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title: "Why did IRYS go up 4.11% in 1 minute? Evidence check: Irys rises sharply in one-minute move while other tracked coins stay flat · 2026-10-23"
description: "The price of Irys rose sharply against the US dollar on Gate over a one-minute window, while none of the other tracked coins moved in the same direction, and the move came with strongly positive funding and moderate short liquidations on the OKX perpetual swap. No report in the monitored feeds…"
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published: 2026-10-23T19:08:57.000Z
updated: 2026-10-23T20:11:02.000Z
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# Why did IRYS go up 4.11% in 1 minute? Evidence check: Irys rises sharply in one-minute move while other tracked coins stay flat · 2026-10-23

The price of Irys rose sharply against the US dollar on Gate over a one-minute window, while none of the other tracked coins moved in the same direction, and the move came with strongly positive funding and moderate short liquidations on the OKX perpetual swap. No report in the monitored feeds…

Nearby report sources (context, not confirmed causes): No matching source available

## Key facts

IRYS changed +4.11% in 1 minute (23/10/2026, 19:07 to 23/10/2026, 19:08, UTC; Gate · USDT). The cause remains unresolved.
On the OKX perpetual swap IRYS-USDT-SWAP around the alert: funding rate +0.6955% per 4h period; liquidations $0 long / $12,173 short (UTC). These are conditions that accompanied the move, not its cause.
After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +19.12% (difference from BTC +19.23 pp; 23/10/2026, 19:09 → 23/10/2026, 19:14, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -44.79% (difference from BTC -44.71 pp; 23/10/2026, 19:09 → 23/10/2026, 20:09, UTC; Gate · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | +19.12% | -0.11% | +19.23 pp | 23/10/2026, 19:09 → 23/10/2026, 19:14 | Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | -44.79% | -0.07% | -44.71 pp | 23/10/2026, 19:09 → 23/10/2026, 20:09 | Gate · USDT |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Detected price interval

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Window | 1 min |
| Sampled prices | 0.14392 → 0.14983 |
| Return / BTC difference | +4.11% / +4.16 pp |
| OKX perpetual funding rate (per period) | 0.6955% / 4h · OKX · IRYS-USDT-SWAP · sampled 23/10/2026, 19:09 (UTC) · Rate observed at collection; not annualized yield or a realized settlement. |
| Observed long liquidations | $0 · OKX · IRYS-USDT-SWAP · sampled 23/10/2026, 19:09 (UTC) · 23/10/2026, 19:07 → 23/10/2026, 19:09 (UTC) · Returned API records cover this sampled interval; not market-wide totals. |
| Observed short liquidations | $12,173 · OKX · IRYS-USDT-SWAP · sampled 23/10/2026, 19:09 (UTC) · 23/10/2026, 19:07 → 23/10/2026, 19:09 (UTC) · Returned API records cover this sampled interval; not market-wide totals. |
| Detection threshold | 4% |
| Source | Gate · USDT |

[Research: announcement timing and causality](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/announcement-timestamps-and-causality.md>)

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | false |
| Coverage | 0.0% (0/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | — |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | — |
| BTC beta | — |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | Gate · USDT / 23/10/2026, 19:08 |

## Claims and open questions

- What would explain the move: an exchange listing or notice, a project announcement from Irys, visible on-chain flows or broader market news.

## Source evidence



## Recent IRYS events and market reactions

No other publication-ready IRYS events yet.

- [Full coin archive](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/irys>)

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- [Crypto liquidity and order book depth: a historical data audit](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/order-book-data-quality.md>)
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[Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/methodology>)
Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.