Pyth Network (PYTH) Funding Rate

Pyth Network Funding Rate Overview

The Pyth Network (PYTH) perpetual funding rate is a periodic payment exchanged between long and short holders of PYTH perpetual futures contracts, designed to keep the perpetual price anchored to the underlying spot price. When PYTH funding is positive, longs pay shorts — signalling bullish leveraged crowding. When negative, shorts pay longs — often during a capitulation or heavy hedging flow. Sharpe aggregates PYTH funding rates from 13 exchanges with each exchange's rate normalized to annualized APR (APR = rate × 8,760 / interval_hours) so you can directly compare 1-hour rates from Hyperliquid against 8-hour rates from Binance, Bybit, and OKX.

About Pyth Network Perpetual Funding

Pyth Network (PYTH) perpetual futures clear $50M to $150M OI on Binance, Bybit, OKX, and Bitget. Pyth is the largest oracle network on Solana (and expanded multi-chain) competing with Chainlink for DeFi oracle market share. PYTH funding tracks oracle adoption and DeFi protocol integrations. Baseline PYTH funding runs -0.005% to +0.015% per 8h. PYTH has native staking via Pyth DAO (oracle integrity staking) providing modest yield. PYTH's large unlock schedule (team/ecosystem through 2027) creates chronic short pressure — first major cliff (May 2024) produced extreme funding dislocation. PYTH correlation with LINK, API3, and oracle basket is moderate.

How to Read the PYTH Funding Rate

PYTH funding is dominated by unlock cycles in early token lifecycle. Monthly unlock schedule creates predictable short pressure. Sustained PYTH funding above 0.04% per 8h is rare given unlock dilution. Cross-reference with Pyth's Total Value Secured (TVS) and new chain integrations for fundamental improvement signals.

PYTH Funding Rate Signals

Use the PYTH funding rate as three separate signals. First, as a sentiment indicator: persistent 8-hour rates above 0.03% (~33% APR) often precede Pyth Network corrections as leveraged longs crowd. Second, as a carry opportunity: hold long spot + short perp to collect the funding payment while staying delta-neutral — use Sharpe's arbitrage calculator to size the trade. Third, as a cross-exchange divergence signal: when Binance PYTH funding diverges meaningfully from OKX or Hyperliquid, the positioning asymmetry often precedes a volatility expansion. Sharpe's funding rate terminal and leaderboard surface these divergences automatically.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current Pyth Network funding rate?

As of 2026-04-28 14:30 UTC, Pyth Network (PYTH) is funding at -0.0008% on Binance (8-hour interval, -0.01% annualized). Sharpe tracks 11 venues for PYTH — the highest PYTH APR right now is 0.05% on HTX, the lowest is -0.56% on CoinEx. Open the table on this page for the full live cross-exchange comparison.

Which exchanges have the highest Pyth Network funding rate?

As of 2026-04-28 14:30 UTC, the top three PYTH funding venues by annualized APR are: HTX at 0.05%, Bybit at 0.05%, Bitget at 0.02%. The bottom three (best for paying-side carry) are: CoinEx at -0.56%, KuCoin at -0.22%, Hyperliquid at -0.15%. 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 Pyth Network funding rate calculated?

Exchange-calculated funding rates combine three inputs: the premium index (PYTH 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 Pyth Network 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 PYTH funding rate to APR so you can rank yields across exchanges without manual conversion.

Does Pyth Network funding rate arbitrage work?

Yes, when rates are high enough to overcome trading fees and execution slippage. The classic trade is long spot PYTH + short PYTH 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 Pyth Network funding rate data?

Sharpe fetches PYTH 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.