Crypto funding rates today: 18 October 2026
So far today (18 October 2026, UTC), the open-interest-weighted average funding rate across 2,158 liquid perps on 10 exchanges is 0.0031% per 8h (about 3.4% APR); 1,512 paid positive funding and 633 negative. By coin, BTC 0.0061% and ETH 0.0046% per 8h on average. The highest was AGT on Aster at 0.1075% per 8h (about 117.7% APR); the most negative was ERA on Bybit at -2.4070% per 8h. Today's averages cover the hours up to 21:00 UTC.
Highest funding
day average per 8h · one market per coin| # | Coin | Exchange | Per 8h | APR | OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGT | Aster | 0.1075% | 117.7% | $4.67M |
| 2 | ARC | KuCoin | 0.0849% | 93.0% | $1.43M |
| 3 | ON | KuCoin | 0.0750% | 82.2% | $537K |
| 4 | SIREN | Aster | 0.0652% | 71.4% | $1.78M |
| 5 | MAGMA | Aster | 0.0581% | 63.6% | $1.09M |
| 6 | FOLKS | KuCoin | 0.0564% | 61.8% | $1.46M |
| 7 | TRUTH | KuCoin | 0.0481% | 52.7% | $2.36M |
| 8 | M | KuCoin | 0.0456% | 49.9% | $926K |
| 9 | GWEI | Bitget | 0.0450% | 49.2% | $910K |
| 10 | EPIC | Bitget | 0.0445% | 48.7% | $1.22M |
| 11 | DODOX | Binance | 0.0430% | 47.1% | $3.60M |
| 12 | BNB | Binance | 0.0409% | 44.7% | $110.04M |
| 13 | SI | MEXC | 0.0397% | 43.5% | $583K |
| 14 | COAI | KuCoin | 0.0361% | 39.5% | $1.97M |
| 15 | SPORTFUN | Binance | 0.0350% | 38.3% | $2.09M |
| 16 | JPY | MEXC | 0.0337% | 36.9% | $12.94M |
| 17 | KGEN | KuCoin | 0.0336% | 36.8% | $964K |
| 18 | LIGHT | KuCoin | 0.0329% | 36.0% | $1.98M |
| 19 | ZEST | Bitget | 0.0323% | 35.4% | $534K |
| 20 | PRL | KuCoin | 0.0317% | 34.7% | $1.08M |
Most negative funding
day average per 8h · one market per coin| # | Coin | Exchange | Per 8h | APR | OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERA | Bybit | -2.4070% | -2635.7% | $2.06M |
| 2 | GTC | Binance | -1.2419% | -1359.9% | $7.80M |
| 3 | SAND | Bybit | -1.0677% | -1169.2% | $6.48M |
| 4 | PUFFER | Bybit | -0.3756% | -411.3% | $1.06M |
| 5 | B3 | Bybit | -0.3412% | -373.6% | $622K |
| 6 | BR | Bybit | -0.2534% | -277.5% | $1.48M |
| 7 | ARIA | Bitget | -0.2257% | -247.2% | $886K |
| 8 | XCN | MEXC | -0.2159% | -236.4% | $1.77M |
| 9 | DNA | Bybit | -0.1858% | -203.4% | $621K |
| 10 | Q | Aster | -0.1634% | -178.9% | $1.21M |
| 11 | RSR | Bybit | -0.1417% | -155.1% | $1.58M |
| 12 | AIOZ | MEXC | -0.1339% | -146.6% | $3.66M |
| 13 | AXL | Bybit | -0.1326% | -145.2% | $1.02M |
| 14 | SOL | KuCoin | -0.1298% | -142.1% | $5.85M |
| 15 | BLUR | MEXC | -0.1290% | -141.3% | $813K |
| 16 | NXPC | KuCoin | -0.1285% | -140.7% | $614K |
| 17 | ZEREBRO | KuCoin | -0.1208% | -132.2% | $2.26M |
| 18 | LUNC | MEXC | -0.1195% | -130.8% | $14.44M |
| 19 | ZIL | MEXC | -0.1039% | -113.7% | $824K |
| 20 | US | KuCoin | -0.0950% | -104.0% | $1.55M |
Average funding by exchange
liquid perps, OI-weighted, per 8h| Exchange | Average | APR | Liquid perps | Positive | Negative | Open interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | 0.0035% | 3.9% | 577 | 421 | 156 | $27.63B |
| MEXC | 0.0029% | 3.2% | 329 | 217 | 107 | $11.11B |
| Bybit | 0.0005% | 0.6% | 394 | 252 | 137 | $6.18B |
| Hyperliquid | 0.0037% | 4.0% | 120 | 88 | 32 | $5.50B |
| Gate | 0.0022% | 2.4% | 120 | 70 | 50 | $5.25B |
| Bitget | 0.0040% | 4.4% | 218 | 173 | 45 | $3.54B |
| KuCoin | 0.0018% | 1.9% | 281 | 195 | 85 | $2.62B |
| HTX | 0.0055% | 6.0% | 28 | 22 | 4 | $2.18B |
| Aster | 0.0063% | 6.9% | 53 | 47 | 6 | $1.03B |
| Lighter | 0.0060% | 6.6% | 38 | 27 | 11 | $398.03M |
Rates are 8-hour equivalents of each exchange's funding, 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 funding rate over the UTC day, converted 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 open interest), weighted by open interest.
What do positive and negative funding mean?
Positive funding means longs pay shorts, usually because perps trade above spot and demand for leverage is long. Negative funding means shorts pay longs. 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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