Crypto funding rates: 21 October 2026
On 21 October 2026 (UTC), the open-interest-weighted average funding rate across 2,225 liquid perps on 10 exchanges was 0.0038% per 8h (about 4.1% APR); 1,845 liquid perpetual markets had positive day-average quoted funding and 370 had negative day-average quoted funding. By coin, BTC 0.0058% per 8h observed mean (14/14 markets with 24/24 hours), against 0.0074% on 20 Oct 2026 (14/14 markets with 24/24 hours). ETH 0.0071% per 8h observed mean (14/14 markets with 24/24 hours), against 0.0056% on 20 Oct 2026 (14/14 markets with 24/24 hours). The highest was SIREN on Bybit at 0.1724% per 8h (about 188.8% APR); the most negative was IOST on Bitget at -2.9836% per 8h.
Highest funding
day average per 8h · one market per coin| # | Coin | Exchange | Per 8h | APR | OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIREN | Bybit 24/24 hours |
0.1724% | 188.8% | $981K |
| 2 | BROCCOLIF3B | Binance 24/24 hours |
0.1439% | 157.5% | $1.94M |
| 3 | PTB | Bybit 24/24 hours |
0.0960% | 105.1% | $533K |
| 4 | JCT | Aster 24/24 hours |
0.0922% | 100.9% | $796K |
| 5 | ARIA | Bitget 24/24 hours |
0.0821% | 89.9% | $1.31M |
| 6 | AGT | Aster 24/24 hours |
0.0821% | 89.9% | $3.34M |
| 7 | ARC | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0728% | 79.7% | $2.04M |
| 8 | LONGXIA | Bybit 24/24 hours |
0.0717% | 78.5% | $811K |
| 9 | LUNC | Bybit 24/24 hours |
0.0694% | 76.0% | $716K |
| 10 | UB | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0662% | 72.5% | $572K |
| 11 | ESPORTS | Binance 24/24 hours |
0.0622% | 68.1% | $4.73M |
| 12 | IRYS | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0566% | 62.0% | $3.11M |
| 13 | LIGHT | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0562% | 61.5% | $2.28M |
| 14 | LAB | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0538% | 58.9% | $1.00M |
| 15 | MAGMA | Aster 24/24 hours |
0.0535% | 58.6% | $1.35M |
| 16 | TAC | Binance 24/24 hours |
0.0503% | 55.1% | $2.30M |
| 17 | ACE | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0480% | 52.6% | $869K |
| 18 | CHILLGUY | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0473% | 51.8% | $725K |
| 19 | DODOX | Binance 24/24 hours |
0.0469% | 51.3% | $3.65M |
| 20 | ZEST | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
0.0463% | 50.7% | $6.21M |
Most negative funding
day average per 8h · one market per coin| # | Coin | Exchange | Per 8h | APR | OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOST | Bitget 24/24 hours |
-2.9836% | -3267.0% | $741K |
| 2 | BIRB | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-2.7084% | -2965.7% | $1.18M |
| 3 | MEW | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-2.2295% | -2441.3% | $1.17M |
| 4 | DOOD | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.9946% | -1089.1% | $3.69M |
| 5 | CT | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.7214% | -789.9% | $1.60M |
| 6 | BMT | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.6203% | -679.3% | $910K |
| 7 | ERA | Gate 24/24 hours |
-0.4926% | -539.4% | $542K |
| 8 | B3 | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.4704% | -515.1% | $710K |
| 9 | BTW | Gate 24/24 hours |
-0.3781% | -414.0% | $16.65M |
| 10 | GTC | KuCoin 24/24 hours |
-0.3447% | -377.5% | $2.62M |
| 11 | PUFFER | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.3193% | -349.6% | $750K |
| 12 | RLC | Binance 24/24 hours |
-0.2594% | -284.0% | $5.87M |
| 13 | UNITREE | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.1727% | -189.1% | $791K |
| 14 | W | Gate 24/24 hours |
-0.1279% | -140.1% | $731K |
| 15 | BULLA | Aster 24/24 hours |
-0.1200% | -131.4% | $4.77M |
| 16 | RAYSOL | Binance 24/24 hours |
-0.0978% | -107.1% | $6.71M |
| 17 | RAYDIUM | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.0958% | -104.9% | $3.32M |
| 18 | DNA | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.0913% | -100.0% | $550K |
| 19 | BLUR | Bybit 24/24 hours |
-0.0826% | -90.4% | $1.08M |
| 20 | SOPH | Binance 24/24 hours |
-0.0811% | -88.8% | $3.56M |
Average funding by exchange
liquid perps, OI-weighted, per 8h| Exchange | Average | APR | Liquid perps | Positive mean quote | Negative mean quote | Open interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance 581/581 with 24/24 hours |
0.0033% | 3.7% | 581 | 497 | 82 | $29.18B |
| MEXC 338/338 with 24/24 hours |
0.0046% | 5.1% | 338 | 275 | 61 | $11.33B |
| Bybit 415/415 with 24/24 hours |
0.0032% | 3.5% | 415 | 325 | 87 | $6.63B |
| Hyperliquid 118/118 with 24/24 hours |
0.0082% | 8.9% | 118 | 105 | 13 | $5.92B |
| Gate 125/125 with 24/24 hours |
0.0022% | 2.4% | 125 | 87 | 38 | $5.61B |
| Bitget 226/226 with 24/24 hours |
0.0011% | 1.3% | 226 | 200 | 26 | $3.66B |
| KuCoin 296/296 with 24/24 hours |
0.0027% | 3.0% | 296 | 247 | 49 | $2.79B |
| HTX 29/29 with 24/24 hours |
0.0046% | 5.0% | 29 | 21 | 5 | $2.11B |
| Aster 55/55 with 24/24 hours |
0.0029% | 3.2% | 55 | 49 | 6 | $1.07B |
| Lighter 42/42 with 24/24 hours |
0.0064% | 7.0% | 42 | 39 | 3 | $446.85M |
Observed hours count usable hourly funding averages out of 24 UTC buckets, not settlement counts or full five-minute/feed coverage. A closed date does not establish complete observations. Partial markets may be newly listed or partly recorded; missing hours are not zero-filled and missing rates remain unavailable. Venue coverage counts markets with 24 observed hours out of the eligible liquid markets in that mean. Sign counts are liquid perpetual markets with positive or negative day-average recorded quotes; zero averages are in the liquid total only. Rates are hourly recorded quotes normalized to 8-hour equivalents, averaged over the UTC day; "liquid" means at least $500K average open interest. HIP-3 (stock and other non-crypto) perps are left out. Live funding rates.
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How is the daily funding rate calculated?
For each perpetual market we average its hourly recorded funding quotes over the UTC day, normalized to an 8-hour equivalent so exchanges with 1-hour, 4-hour and 8-hour intervals compare directly. The headline is the average across liquid perps (at least $500K average open interest), weighted by open interest. Sign counts classify liquid markets by their mean recorded quote; rates can change sign during the day. Zero averages count toward the total, but neither sign count. These are quoted-rate averages, not summed settled payments or a user's realized P&L.
What do positive and negative funding mean?
If funding settles at a positive rate, longs pay shorts, usually because perps trade above spot and demand for leverage is long. If it settles at a negative rate, shorts pay longs. A day-average quote does not establish the sign of every settlement. 0.01% per 8 hours (about 11% a year) is the usual baseline; 0.1% per 8 hours or more is extreme.
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