Akedo · AKE
AKE +4.25% in 2h, mostly in last 15 min, on below-normal Gate volume; OI +3.8%
AKE rose 4.25% to $0.02986 over the window. Most of the gain came after 21:00, while BTC and ETH were roughly flat. Spot volume on Gate was slightly below normal (0.9×), and Binance futures open interest rose 3.83% in the hour with neutral funding, so the move looks like modest new futures positioning rather than a high-volume breakout. The evidence does not point to a clear catalyst, liquidation event or onchain flow.
What happened
- AKE moved from $0.02864 to $0.02986 (+4.25%), finishing at the window high. 1h +3.52%, 24h -1.07%, 7d +4.8%. Market cap is $680.7M (rank #97) and 24h volume is $9.6M. E1
- Price traded between $0.0288 and $0.0291 until 21:00, then jumped to $0.02986 by 21:15 (about +2.7% in 15 minutes). This tripped two medium price_move signals with a 1h z-score of about 2.7. E1E13
- Gate's busiest minute was 21:06: $19.1K traded at +1.8%, with a close of $0.030118. Gate's total hourly volume was $155.7K, against a typical $164.5K (0.95×). E2
Likely causes
- 1.Modest new long-leaning futures positioning. OI rose while funding stayed neutral and taker data was missing, so the direction of the new positions can't be confirmed. (40%) E3E4E5
- 2.Thin-liquidity price push. A few relatively large Gate minutes (e.g. $19.1K at 21:06) moved price while overall volume stayed below typical. This points to a book-driven move, not a broad wave of demand. (35%) E2E1
- 3.No identifiable external catalyst in the evidence. The market was flat, the coin was not trending, and there were no news items or large transfers. (50%) E10E7
Onchain
- BSC: 1,703 AKE transfers worth $186.2K. $3.5K flowed onto exchanges and none left, for a small net inflow. There were no large transfers. The 7-day baseline reads 0, so we can't judge how unusual this is. E7
- Known exchange wallets hold 61M AKE ($1.8M). The Gate wallet holds 33M AKE, up 7.36% vs 24h ago, so more supply is available to sell on Gate. MEXC holds 28M, down 0.48%. E8
- BSC network is quiet: base fee about 0 gwei and blocks 18% full. E9
Market context
- BTC +0.16% and ETH +0.31% over the same window. Total crypto market cap is -2.7% over 24h, so AKE's move was coin-specific. E10
- Binance futures OI is $13.2M (+3.83% over 1h, +3.69% over 4h). Funding is 0.005% per 8h on Binance, Bybit and OKX, below the ~0.01% norm, so there's no sign of crowded longs. E3E4
- Binance long/short ratio by accounts is 1.63, but top traders by position are 0.85, meaning large positions lean short. Liquidations were negligible: $809 total, all shorts. E5E6
- Fear & Greed is 55 (Greed), down from 64 a week ago. CoinGecko sentiment is 54% positive. E11E12
What to watch
- Whether price holds above ~$0.030 (the 21:06 Gate high) or fades back toward $0.0289–0.0291
- Binance OI direction and whether funding rises from 0.005%
- Short liquidations if price keeps rising, since top traders' positions lean short (0.85)
- Further growth in the Gate wallet balance (+7.36% over 24h) or exchange inflows, which could add sell pressure
- Gate hourly volume moving above its ~$164K typical level to confirm the move
Caveats
- The headline price in the E1 summary rounds to $0. The real price is $0.02986.
- Volume data covers Gate spot only. Binance/OKX spot volume and taker buy/sell data were not available.
- The onchain baseline (median 15-min net flow and volume) reads 0, so flow anomalies can't be measured.
- The final 15-minute jump is a single print at the window's end and may not hold.
- No news or announcement data was in the evidence, so we can't rule out a catalyst.
