Crypto
Funding rate
Also known as: perpetual funding, funding
The funding rate is a periodic payment exchanged between long and short holders of a crypto perpetual futures contract to keep its price near spot.
When the rate is positive, longs pay shorts (the market is long-skewed); when negative, shorts pay longs. Extreme funding can signal crowded positioning and potential squeezes. It is a widely watched crypto sentiment gauge.
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