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Bitcoin's $81K Rally Comes Amid 66-Day Negative Funding Streak: Here’s Why
BTC
BTC/USDT
$77,423.12
+7.67%
$77,423.12
+7.67%
(24s)24h Volume
$48,320,942,723.86
24h H/L
$79,500.00 / $71,132.00
Change: $8,368.00 (11.76%)
Long/Short
51.5%
Long: 51.5%Short: 48.5%
Funding Rate
+0.0064%
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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