Market Shows Divergence in Funding Rates Across Major Exchanges

According to BlockBeats, recent data from Coinglass indicates that funding rates across major centralized and decentralized exchanges are showing a mix of bearish and neutral sentiments. The funding rates for key cryptocurrencies are detailed in the accompanying data. Funding rates are fees set by cryptocurrency trading platforms to maintain the balance between contract prices and the prices of underlying assets, typically applied to perpetual contracts. This mechanism facilitates the exchange of funds between long and short traders, without the platform charging this fee, to adjust the cost or profit of holding contracts, ensuring contract prices remain close to the asset prices. A funding rate of 0.01% signifies a baseline rate. When the funding rate exceeds 0.01%, it indicates a generally bullish market sentiment. Conversely, a funding rate below 0.005% suggests a bearish market outlook.