AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-16 06:35 UTC · data as of 2026-10-16 06:33 UTC
171 up · 7 down — 96.1% of markets up 24h
AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-16 06:35 UTC · data as of 2026-10-16 06:33 UTC
171 up · 7 down — 96.1% of markets up 24h
7-day: Layer 2 leads at +4.9%; Other lags at -8.7%.
Broad gains lifted 171 of 178 coins as Layer-1 and DeFi tokens led a 5.49% median advance, while $11.4M in long liquidations hit BTC and eight funding flips shifted from shorts-pay to longs-pay.
340 markets (162 hip-3) · $11.04B 24h volume ($4.36B hip-3) · $15.56B open interest ($3.90B hip-3) · median crypto 24h +5.5%
Injective rose 28.59% on repeated trader posts, outpacing the category's 6.08% gain and extending a second straight edition higher. Celestia followed with a 23.54% advance, while Berachain slid 12.04% under extreme negative funding at -296.37%. Layer-1 funding averaged 10.93%.
Ether.fi climbed 13.66% and USD.AI added 12.51% as the category posted a 5.9% advance, its first edition higher after a 7-day decline of 2.38%. USD.AI flipped from shorts-pay to longs-pay at 10.95% funding. DeFi open interest totals $569M with funding averaging 10.07%.
STBL posted a 21.82% gain on 47.97× its 7-day average volume, driving the category's 7.98% advance against a 5.49% median. Pons rose 13.89% as the group reversed a 7-day loss of 8.67%. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
Layer 2 rose 3.76% over 24h against a 5.49% median move across the tape, extending a 4.94% 7-day advance. Starknet (STRK) rose 13.40% on $87.8M of volume, with funding at 13.7% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 2nd straight edition higher for the category.
OI-weighted funding +9.9% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: USELESS +26% ann (longs pay) · BLUR -522% ann (shorts pay) · BERA -296% ann (shorts pay) · W -78% ann (shorts pay)
Bittensor rose 11.03% and Venice gained 9.59%, lifting the AI category 6.61% against the tape's 5.49% median. The group pared a 7-day loss of 1.12% for a second straight edition higher. Funding averages 10.95% with open interest at $254M.
LayerZero climbed 22.44% and Pyth Network added 9.07%, reversing the category's 7-day decline of 2.1% with a 6.26% advance. Nillion slipped 2.52%. Infrastructure funding averages 8.04% with open interest at $183M.
Animecoin surged 13.84% on 30.54× its 7-day average volume while Cash Cat rose 10.38% on Robinhood leaderboard voting, lifting the category 5.97%. The group pared a 7-day loss of 5.12% for a second straight edition higher. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
NexPace posted a 5.5% gain on 45.52× its 7-day average volume, matching the tape's 5.49% median and extending a second straight edition higher. The category reversed a 7-day decline of 6.42%. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
7-day confirmed liquidations $89.2M — longs $78.0M, shorts $11.2M (lower bound). Last 24h: $11.4M across 2 bursts — largest $10.0M in BTC longs.
24h return dispersion σ 4.83% across 160 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in Other: STBL +7.6% vs BLUR -43.8% — 51pp 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.