2026-01-08 14:32:00

In this wave of market, the derivatives markets of all major cryptocurrencies have been hit across the board. Statistics show that the losses from funding fees alone have exceeded $10 million.

Honestly, many people are still pondering hedging strategies and contract traders, but the reality is— all asset classes are falling, and there is no room to dodge. Short positions are liquidated, and longs are also taking hits, it's that simple and brutal.

Some project teams later run away or disband, but that's another matter. Anyway, the losses this round are real and in front of us. The funding fee mechanism is a meat grinder in this kind of market, and no one can escape.

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ChainMaskedRider

· 20h ago

Lost 10 million USD, this is the true face of the contract When the funding fee rate spikes, everyone has to kneel Some are still pondering hedging, lol, when everything crashes, what are you hedging against? It's really a meat grinder, participating means you're the one getting slaughtered Bulls and bears are treated equally, everyone gets cut After this round, you'll understand what it means to have nowhere to hide

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CryptoSourGrape

· 01-08 15:00

If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have been fully leveraged last year. --- The analogy of the meat grinder is really perfect; I am now that piece of meat. --- $10 million flew away, hilarious. My little money isn't even enough to fill a gap. --- Hedging strategies? Wake up. When everything is falling, there's no hedging at all, just sacrificial lambs. --- Really, the funding fee thing—earning some interest in a bull market, but in a bear market, it's just bleeding out. No one can escape. --- Seeing projects run away again makes me regret even more. How great it would have been to withdraw earlier. --- Shorts get liquidated, longs get beaten; now it's all over for retail investors—it's that simple. --- What contract actors? Now they're all hopeless actors, haha. --- If I had listened to advice back then and not traded derivatives, I wouldn't be so screwed now. --- That's why I do nothing now, just lying flat and watching the show.

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faded_wojak.eth

· 01-08 14:57

Haha, another round of the leek harvest machine starting Losing 10 million USD is just losing it, anyway I never had it to begin with Hedging strategies in this kind of market are ridiculous, pure self-deception Funding fees are really harsh, both bulls and bears are eating, no winners The project teams that run away are the happiest, those suffering losses are still trying to hedge When all stocks hit the limit down, don't think about any operations, holding onto your wallet is the safest The meat grinder starts, we are all meat

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ChainChef

· 01-08 14:53

ngl the funding rate machine just turned everyone's portfolio into a sous vide situation... 10m gone and these dudes still thinking they got some secret sauce? lol there's no plating your way outta this one, mate

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LiquidationAlert

· 01-08 14:43

$10 million is gone, this is the reality --- Hedging strategies? Laughable, when everything is falling, flashy tricks are useless --- Funding fees are just a harvesting tool, you can't escape --- Both longs and shorts are getting beaten, no one should pretend --- Is there another project about to run away? --- This market condition is just about seeing who loses the most --- The meat grinder is spinning, it can't be stopped at all --- Contract traders will also have to honestly get liquidated this time --- Talking about hedging, all markets are declining --- Funding fees are bleeding everyone daily, no one can escape

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