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VIRTUAL this week: +3% in seven days, positive funding on perps

Virtuals Protocol closed the week at $0.7125 (+2.7% in 7 days, +27.0% 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

Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) trades at $0.7125 on September 8, 2026: -2.3% over 24 hours, +2.7% over seven days and +27.0% over thirty. That leaves it 86% below the all-time high of $5.07 set on 2025-01-01. Here is what the market and the ZIPMEX perp book say about the week, with every number sourced.

The numbers

Price$0.7125
24 hours-2.3%
7 days+2.7%
30 days+27.0%
Market cap$469.4M
24h volume (all venues)$77.1M
Market rank#112
Perp open interest$14.8K
Perp 24h volume$18.5K
Max leverage10x

Perps: funding and open interest

On ZIPMEX Perps the VIRTUAL/USDC market shows an estimated funding rate of +0.0037% per eight hours (last settled: +0.0028%), $14.8K of open interest and $18.5K 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 $0.7513 on 2026-09-08 and the low $0.6583 on 2026-09-04, a 14% range. Reclaiming the all-time high would take a 7.1x from here. We do not publish price predictions; these are the levels the market actually printed.

Method and sources

Snapshot taken 2026-09-08 13:40 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 VIRTUAL landing refresh every minute.

Crypto assets are volatile and you can lose your capital. Nothing here is investment advice.

Updated on Sep 8, 2026