STEEM Funding Rate History — Settled Payments by Exchange
Steem
| Exchange | Settlements | Total Paid | Average APR | Largest | Smallest | Last Settled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HTX | 180 | -20.8853% | -254.28% | +0.0050% | -1.9174% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 Gate.io | 205 | -22.0048% | -235.24% | +0.0887% | -2.0000% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 BingX | 180 | -22.5643% | -274.72% | +0.1673% | -1.9800% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 KuCoin | 180 | -22.6193% | -275.39% | +0.0050% | -1.8604% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 Bitget | 180 | -23.0062% | -280.10% | +0.0050% | -1.8750% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 Binance Futures | 180 | -24.6387% | -299.98% | +0.0050% | -1.9956% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 Bybit | 180 | -24.6699% | -300.36% | +0.1792% | -2.1005% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 Toobit | 180 | -24.6939% | -300.65% | +0.0050% | -2.0000% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 WEEX | 180 | -24.6939% | -300.65% | +0.0050% | -2.0000% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 MEXC | 180 | -24.7180% | -300.94% | +0.0050% | -2.0000% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 Bitunix | 180 | -24.7568% | -301.41% | +0.0050% | -2.0000% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
 Aster | 387 | -25.2372% | -142.91% | +0.0050% | -2.0000% | 2026-09-30 16:00 UTC |
What the STEEM funding rate means
What STEEM (Steem) actually paid over the last 30 days: 2,392 settlements across 12 venues, broken down venue by venue. These are settled payments — the amount an exchange actually charged or credited each funding interval — not the rate currently quoted for the next payment. HTX paid the most over the window at -20.8853% of position size.
A funding rate quoted right now is a forecast of the next payment; what a position actually earned is the sum of payments that already settled. Two venues can quote a similar rate and still pay very differently over a month, because they settle on different schedules and compute the rate from their own order book rather than a shared index. The rate was positive in 52% of the 2,392 settlements recorded here, meaning longs paid shorts that often.
Over the window, settled totals ranged from -20.8853% on HTX to -25.2372% on Aster — the gap between them is what a delta-neutral position collecting on both legs would have captured before fees and slippage. Verify the live version of this spread on the ORBIT funding screener before sizing a trade: settled history shows what already happened, not what will happen next.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the STEEM funding rate a live quote or an actual payment?
- A funding rate quoted right now is a forecast of the next payment; what a position actually earned is the sum of payments that already settled. Two venues can quote a similar rate and still pay very differently over a month, because they settle on different schedules and compute the rate from their own order book rather than a shared index. The rate was positive in 52% of the 2,392 settlements recorded here.
- Which exchange has paid the most settled STEEM funding recently?
- HTX paid the most over the last 30 days at -20.8853% of position size across 180 settlements, an average annualized rate of -254.28%. This is a sum of actual payments, not a forecast.
- How often is STEEM funding actually paid?
- Over the last 30 days, ORBIT recorded 2,392 funding settlements for STEEM across 12 venues. Settlement schedules differ by venue — some pay hourly, others every 4 or 8 hours — so the number of payments per venue in the table above is not the same for all of them.