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Funding rate · ETC perpetual · updated every 15 minutes
Ethereum Classic funding rate today
Funding for Ethereum Classic is slightly positive: longs pay shorts about +5.9% a year on average – below the usual base rate of about 11% a year, so traders are fairly balanced.
Average, per year+5.9%+0.0054% per 8 hours · 11 venues
Highest+11.0%Variational
Lowest−58.0%Hyperliquid
30-day average+0.8%on Hyperliquid · 13 of 31 days negative
Ethereum Classic funding on every venue
Sorted from the highest to the lowest. Positive = longs pay shorts; negative = shorts pay longs.
| Venue | Per 8 hours | Per year | Pays every | Next payment | Who pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance CEX | +0.0100% | +11.0% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| MEXC CEX | +0.0100% | +11.0% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| KuCoin CEX | +0.0100% | +11.0% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| Aster DEX | +0.0100% | +11.0% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| Variational DEX | +0.0100% | +11.0% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| Gate CEX | +0.0065% | +7.1% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| Bybit CEX | +0.0041% | +4.5% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| Bitget CEX | +0.0041% | +4.5% | 8 h | – | longs pay |
| dYdX DEX | +0.0000% | +0.0% | 1 h | – | nobody |
| OKX CEX | −0.0060% | −6.6% | 8 h | – | shorts pay |
| Hyperliquid DEX | −0.0530% | −58.0% | 1 h | – | shorts pay |
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Ethereum Classic funding over the last 31 days
Average funding per full day on Hyperliquid (pays every hour), shown as a yearly rate. Hover a bar for the exact day.
What Ethereum Classic funding costs in money
At today’s average rate, before trading fees.
| Position | Per day | Per week | Per 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 long | $0.16 | $1.14 | $4.87 |
| $10,000 long | $1.62 | $11.37 | $48.71 |
| $100,000 long | $16.24 | $113.67 | $487.14 |
More funding rates
Same table, other markets.
- Arbitrum+0.8%
- Internet Computer+10.9%
- Polygon+4.7%
- Worldcoin+9.0%
- Kaspa+11.0%
- World Liberty Financial+10.9%
- Pi Network−15.2%
- Aster+10.9%
- Algorand+8.2%
- Pump.fun+9.3%
- Render+11.0%
- Ondo+11.0%
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Ethereum Classic funding rate FAQ
What is the Ethereum Classic funding rate today?
On average +0.0054% every 8 hours (+5.9% a year) across 11 venues. The highest is Variational at +0.0100%, the lowest Hyperliquid at −0.0530%, per 8 hours. Updated every 15 minutes.
Is Ethereum Classic funding positive or negative?
Positive on average – traders holding long ETC positions pay those holding shorts. The sign can change from one payment to the next.
How often is Ethereum Classic funding paid?
It depends on the venue: Binance every 8 hours, MEXC every 8 hours, KuCoin every 8 hours, Aster every 8 hours, Variational every 8 hours, Gate every 8 hours, Bybit every 8 hours, Bitget every 8 hours, dYdX every 1 hour, OKX every 8 hours, Hyperliquid every 1 hour. Kumo converts all of them to “per 8 hours” so they can be compared.
How much does it cost to hold a Ethereum Classic long?
At today’s average, a $1,000 long pays about $0.16 a day in funding, on top of trading fees. Rates change all the time, so this is a snapshot, not a promise.
Does Ethereum Classic funding predict the price?
Not reliably. In our six-year study of 20 coins, very high or negative funding was followed by rises about as often as by falls. Right now Ethereum Classic funding is +5.9% a year.
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