Evidence (13 items)
- E1pricecoingecko:/coins/markets
AKE $0 now; +4.25% over the window (high $0, low $0); 1h +3.52%, 24h -1.07%, 7d +4.8%; rank #97, market cap $680.7M, 24h volume $9.6M
data
{ "ath": 0.146656, "low": 0.02864419, "high": 0.02986047, "rank": 97, "as_of": "2026-10-17T21:15:00.000Z", "price": 0.02986047, "path_15m": [ { "t": "2026-10-17T19:15:00.000Z", "price": 0.02864419 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T19:30:00.000Z", "price": 0.02887181 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T19:45:00.000Z", "price": 0.0289991 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T20:00:00.000Z", "price": 0.02907231 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T20:15:00.000Z", "price": 0.0288458 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T20:30:00.000Z", "price": 0.02884317 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T20:45:00.000Z", "price": 0.02893753 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T21:00:00.000Z", "price": 0.02908384 }, { "t": "2026-10-17T21:15:00.000Z", "price": 0.02986047 } ], "market_cap": 680706794, "volume_24h": 9568563, "change_1h_pct": 3.517565815474, "change_7d_pct": 4.80424797993518, "change_24h_pct": -1.07104, "window_return_pct": 4.25 } - E2spot_volumegate:klines:1m
gate AKE/USDT: $155.7K traded in the last hour vs a typical hour of $164.5K (0.9×); busiest minutes: 21:06 $19.1K (+1.802%), 21:15 $15.6K (-0.131%), 19:31 $12.6K (+0.846%), 21:11 $8.8K (+0.197%), 19:47 $8.8K (+0.704%)
data
{ "ratio": 0.9467726108744554, "venue": "gate", "symbol": "AKE/USDT", "volume_1h_usd": 155709.970135, "busiest_minutes": [ { "v": "19125.472124", "ts": "2026-10-17T21:06:00.000Z", "ret": "1.802", "close": "0.030118" }, { "v": "15606.176655", "ts": "2026-10-17T21:15:00.000Z", "ret": "-0.131", "close": "0.029749" }, { "v": "12628.585675", "ts": "2026-10-17T19:31:00.000Z", "ret": "0.846", "close": "0.029221" }, { "v": "8847.881024", "ts": "2026-10-17T21:11:00.000Z", "ret": "0.197", "close": "0.029966" }, { "v": "8778.801460", "ts": "2026-10-17T19:47:00.000Z", "ret": "0.704", "close": "0.029164" } ], "volume_window_usd": 314054.564395, "median_hourly_24h_usd": 164463.957181 } - E3open_interestbinanceusdm:openInterestHist:5m
Binance futures open interest $13.2M: +3.83% vs 1h ago, +3.69% vs 4h ago
data
{ "as_of": "2026-10-17T21:15:00.000Z", "change_1h_pct": 3.83, "change_4h_pct": 3.69, "open_interest_usd": 13183966.42058199 } - E4fundingccxt:fetchFundingRates
Funding per 8h: binanceusdm 0.0050%, bybit 0.0050%, okx 0.0050% (positive = longs pay; ~0.01% is normal)
data
{ "rates": [ { "venue": "binanceusdm", "symbol": "AKE/USDT:USDT", "funding_rate_pct": 0.005 }, { "venue": "bybit", "symbol": "AKE/USDT:USDT", "funding_rate_pct": 0.005 }, { "venue": "okx", "symbol": "AKE/USDT:USDT", "funding_rate_pct": 0.005 } ] } - E5positioningbinanceusdm:futuresSentiment:5m
Binance positioning: all accounts long/short 1.63, top traders by position 0.85, taker buy/sell undefined (>1 = net buying)
data
{ "as_of": "2026-10-17T21:15:00.000Z", "taker_buy_sell": null, "global_long_short": 1.6295, "top_account_long_short": 1.5621, "top_position_long_short": 0.8476 } - E6liquidationsokx+binance:liquidations
