BASED funding rates and arbitrage
Updated 2026-10-29 15:26 UTC
Best BASED arbitrage after every cost
No BASED pair nets a profit at this size right now.
At $10,000 per side, held 7 days, after taker fees, order-book slippage and carry.
BASED funding rate on every exchange
| Exchange | Contract | Rate | Every | Annualised | Settled 7d, annualised | Open interest | Next settlement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto.com | BASEDUSD-PERP | 0.0085% | 1 h | +74.6% | +34.2% | $2.6K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Extended | BASED-USD | 0.0013% | 1 h | +11.4% | +11.6% | $2.3K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| KuCoin | BASEDUSDTM | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.5% | $786.3K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Bitunix | BASEDUSDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.2% | — | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| MEXC | BASED_USDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.1% | $357.3K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| WhiteBIT | BASED_PERP | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.0% | $1.1M | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| OKX | BASED-USDT-SWAP | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +6.5% | $2.1M | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Bitget | BASEDUSDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.0% | $862.7K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| LBank | BASEDUSDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | — | — | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| BingX | BASED-USDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.1% | $1.3M | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Bybit | BASEDUSDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +10.0% | $2.1M | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| GRVT | BASED_USDT_Perp | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.0% | $76.2K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Aster | BASEDUSDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +12.8% | $22.8K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Variational | BASED-PERP | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | — | $75K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Binance | BASEDUSDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.0% | $3.9M | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| Gate | BASED_USDT | 0.0050% | 4 h | +10.9% | +11.0% | $180.9K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
| BloFin | BASED-USDT | 0.0045% | 4 h | +9.9% | +11.0% | $226.1K | 2026-10-29 16:00 |
Borrow BASED to sell spot
| Exchange | Borrow APR | Per-account limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bybit | 8.48% | — |
Cost to enter $10,000 of BASED
| Exchange | Contract | Fee + slippage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEXC | BASED_USDT | 5.8 bp | top of book only |
| Extended | BASED-USD | 5.9 bp | top of book only |
| OKX | BASED-USDT-SWAP | 7.7 bp | top of book only |
| Binance | BASEDUSDT | 8.6 bp | top of book only |
| BloFin | BASED-USDT | 8.7 bp | top of book only |
| GRVT | BASED_USDT_Perp | 9.0 bp | top of book only |
| BingX | BASED-USDT | 9.5 bp | top of book only |
| Variational | BASED-PERP | 9.8 bp | top of book only |
| Bybit | BASEDUSDT | 10.9 bp | top of book only |
| Gate | BASED_USDT | 13.7 bp | top of book only |
| Bitget | BASEDUSDT | 14.0 bp | top of book only |
| OKX | BASED-USDT (spot) | 17.1 bp | top of book only |
Taker fee plus slippage of a market buy of $10,000 from the mid price, at standard (VIP0) fees.
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Questions
Is BASED funding-rate arbitrage profitable right now?
Not at $10,000 per side for 7 days: no BASED pair shows a verified profit after fees and order-book slippage right now. Rates change every hour; the live page re-ranks continuously.
Which exchange has the highest BASED funding rate?
Crypto.com at +74.6% a year (0.0085% every 1 h); the lowest is BloFin at +9.9%. A positive rate is paid by longs to shorts, a negative one by shorts to longs.
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