According to @ai_9684xtpa, a trader labeled as the 10/11 flash-crash short insider whale now shows cumulative funding payments on long positions of about $2,000,000 with an unrealized loss of $43,290,000, highlighting substantial carry drag on perp exposure; source: @ai_9684xtpa and Hyperbot trader dashboard for address 0xb317d2bc2d3d2df5fa441b5bae0ab9d8b07283ae. The figures are attributed to the public Hyperbot profile that tracks PnL and funding flows for the address, indicating ongoing costs to maintain the position; source: Hyperbot. Positive funding means longs pay shorts on perpetual swaps, so persistent positive funding directly reduces long PnL via periodic payments; source: Binance Futures funding rate documentation. For trading, sustained positive funding raises the breakeven threshold for longs and increases carry risk if price does not offset the funding outlay; source: Binance Futures funding rate documentation.