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Trader degentrading published an analysis noting that Papertrade (@papertrade_xyz) released an explanation regarding the transferability of the PAPER token. The statement indicates that Papertrade is a relatively complex primitive with higher risk management complexity, and the PAPER token is more deeply integrated into the protocol's economic model compared to tokens of most other protocols. The analyst pointed out that, relative to the previous supply model, newer users and miners will obtain a relatively larger share, diminishing the advantage of early mining participants. He believes this adjustment negatively impacts early participants but benefits the protocol's long-term development and organic users.
Odaily reports: According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Ai Yi, @machibigbrother has accumulated a trading volume of $1.56 billion since October 10, with realized losses of $833,000, ranking 10th on the loss leaderboard; the account received an airdrop of 437,000 PAPER tokens (405,000 tokens), yet after offsetting, the account remains down $424,000. @machibigbrother mostly opened ETH long positions on @papetrade_xyz, with leverage ranging from 50x to 1000x, mostly at 100x, and continuously posted multiple tweets praising the platform's model.
Decentralized trading platform Aster announced on X that, in light of recent developments related to PAPER and potential market risks, it has immediately adjusted the PAPER pre-market perpetual contract market to reduce-only mode.Aster stated that the contract will be officially delisted at 9:45 AM Beijing time on October 20, and advised users still holding open positions to proactively close them before the delisting.The platform said this move is a precautionary risk management measure aimed at maintaining orderly market trading.
Odaily reports: Crypto analyst Ignas posted on X that PAPER token mining rewards have dropped significantly. Early users could earn 100 PAPER for every $1 of qualifying trading losses, but this has now fallen to approximately 11 PAPER. At current reward levels, a trade with a $1,000 loss would yield only about 10,700 PAPER. Based on recent staking yield levels, this translates to daily earnings of roughly $2.60 to $4.90, requiring approximately 200 to 385 days to recoup the loss—and this does not yet account for dilution effects from token emissions.In his view, once PAPER opens up for transfer, some trading users may prefer to sell tokens directly to recover losses, creating potential selling pressure. Galaxy Research previously noted that PAPER's market price will affect the scale of mining activity, which in turn determines the protocol's long-term revenue. If a decline in token price leads to reduced mining activity, it could further weaken protocol revenue and staking yields. PAPER's long-term value depends on whether Papertrade can continue to attract genuine trading demand and sustain revenue after incentives decline.
According to data monitored by on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), on the launch day of papertrade (@papertrade_xyz), an on-chain perpetual futures exchange built on Hyperliquid, one trader executed $10.1 billion in trading volume. Although his trades incurred a loss of $979,000, he was awarded 252 million PAPER tokens. He subsequently ceased trading and staked all 252 million PAPER tokens, having already claimed $1.73 million in USDC staking rewards to date. Over the past three days, he has averaged earnings of approximately $220,000 per day. After factoring in his trading losses, his current cumulative profit is approximately $762,000.
Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ember, Perp @papertrade_xyz on Hyperliquid, since launching loss-mining on the 10th, in less than 6 days, the trading volume of the top three addresses has each exceeded $10 billion.The first-ranked address had a trading volume of $11.6 billion, trading losses of $780,000, and obtained 46 million PAPER through loss-mining, with a token acquisition cost of $0.017; the second-ranked address had a trading volume of $10.3 billion, trading losses of $930,000, and obtained 85 million PAPER through loss-mining, with a token acquisition cost of $0.011; the third-ranked address had a trading volume of $10.1 billion, trading losses of $980,000, and obtained 252 million PAPER through loss-mining, with a token acquisition cost of $0.0039.The above token acquisition costs do not include dividends from PAPER earned through mining. If relevant dividends are included, the token acquisition costs will decrease further, and the third-ranked address's token acquisition cost will turn negative.
Odaily reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, trader 0x26b6 accumulated losses of approximately $637,000 in PaperTrade trading. The trader incurred trading losses of about $1.71 million while receiving 136 million $PAPER token rewards. Additionally, the trader earned approximately $1.07 million in USDC rewards through staking, of which $943,000 has been claimed, with about $130,000 still pending. After combining trading losses and reward earnings, 0x26b6's net loss amounts to approximately $637,000.