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MERL this week: +15% in seven days, positive funding on perps

Merlin Chain closed the week at $0.02279 (+15.0% in 7 days, +24.9% in 30). Market cap, the seven-day range and what the ZIPMEX perp market is charging to hold a position, with sources.

· By ZIPMEX · 1 min read

Merlin Chain (MERL) trades at $0.02279 on September 8, 2026: -5.2% over 24 hours, +15.0% over seven days and +24.9% over thirty. That leaves it 98% below the all-time high of $1.45 set on 2024-04-19. Here is what the market and the ZIPMEX perp book say about the week, with every number sourced.

The numbers

Price$0.02279
24 hours-5.2%
7 days+15.0%
30 days+24.9%
Market cap$31.7M
24h volume (all venues)$1.8M
Market rank#635
Perp open interest$11.6K
Perp 24h volume$170.04
Max leverage10x

Perps: funding and open interest

On ZIPMEX Perps the MERL/USDC market shows an estimated funding rate of +0.0050% per eight hours (last settled: +0.0043%), $11.6K of open interest and $170.04 traded in 24 hours. Positive funding means longs are paying shorts: leveraged traders lean bullish and pay for the privilege. Max leverage is 10x.

Levels from the last seven days

The seven-day high was $0.0242 on 2026-09-03 and the low $0.01967 on 2026-09-01, a 23% range. Reclaiming the all-time high would take a 63.6x from here. We do not publish price predictions; these are the levels the market actually printed.

Method and sources

Snapshot taken 2026-09-08 13:47 UTC. Price, supply and market cap: CoinGecko. Perps: ZIPMEX Perps public market data. Volume across all venues and all-time high: aggregated market data. This digest is generated from those feeds and reviewed by ZIPMEX Research; numbers on the MERL landing refresh every minute.

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Updated on Sep 8, 2026