Which exchange has the highest KITE funding rate right now?

Aster shows the highest KITE funding at +75.15% annualized. A high positive rate means shorts get paid, so this is the venue to short KITE when running a funding-arbitrage pair. Rates change every settlement window — check the live screener for the current value.

Which exchange is best to long KITE for funding?

TxFlow has the lowest KITE funding at +10.96% annualized, which makes the long leg cheapest (or paid). Pair it with the highest-funding venue to capture the spread delta-neutral.

What is the best KITE funding-arbitrage pair?

The widest spread is long Binance Futures / short Aster at about 64.2% APR before costs. Verify it in the ORBIT backtester, which subtracts real fees and slippage, before sizing a position.

How often does KITE funding settle?

KITE funding settles on different schedules by venue (1h, 4h). Longer intervals concentrate the same annualized rate into fewer, larger payments. ORBIT normalizes every venue to a common APR so they are directly comparable.

Is KITE funding positive or negative?

KITE funding is currently positive across venues (longs pay shorts), ranging +10.96% to +75.15% APR.

What is the current KITE perpetual swap funding rate?

The current KITE perpetual swap funding rate ranges from +10.96% to +75.15% annualized depending on the exchange — TxFlow is lowest and Aster is highest right now. There is no single KITE funding rate: every venue runs its own funding formula and order book, which is why the rate has to be read by exchange rather than as one number.

What is the aggregated KITE funding rate across exchanges?

Aggregated across the 21 venues ORBIT tracks, KITE funding currently spans +10.96% to +75.15% APR, a spread of 64.2 percentage points. An aggregated average hides the part that matters for trading — the gap between the cheapest and dearest venue — so the table above lists each exchange separately.

How do I read the KITE 8h funding rate versus the annualized rate?

KITE does not settle on an 8-hour schedule on the venues tracked here. Because intervals differ by exchange, comparing raw per-payment rates is misleading; ORBIT normalizes each venue to annualized APR so the numbers are directly comparable.

KITE Perpetual Swap Funding Rate by Exchange

Kite

#123 by OI

View settled funding history →Backtest Best Pair →

Best Spread

64.2% APR

Long (Lowest)

Binance Futures

Short (Highest)

Aster

Mark Price

$0.1466

Total OI

$51.8M

24h Volume

$35.1M

How KITE funding actually paid this week

Top pairs by funding actually paid over the last 7 days on a $10,000 position, after entry and exit costs — not the instant APR.

$10,000 in KITE long MEXC / short BingX → +$13.90 over the week after costs (26.1% APR paid).

Long MEXCShort BingX
+$13.90per week on $10k, after costs
paid, 7d avg
+26.1%
held
46%
pays back in 2 d
Backtest →Compare venues

Past 7 days, not a forecast. Costs = taker fees on both venues, in and out. Upcoming payouts →

Funding Rates by Exchange

Sort

AsterBest Short

+75.15%

Interval

Open Interest

$10.2M

Mark Price

$0.1466

Crypto.com

+39.46%

Interval

Open Interest

$2K

Mark Price

$0.1465

Gate.io

+36.16%

Interval

Open Interest

$286K

Mark Price

$0.1468

Extended

+11.40%

Interval

Open Interest

$14K

Mark Price

$0.1471

BloFin

+11.33%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.0M

Mark Price

$0.1466

Binance FuturesBest Long

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$24.6M

Mark Price

$0.1465

Bybit

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$2.0M

Mark Price

$0.1469

OKX

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.4M

Mark Price

$0.1463

BingX

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$5.6M

Mark Price

$0.147

Bitget

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$2.8M

Mark Price

$0.1466

KuCoin

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$504K

Mark Price

$0.1467

MEXC

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.0M

Mark Price

$0.1466

Variational

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$26K

Mark Price

$0.1468

Toobit

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$467K

Mark Price

$0.1469

Bitunix

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.1468

Hotcoin

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.8M

Mark Price

$0.1468

WEEX

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.147

Pionex

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$25K

Mark Price

$0.1471

CoinW

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.1465

LBank

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.1467

TxFlow

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$6K

Mark Price

$0.1462

Funding Rates by Exchange

Exchange	Funding APR↓	Interval	Open Interest↕	Mark Price↕
AsterBest Short	+75.15%	4h	$10.2M	$0.1466
Crypto.com	+39.46%	1h	$2K	$0.1465
Gate.io	+36.16%	4h	$286K	$0.1468
Extended	+11.40%	1h	$14K	$0.1471
BloFin	+11.33%	4h	$1.0M	$0.1466
Binance FuturesBest Long	+10.96%	4h	$24.6M	$0.1465
Bybit	+10.96%	4h	$2.0M	$0.1469
OKX	+10.96%	4h	$1.4M	$0.1463
BingX	+10.96%	4h	$5.6M	$0.147
Bitget	+10.96%	4h	$2.8M	$0.1466
KuCoin	+10.96%	4h	$504K	$0.1467
MEXC	+10.96%	4h	$1.0M	$0.1466
Variational	+10.96%	4h	$26K	$0.1468
Toobit	+10.96%	4h	$467K	$0.1469
Bitunix	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.1468
Hotcoin	+10.96%	4h	$1.8M	$0.1468
WEEX	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.147
Pionex	+10.96%	4h	$25K	$0.1471
CoinW	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.1465
LBank	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.1467
TxFlow	+10.96%	1h	$6K	$0.1462

How KITE funding actually paid this week

Top pairs by funding actually paid over the last 7 days on a $10,000 position, after entry and exit costs — not the instant APR.

