also fell 11.86%.
BOOK OF MEME funding flipped to shorts_pay at -31.39% annual as the token dropped 15.21%. Cash Cat fell 9.48% ahead of its scheduled Coinbase perpetuals listing. The category slipped 7.63% and now ranks fourth by volume.
OI-weighted funding +3.7% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: RSR -1197% ann (shorts pay) · BLUR -127% ann (shorts pay) · MET -65% ann (shorts pay)
AI perps extended their six-edition decline, falling 7.19% in line with the tape median. Grass and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance dropped 12.05% and 9.59%. The category finished at its 7-day low.
Infrastructure fell 5.07% over 24h against a 7.29% median move across the tape, extending a 8.03% 7-day slide. Nillion (NIL) rose 14.76% on $7.3M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 6th straight edition lower for the category.
Layer 2 fell 5.85% over 24h against a 7.29% median move across the tape, against a 3.06% 7-day advance. Optimism (OP) fell 15.30% on $5.7M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 6th straight edition lower for the category.
Gaming fell 9.28% over 24h against a 7.29% median move across the tape, extending a 12.66% 7-day slide. The Sandbox (SAND) fell 7.74% on $1.3M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 9th straight edition lower for the category.
7-day confirmed liquidations $81.0M — longs $66.5M, shorts $14.5M (lower bound). Last 24h: $51.4M across 6 bursts — largest $23.6M in BTC longs.
24h return dispersion σ 4.43% across 167 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in DeFi: RSR +30.4% vs MET -28.5% — 59pp 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.