BloFinvs
Gate.io
Funding rates, fees, liquidity and airdrop status compared for perpetual-futures traders.
Funding setups between these venues
Across 124 liquid markets shared by BloFin and Gate.io, the best funding setup over the past 7 days is $SAGA (long BloFin, short Gate.io): it paid 104.3% APR, 90.2% after costs, and held 63% of the time.
124 common liquid markets. Ranked by what the setup actually paid over 7 days after entry and exit costs — not by the instantaneous APR.
“7d avg” is the funding spread the pair actually paid over the last 7 days. “After costs” subtracts taker fees for opening and closing both legs over a 7-day hold. “Holds” is the share of hours the spread kept the same sign and at least 5% APR.
| BloFin | Gate.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | CEX | CEX |
| Taker fee | 0.06%✓ | 0.075% |
| Maker fee | 0.02% | -0.01%✓ |
| Open Interest | $1.12B | $12.62B✓ |
| 24h Volume | $496.0M | $6.84B✓ |
| Avg Funding APR | 17.32% | 10.57% |
| Markets | 467 | 748✓ |
| Airdrop / token | — | Listed |
BloFin and Gate.io are both perpetual-futures venues tracked on ORBIT. On fees, BloFin is cheaper (0.06% vs 0.075% taker). On liquidity, Gate.io is deeper with $12.62B open interest, which means less slippage at size.
For a funding-arbitrage trader the practical answer is rarely “one or the other” — you often use both, going long on whichever venue has the lower funding for a given asset and short on the other. Open the Funding Screener to see where BloFin and Gate.io diverge right now, then verify the pair in the backtester.
Frequently asked questions
- Which funding setup between BloFin and Gate.io pays most?
- Across 124 liquid markets shared by BloFin and Gate.io, the best funding setup over the past 7 days is $SAGA (long BloFin, short Gate.io): it paid 104.3% APR, 90.2% after costs, and held 63% of the time. Ranking is by the 7-day payout after costs, not by the instantaneous APR.
- Is BloFin or Gate.io cheaper?
- BloFin charges 0.06% taker / 0.02% maker; Gate.io charges 0.075% taker / -0.01% maker. BloFin has the lower taker fee, which matters most for funding arbitrage since entries and exits are taker orders.
- Which has deeper liquidity, BloFin or Gate.io?
- BloFin has $1.12B open interest across 467 markets; Gate.io has $12.62B across 748. Gate.io is deeper, which means lower slippage at size.
- Can I run funding arbitrage between BloFin and Gate.io?
- Yes — when an asset's funding diverges between the two, go long on the lower-funding venue and short on the higher one. Find live divergences on the ORBIT screener and backtest the exact pair before sizing it.