What is the current Astar funding rate?

As of 2026-05-11 15:37 UTC, Astar (ASTR) is funding at 0.0100% on Binance (8-hour interval, 0.11% annualized). Sharpe tracks 7 venues for ASTR — the highest ASTR APR right now is 0.80% on KuCoin, the lowest is 0.11% on Bybit. Open the table on this page for the full live cross-exchange comparison.

Which exchanges have the highest Astar funding rate?

As of 2026-05-11 15:37 UTC, the top three ASTR funding venues by annualized APR are: KuCoin at 0.80%, Bybit at 0.11%, Bitget at 0.11%. The bottom three (best for paying-side carry) are: Bybit at 0.11%, Bitget at 0.11%, Binance at 0.11%. Rankings rotate each settlement window — Sharpe's leaderboard sorts all 5,000+ perpetual pairs across 13 tracked exchanges by current rate or annualized APR.

How is the Astar funding rate calculated?

Exchange-calculated funding rates combine three inputs: the premium index (ASTR perpetual price minus the spot reference index), the interest rate component (typically fixed at 0.01% per 8 hours), and a clamp function that caps the final rate at ±0.375% on most exchanges. The formula is: funding = clamp(premium_index + interest_rate, ±cap). Different exchanges use slightly different index sources, which explains the cross-venue rate differences.

What is the annualized APR on Astar funding?

APR = rate × (8,760 / interval_hours). For 8-hour funding (Binance, Bybit, OKX), a 0.01% rate annualizes to 10.95% APR. For 1-hour funding (Hyperliquid), the same 0.01% rate annualizes to 87.6% APR. Sharpe's table auto-normalizes every ASTR funding rate to APR so you can rank yields across exchanges without manual conversion.

Does Astar funding rate arbitrage work?

Yes, when rates are high enough to overcome trading fees and execution slippage. The classic trade is long spot ASTR + short ASTR perp on the same exchange — you earn the funding rate each settlement while staying delta-neutral. Historical BTC and ETH funding rate arbitrage has yielded 10–40% annualized in bull markets. Use Sharpe's arbitrage calculator to size the trade with realistic fee and holding assumptions before execution.

Where does Sharpe get Astar funding rate data?

Sharpe fetches ASTR funding rates via direct REST API calls to each of the 13 supported exchanges — no third-party aggregator dependency. Rates update on each exchange's settlement schedule (every 1 hour for Hyperliquid and dYdX v4, every 8 hours for Binance, Bybit, OKX, and most others). Historical data is stored for trend analysis and accumulated-carry calculations.