AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-21 06:32 UTC · data as of 2026-10-21 06:31 UTC
161 up · 17 down — 90.5% of markets up 24h
AM edition
issue generated 2026-10-21 06:32 UTC · data as of 2026-10-21 06:31 UTC
161 up · 17 down — 90.5% of markets up 24h
PM edition
issue generated 2026-10-21 18:32 UTC · data as of 2026-10-21 18:32 UTC
171 up · 7 down — 96.1% of markets up 24h
7-day: AI leads at -2.5%; Layer 2 lags at -11.3%.
Broad-based advance lifted 161 of 178 coins as total notional volume reached $5.55B and shorts paid across the tape. Median gain printed 3.17% while dispersion stayed elevated at 3.49 sigma.
341 markets (163 hip-3) · $9.46B 24h volume ($3.91B hip-3) · $15.56B open interest ($3.98B hip-3) · median crypto 24h +3.2%
DeFi rose 3.94% over 24h against a 3.17% median move across the tape, against a 3.49% 7-day slide. Compound (COMP) rose 21.35% on $9.1M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 4th straight edition higher for the category. Compound turned over 57.0× its trailing 7-day average volume.
Zcash led the category with a 10.75% advance on the session. Aptos followed with a 6.28% advance. Layer 1 futures extended a second straight edition higher, finishing the window 2.64% above the prior close against a 3.17% median.
Other assets reversed a four-edition losing streak with a 4.49% category gain. Pump.fun accounted for the bulk of turnover at $106M while USELESS printed an 11.53% advance. The group finished the window at neither its seven-day high nor low.
AI rose 3.32% over 24h against a 3.17% median move across the tape, against a 2.47% 7-day slide. Worldcoin (WLD) rose 7.73% on $64.2M of volume, with funding at 13.2% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 5th straight edition higher for the category.
OI-weighted funding +10.6% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: SAND -72% ann (shorts pay)
Cash Cat led meme futures with an 11.86% gain on $8.4M turnover while Pudgy Penguins advanced 7.09%. The category posted its second straight edition higher, finishing 5.36% above the prior close against a 3.17% median.
LayerZero and Pyth Network each printed double-digit gains of 10.65% and 10.41% respectively, driving the category 3.89% higher. AltLayer volume ran 3.3× its seven-day average yet the token slipped 3.59%. Infrastructure futures now rank sixth by 24-hour volume after rising from seventh.
Layer 2 rose 1.65% over 24h against a 3.17% median move across the tape, against a 11.29% 7-day slide. Arbitrum (ARB) fell 5.18% on $18.0M of volume, with funding at 10.9% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 2nd straight edition higher for the category. Sophon turned over 4.6× its trailing 7-day average volume.
Gaming rose 3.29% over 24h against a 3.17% median move across the tape, against a 9.71% 7-day slide. The Sandbox (SAND) rose 1.14% on $1.2M of volume, with funding at 71.8% annualized as shorts pay longs. A 2nd straight edition higher for the category.
7-day confirmed liquidations $135.7M — longs $95.0M, shorts $40.7M (lower bound). Last 24h: $8.1M across 1 burst — largest $8.1M in ETH shorts.
24h return dispersion σ 3.49% across 147 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in Layer 2: ARB -0.8% vs SOPH -44.2% — 43pp 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 +5.1%; Layer 2 lags at -5.0%.
Broad-based gains lifted 171 of 178 coins as Layer-1 and DeFi categories led volume and open interest, with total perp turnover at $4.8B and shorts liquidated for at least $20.8M.
341 markets (163 hip-3) · $8.51B 24h volume ($3.70B hip-3) · $16.17B open interest ($3.98B hip-3) · median crypto 24h +4.1%
AltLayer surged 31.89% on 5.95× volume, leading Infrastructure to a fifth straight edition higher and a 7-day high. The category rose 6.63% versus the 4.12% median, with open interest at $165518703 and funding at 7.27%. Wormhole flipped to -94.84% funding while adding 13.92%.
Zcash extended its advance with a 12.95% gain, leading Layer-1 perps to a third straight edition higher. The category posted 4.23% on the day against a 4.12% median, with open interest at $10.5B and funding averaging 6.88%. Volume remained concentrated in Zcash and Monero while Plasma added 10.29% on lighter turnover.
Lighter surged 18.8% on US license and Robinhood integration chatter, driving DeFi perps to a fifth straight edition higher and a 7-day high. The category rose 4.48% versus the 4.12% median, with open interest at $606M and funding at 12.13%. Ethena added 14.89% while Compound slipped 0.62%.
USELESS and Pump.fun paced the Other category to a 5.48% gain, outpacing the 4.12% median and extending a five-edition streak. Volume reached $106M with open interest at $255M and funding at 10.95%. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
OI-weighted funding +9.8% annualized at the issue clock — longs paying shorts.
Extremes: FET +46% ann (longs pay) · STRK +39% ann (longs pay) · kPEPE +33% ann (longs pay) · W -95% ann (shorts pay)
Grass jumped 15.81% on a FalconXGlobal valuation note, lifting AI perps to a sixth straight edition higher and a 7-day high. The category rose 4.48% against the 4.12% median, with open interest at $294M and funding at 12.13%. Venice added 6.18% while Worldcoin eased 0.52%.
Cash Cat gained 10.03% after a Kraken DEX listing radar mention, extending Memes to a third straight edition higher and a 7-day high. The category rose 5.21% versus the 4.12% median, with open interest at $264M and funding at 14.11%. Purr added 9.18% on lighter turnover.
Layer 2 rose 4.41% over 24h against a 4.12% median move across the tape, against a 5.01% 7-day slide. Starknet (STRK) rose 14.54% on $17.0M of volume, with funding at 39.0% annualized as longs pay shorts. A 3rd straight edition higher for the category.
Gaming perps reversed a 3.35% weekly decline with a 3.83% gain, flipping funding from shorts_pay to longs_pay. The category lagged the 4.12% median on $2M volume and $8M open interest. No clear catalyst in the chatter.
7-day confirmed liquidations $156.5M — longs $95.0M, shorts $61.5M (lower bound). Last 24h: $20.8M across 3 bursts — largest $7.4M in BTC shorts.
24h return dispersion σ 4.34% across 147 markets.
Widest 7-day gap in Infrastructure: ALT +62.3% vs PYTH -2.0% — 64pp 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.