# DeFi Perpetual Open Interest Drops More Than $500 Million

By Enna Lee

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/28554
Published: 2026-10-08T21:57:45.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-08T21:57:45.000Z
Section: Investing

> The metric remained 12.7% above the previous month despite the one-day decline on Oct. 8.

DeFi perpetual open interest fell by more than $500 million on Oct. 8, while remaining 12.7% above the previous month.

Open interest measures the value of outstanding positions in perpetual contracts. The monthly figure remained higher even after the one-day decline.

Broader crypto-market signals remained mixed as the DeFi derivatives metric moved lower.