$10,000 in KITE long MEXC / short BingX → +$13.90 over the week after costs (26.1% APR paid).

Long MEXCShort BingX

+$13.90per week on $10k, after costs

paid, 7d avg: +26.1%
held: 46%

pays back in 2 d

Backtest →Compare venues

Past 7 days, not a forecast. Costs = taker fees on both venues, in and out. Upcoming payouts →

Funding Rates by Exchange

Sort

AsterBest Short

+75.15%

Interval

Open Interest

$10.2M

Mark Price

$0.1466

Crypto.com

+39.46%

Interval

Open Interest

$2K

Mark Price

$0.1465

Gate.io

+36.16%

Interval

Open Interest

$286K

Mark Price

$0.1468

Extended

+11.40%

Interval

Open Interest

$14K

Mark Price

$0.1471

BloFin

+11.33%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.0M

Mark Price

$0.1466

Binance FuturesBest Long

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$24.6M

Mark Price

$0.1465

Bybit

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$2.0M

Mark Price

$0.1469

OKX

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.4M

Mark Price

$0.1463

BingX

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$5.6M

Mark Price

$0.147

Bitget

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$2.8M

Mark Price

$0.1466

KuCoin

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$504K

Mark Price

$0.1467

MEXC

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.0M

Mark Price

$0.1466

Variational

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$26K

Mark Price

$0.1468

Toobit

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$467K

Mark Price

$0.1469

Bitunix

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.1468

Hotcoin

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$1.8M

Mark Price

$0.1468

WEEX

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.147

Pionex

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$25K

Mark Price

$0.1471

CoinW

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.1465

LBank

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

—

Mark Price

$0.1467

TxFlow

+10.96%

Interval

Open Interest

$6K

Mark Price

$0.1462

Funding Rates by Exchange

Exchange	Funding APR↓	Interval	Open Interest↕	Mark Price↕
AsterBest Short	+75.15%	4h	$10.2M	$0.1466
Crypto.com	+39.46%	1h	$2K	$0.1465
Gate.io	+36.16%	4h	$286K	$0.1468
Extended	+11.40%	1h	$14K	$0.1471
BloFin	+11.33%	4h	$1.0M	$0.1466
Binance FuturesBest Long	+10.96%	4h	$24.6M	$0.1465
Bybit	+10.96%	4h	$2.0M	$0.1469
OKX	+10.96%	4h	$1.4M	$0.1463
BingX	+10.96%	4h	$5.6M	$0.147
Bitget	+10.96%	4h	$2.8M	$0.1466
KuCoin	+10.96%	4h	$504K	$0.1467
MEXC	+10.96%	4h	$1.0M	$0.1466
Variational	+10.96%	4h	$26K	$0.1468
Toobit	+10.96%	4h	$467K	$0.1469
Bitunix	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.1468
Hotcoin	+10.96%	4h	$1.8M	$0.1468
WEEX	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.147
Pionex	+10.96%	4h	$25K	$0.1471
CoinW	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.1465
LBank	+10.96%	4h	—	$0.1467
TxFlow	+10.96%	1h	$6K	$0.1462

KITE funding rates explained

Funding data updated 11:08 UTC, 2026-10-01

KITE (Kite) perpetual futures funding rates — also called perpetual swap funding rates — are aggregated live by exchange across 21 venues on ORBIT. Funding is the recurring payment exchanged between long and short traders that keeps a perpetual swap tethered to the spot price — when it is positive, longs pay shorts; when negative, shorts pay longs. Right now KITE funding ranges from +10.96% annualized on TxFlow to +75.15% on Aster.

The widest cross-exchange funding spread for KITE is currently 64.2% APR. A delta-neutral funding trade captures this gap by going long on Binance Futures — where funding is lowest, so the long leg is paid or pays the least — and short on Aster, where funding is highest, so the short leg collects. Because the two legs are equal and opposite, the asset's price moves cancel out and what is left is the funding spread. ORBIT's backtester replays the real funding history of both legs and subtracts live taker fees and order-book slippage, so the result is net PnL, not a headline number.

KITE ranks #123 by open interest among tracked perpetual assets, total open interest across covered venues is $51.8M, 24h volume is $35.1M, the volume-weighted mark price is $0.1466. Deeper liquidity means a funding spread can be traded at larger size with lower slippage — use the Min OI filter on the screener to surface only markets you can realistically enter and exit.

Frequently asked questions

Which exchange has the highest KITE funding rate right now?: Aster shows the highest KITE funding at +75.15% annualized. A high positive rate means shorts get paid, so this is the venue to short KITE when running a funding-arbitrage pair. Rates change every settlement window — check the live screener for the current value.
Which exchange is best to long KITE for funding?: TxFlow has the lowest KITE funding at +10.96% annualized, which makes the long leg cheapest (or paid). Pair it with the highest-funding venue to capture the spread delta-neutral.
What is the best KITE funding-arbitrage pair?