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NIGHT Slides as Open Interest Drops and Funding Turns Negative

A negative funding rate with a $12.7 million open‑interest outflow signals a volatile pullback after weeks of heavy volume.

Overview

  • Twenty‑four hour trading volume fell about 50% to $3.97 billion, suggesting capital rotation rather than a full exit, according to AMBCrypto.
  • Derivatives metrics weakened as open interest declined 12% to roughly $106 million with $12.7 million exiting and the OI‑weighted funding rate turning negative.
  • Spot demand held up, with $3.24 million bought early on December 23 and about $301 million accumulated over five days while the Accumulation/Distribution gauge stayed positive.
  • NIGHT’s price dropped around 25% with an intraday low near $0.075 after a $1.81 peak, as profit‑taking coincided with a Bitcoin pullback below $87,700 and broader pressure on privacy coins.
  • Trading has been concentrated via Binance Alpha’s airdrop channel at more than 61% of volume, and some investors speculate that official Binance or Coinbase listings could be next.