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A finite briefing from completed data. Each card keeps its own window, source, and as-of; the edition date is navigation, not provenance.

Edition

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Completed UTC day
Edition interval
21 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC → 22 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC
4 evidence cards
backfilled edition · rebuilt after the fact from completed data · the position archive retains a bounded set of books, so an older day is covered by whatever survived that retentionedition cut · 22 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC · built · 27 Aug 2026, 06:15:41 UTC

Replay evidence

card 1 of 4

Account #26348 lost $3.8M on BTC

Rule that selected this card

Largest single-day realised move recorded on this day, across 3.7M retained daily rows, and above the $100K floor. Realised on the day only — not a position's total, and not a claim about the account's other markets.

Measured window
21 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC → 22 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC
Eligible population
replay-worthy books only, roughly 22,000 accounts — NOT the exchange; positions built from 2026-08-26
open evidence →
source · offline trade censusas of ·

Metric evidence

card 2 of 4

Perp volume was $2.9B

Rule that selected this card

2.5x the median of the 8 previous Fridays ($1.1B), and above the 2x threshold. Compared against the same weekday because this exchange runs a weekly cycle. Reported only when that median clears $100M.

Measured window
21 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC → 22 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC
Eligible population
8 Fridays in the trailing 8 weeks carried a value
open evidence →
source · exchange daily metricsas of ·

Metric evidence

card 3 of 4

Liquidated was $17.8M

Rule that selected this card

12.9x the median of the 8 previous Fridays ($1.4M), and above the 2x threshold. Compared against the same weekday because this exchange runs a weekly cycle. Reported only when that median clears $1M.

Measured window
21 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC → 22 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC
Eligible population
8 Fridays in the trailing 8 weeks carried a value
open evidence →
source · exchange daily metricsas of ·

Metric evidence

card 4 of 4

Maker fees was $76.4K

Rule that selected this card

2.4x the median of the 8 previous Fridays ($31.2K), and above the 2x threshold. Compared against the same weekday because this exchange runs a weekly cycle. Reported only when that median clears $10K.

Measured window
21 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC → 22 Aug 2026, 00:00:00 UTC
Eligible population
8 Fridays in the trailing 8 weeks carried a value
open evidence →
source · exchange daily metricsas of ·

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