# ZEST funding rate history — settled payments by exchange

Source: https://orbitperpscreener.com/markets/asset/ZEST/funding · window: last 30 days · generated 2026-09-23T19:05 UTC

What ZEST (Zest Protocol) actually paid over the last 30 days: 2,756 settlements across 13 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. BingX paid the most over the window at +4.1651% 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 100% of the 2,756 settlements recorded here, meaning longs paid shorts that often.

Over the window, settled totals ranged from +4.1651% on BingX to +1.3456% on Gate.io — 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.

| Exchange | Settlements | Total paid | Average APR | Largest | Smallest | Last settled |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|
| BingX | 180 | +4.1651% | +50.71% | +0.0820% | +0.0035% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Pionex | 180 | +3.3483% | +40.77% | +0.0755% | +0.0050% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Aster | 513 | +3.3156% | +14.16% | +0.0806% | +0.0013% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| BloFin | 180 | +3.1725% | +38.63% | +0.0747% | +0.0020% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Binance Futures | 180 | +3.1665% | +38.55% | +0.0726% | +0.0050% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Toobit | 180 | +3.1652% | +38.54% | +0.0735% | +0.0050% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| MEXC | 180 | +3.1522% | +38.38% | +0.0738% | +0.0050% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| WEEX | 180 | +3.1370% | +38.19% | +0.0757% | +0.0045% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Bitunix | 180 | +3.1277% | +38.08% | +0.0769% | +0.0050% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Bybit | 180 | +2.8220% | +34.36% | +0.0845% | +0.0050% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Bitget | 180 | +2.2657% | +27.58% | +0.0741% | +0.0050% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| KuCoin | 180 | +2.0676% | +25.17% | +0.0537% | -0.1710% | 2026-09-23 16:00 UTC |
| Gate.io | 263 | +1.3456% | +44.85% | +0.0200% | -0.0063% | 2026-09-23 18:00 UTC |

## FAQ

### Is the ZEST 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 100% of the 2,756 settlements recorded here.

### Which exchange has paid the most settled ZEST funding recently?

BingX paid the most over the last 30 days at +4.1651% of position size across 180 settlements, an average annualized rate of +50.71%. This is a sum of actual payments, not a forecast.

### How often is ZEST funding actually paid?

Over the last 30 days, ORBIT recorded 2,756 funding settlements for ZEST across 13 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.

### What is the widest settled ZEST funding spread between venues?

Over the last 30 days, settled totals ranged from +4.1651% on BingX to +1.3456% on Gate.io. That gap is what a position holding both legs — long on the venue that paid least, short on the one that paid most — would have collected before fees and slippage. Check the current spread on the live screener, since settled history describes the past, not the next payment.

Live rates: https://orbitperpscreener.com/markets/asset/ZEST · Screener: https://orbitperpscreener.com/screener