Crypto Market Recap Oct 25, 00:00 UTC: BTC −0.4%, XMR +5.4%, FARTCOIN −5.9%
BTC $80,839.2 (−0.42%), ETH $2,356.7 (−1.25%). Top gainer XMR +5.38%, top loser FARTCOIN −5.89%. Liquidations $22.58M; whales 32% long.
A data-driven look at the crypto market over the past 24 hours, built from live Hyperliquid prices, funding and whale positions, plus Binance and OKX liquidation feeds.
Market snapshot
- Bitcoin: $80,839.2 (−0.42% in 24h), funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $3.45B. BTC data
- Ethereum: $2,356.7 (−1.25%), funding 0.0013%/h. ETH data
- Liquidations recorded: $22.58M (longs $14.60M, shorts $7.98M). Liquidation data
- Whale positioning: tracked Hyperliquid whales hold $1.11B long vs $2.33B short (32% long). Whale tracker
Top gainers and why they moved
XMR +5.38% · $616.667
- Open interest +6.4%: new leveraged positions came in with the move.
- Funding is elevated (0.0050%/h): longs are paying a premium, which can make the rally fragile if momentum fades.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 96% long ($16.00M long vs $676.1K short).
ZRO +2.89% · $1.755
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 56% long ($3.60M long vs $2.87M short).
LIT +2.57% · $3.229
- Funding is negative (-0.0038%/h): shorts are paying longs, so many traders are still positioned against the rally.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 72% long ($3.78M long vs $1.44M short).
ZEC +2.06% · $1,206.5
- Short squeeze signal: $903.0K of shorts were liquidated vs $671.1K of longs, so forced buying likely amplified the rally.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 20% long ($35.72M long vs $143.97M short).
PUMP +0.44% · $0.004310
- Open interest −11.7%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 30% long ($10.80M long vs $25.35M short).
Top losers and why they dropped
FARTCOIN −5.89% · $0.1284
- Open interest −14.4%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Funding is negative (-0.0007%/h): shorts are paying longs, the market leans short.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 33% long ($2.97M long vs $6.09M short).
STRK −4.90% · $0.04697
- Open interest −13.9%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 12% long ($517.2K long vs $3.79M short).
CASHCAT −4.87% · $0.09483
- Open interest −10.9%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 32% long ($714.1K long vs $1.49M short).
AERO −4.56% · $0.6993
- Open interest −12.1%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Funding is negative (-0.0071%/h): shorts are paying longs, the market leans short.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are all short ($175.8K).
AAVE −4.50% · $137.71
- Long liquidation cascade: $138.9K of longs were liquidated vs $0 of shorts, so forced selling likely deepened the drop.
- Open interest −10.3%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 32% long ($2.48M long vs $5.19M short).
Liquidations
- BTC: $6.21M liquidated (longs $3.44M, shorts $2.77M)
- ETH: $5.06M liquidated (longs $2.28M, shorts $2.78M)
- SOL: $2.05M liquidated (longs $1.72M, shorts $330.5K)
- ZEC: $1.57M liquidated (longs $671.1K, shorts $903.0K)
- XAU: $951.7K liquidated (longs $951.7K, shorts $0)
- Largest single liquidation: a short ETH position worth $1.38M on OKX at 2,326.6.
Largest whale trades
- BTC: bought $15.75M at 80,802.9, now long $15.75M at 40x.
- BTC: bought $14.80M at 80,595.4, now long $14.80M at 40x.
- BTC: sold $14.70M at 80,408.4, now short $14.70M at 40x.
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