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Bitcoin's $81K Rally Comes Amid 66-Day Negative Funding Streak: Here’s Why
BTC
BTC/USDT
$84,623.65
+1.42%
$84,623.65
+1.42%
(24s)24h Volume
$19,934,909,890.19
24h H/L
$85,255.00 / $83,346.66
Change: $1,908.34 (2.29%)
Long/Short
56.1%
Long: 56.1%Short: 43.9%
Funding Rate
+0.0019%
Longs pay
Data provided by COINOTAG DATALive data
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Decrypt Editorial(12:48 PM UTC)
1 min read
In brief
- Bitcoin's 30-day average funding rate has been negative for 66 days—the longest streak this decade—as shorts pay an annualized carry of around 12%.
- Open interest rose 12% while funding stayed negative, consistent with institutional hedging rather than fear-driven directional shorts.
- Historical data show buying Bitcoin during negative funding regimes delivers an 83–96% win rate across…
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