4 forced liquidations worth $809.1 in the window: $0 longs, $809.1 shorts; largest $557.8
data
{ "count": 4, "longs_usd": 0, "total_usd": 809.1099999999999, "shorts_usd": 809.1099999999999, "largest_usd": 557.7959999999999 } - E7exchange_flowsnownodes:bsc:eth_getLogs
Onchain (BSC): 1703 transfers worth $186.2K in the window; $3.5K moved onto exchanges, $0 left exchanges → net inflow of $3.5K (typical 15-min |net| $0)
data
{ "chain": "bsc", "transfers": 1703, "volume_usd": 186240.1055250334, "large_transfers": 0, "exchange_net_usd": 3534.2746976977924, "exchange_inflow_usd": 3534.2746976977924, "exchange_outflow_usd": 0, "median_volume_15m_7d": 0, "median_abs_net_15m_7d": 0 } - E8exchange_reservesnownodes:eth-blockbook:/address/{wallet}
Known exchange wallets hold 61M AKE ($1.8M): gate 33M (+7.36% vs 24h ago), mexc 28M (-0.48% vs 24h ago)
data
{ "by_exchange": [ { "entity": "gate", "balance": 33051416.27331591, "balance_usd": 971861.0308370432, "change_24h_pct": 7.36 }, { "entity": "mexc", "balance": 27800679.81975489, "balance_usd": 817465.6457735791, "change_24h_pct": -0.48 } ] } - E9network_feesnownodes:bsc:eth_feeHistory
BSC base fee 0.00 gwei (24h average 0.00), blocks 18% full
data
{ "as_of": "2026-10-17T21:02:00.000Z", "chain": "bsc", "base_fee_gwei": 0, "gas_used_ratio": 0.17840010324285732, "avg_base_fee_24h_gwei": 0, "priority_fee_p50_gwei": 0.05304600116499931 } - E10market_contextcoingecko:/coins/markets+/global
Market: BTC +0.16% and ETH +0.31% over the same window; total crypto market cap -2.7% in 24h; categories: Artificial Intelligence (AI), BNB Chain Ecosystem, AI Applications, Binance Wallet IDO
data
{ "trending": false, "categories": [ "Artificial Intelligence (AI)", "BNB Chain Ecosystem", "AI Applications", "Binance Wallet IDO" ], "btc_change_24h_pct": -0.07147, "btc_window_return_pct": 0.16, "eth_window_return_pct": 0.31, "global_market_cap_change_24h_pct": -2.7010988737557584 } - E11market_moodalternative.me:/fng
Crypto Fear & Greed index 55 (Greed) today, 64 a week ago
data
{ "day": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z", "value": 55, "week_ago": 64, "classification": "Greed" } - E12dev_and_communitycoingecko:/coins/{id}
developer activity: not tracked by CoinGecko for this coin; CoinGecko sentiment 54% positive (as of 2026-10-17)
data
{ "as_of": "2026-10-17T00:00:46.587Z", "forks": null, "stars": null, "commits_4w": null, "prs_merged": null, "sentiment_up_pct": 53.85, "twitter_followers": null, "reddit_subscribers": null } - E13signalscoingraph:signals
Triggered by: price_move (up, medium) at 21:14; price_move (up, medium) at 21:15
data
{ "signals": [ { "id": "115493", "kind": "price_move", "ratio": 2.7, "value": 3.599, "details": { "z_1h": 2.7, "price": 0.02988417, "ret_1h_pct": 3.599, "ret_15m_pct": 2.99 }, "baseline": 1.319, "event_ts": "2026-10-17T21:14:00.000Z", "severity": 2, "direction": "up" }, { "id": "115500", "kind": "price_move", "ratio": 2.63, "value": 3.518, "details": { "z_1h": 2.63, "price": 0.02986047, "ret_1h_pct": 3.518, "ret_15m_pct": 2.67 }, "baseline": 1.323, "event_ts": "2026-10-17T21:15:00.000Z", "severity": 2, "direction": "up" } ] }