Why is the Drift Protocol (DRIFT) spread so high on some exchanges?

No route is worth a look right now; the engine's commonest warnings: even when the prices meet, closing crosses each leg's bid-ask spread, and that eats the profit; under $20 at the best price. We have no network status from Kraken and Crypto.com, so a transfer there cannot be checked.

Where is Drift Protocol (DRIFT) cheapest to buy?

Cheapest now on Gate: $0.013848; dearest on Coinbase Exchange: $0.013867, 0.13% apart. 10 exchanges with a liquid DRIFT market compared, at the mid between bid and ask.

Can I transfer Drift Protocol (DRIFT) between Gate and Coinbase Exchange?

Unknown: one of the exchanges does not publish DRIFT withdrawal and deposit status by network. Check on Gate and Coinbase Exchange before a transfer.

Is there an arbitrage opportunity in Drift Protocol (DRIFT) right now?

Not on spot after fees: no spot route earns right now. The widest price gap is 0.13% (Gate → Coinbase Exchange), and trading fees and the withdrawal eat it.

What is the Drift Protocol (DRIFT) spread now?

0.13% between the cheapest (Gate) and the dearest (Coinbase Exchange) exchange, before fees. No route worth taking with an open transfer right now.

Drift Protocol (DRIFT) arbitrage

As of 2026-10-25 03:48 UTC, there is no DRIFT route between exchanges: no pair is in profit after taker fees. The closest to profit: buy on Gate, sell on LBank, −0.42% after fees.

Futures: no DRIFT route is in profit after fees right now.

DRIFT on 14 exchanges spot and 14 in futures: live routes, past spreads and how long they last.

Prices at 03:48 UTC · open routes a minute older; real time in the scanners on paid plans · How we count

Price: $0.013855
24h volume: $9.4M
Exchanges: 22; 14 spot · 14 futures
Routes now: 0; 0 take · 0 risky
Gaps in 7 days: 502; 203 over a minute

Drift Protocol (DRIFT) right now

DRIFT is cheapest on Gate ($0.013848) and dearest on Coinbase Exchange ($0.013867): 0.13% apart across 10 exchanges with a liquid spot market, before fees.

No route in profit after fees is worth a look right now.

Over 7 days a spread in profit opened 502 times, and 203 of them lasted a minute or longer; one usually closed within 15 s.

Funding per 8 hours runs from −0.0100% on Deepcoin to 0.0100% on WhiteBIT, across 7 exchanges (outliers, markets under $50k a day and exchanges publishing no volume left out).

Drift Protocol (DRIFT) arbitrage opportunities now

Spot and futures, no transfer

Long	Short	Spread	Size at best price	Verdict
Bybit perp	Binance	0.069%	$1.02	Avoid
Bybit perp	Toobit	0.069%	$1.02	Avoid

Drift Protocol (DRIFT): net spread between exchanges

Where to buy and where to sell: the net spread after taker fees at the best book prices, for every pair of exchanges with a liquid spot market. A cell in profit with an open transfer leads to the route page.

Where to buy ↓ / where to sell →, net spread after taker fees, data as of 2026-10-25 03:48 UTC
Buy ↓ / sell →	LBank	Bitrue	Coinbase Exchange	Toobit	MEXC	Bybit	Gate	DigiFinex	KuCoin	XT
LBank	—	−0.77%	−0.79%	−0.52%	−0.44%	−0.50%	−0.52%	−0.59%	−0.44%	−0.62%
Bitrue	−0.92%	—	−1.29%	−1.02%	−0.94%	−1.00%	−1.02%	−1.09%	−0.94%	−1.12%
Coinbase Exchange	−0.97%	−1.33%	—	−1.07%	−0.99%	−1.05%	−1.07%	−1.14%	−1.00%	−1.17%
Toobit	−0.52%	−0.87%	−0.89%	—	−0.54%	−0.60%	−0.62%	−0.69%	−0.54%	−0.72%
MEXC	−0.44%	−0.80%	−0.81%	−0.54%	—	−0.52%	−0.54%	−0.61%	−0.47%	−0.64%
Bybit	−0.42%	−0.78%	−0.80%	−0.52%	−0.45%	—	−0.52%	−0.60%	−0.45%	−0.63%
Gate	−0.42%	−0.77%	−0.79%	−0.52%	−0.44%	−0.50%	—	−0.59%	−0.44%	−0.62%
DigiFinex	−0.52%	−0.87%	−0.89%	−0.62%	−0.54%	−0.60%	−0.62%	—	−0.54%	−0.72%
KuCoin	−0.59%	−0.95%	−0.96%	−0.69%	−0.61%	−0.67%	−0.69%	−0.76%	—	−0.79%
XT	−0.52%	−0.87%	−0.89%	−0.62%	−0.54%	−0.60%	−0.62%	−0.69%	−0.54%	—

+0.00% ⊘ — transfer closed: withdrawal or deposit closed, no common network or different tokens under the ticker, do not count on that profit
+0.00% ✕ — the engine flags the pair as suspect (price outlier, dead book), do not count on that profit
+0.00% ! — verdict avoid
+0.00% ? — the exchanges publish no network status, whether the coins can arrive is unknown
−0.00% — not in profit after fees

Drift Protocol (DRIFT) arbitrage strategy

No DRIFT route worth taking with an open transfer right now. Fresh routes are in the scanner.

Drift Protocol (DRIFT) price on every exchange

Refreshed every 10 seconds. The best buy and sell prices are highlighted.

Spot · 14

Exchange	Bid	Ask	Book spread	24h volume
LBankDRIFT/USDT	0.013840	0.013870	0.22%	$1M
BitrueDRIFT/USDT	0.013790	0.013940	1.08%	$146.4K
CoinbaseDRIFT/USDC	0.013840	0.013860	0.14%	$111.1K
CoinbaseDRIFT/USD	0.013840	0.013860	0.14%	$111.1K
Coinbase ExchangeDRIFT/USD	0.013840	0.013860	0.14%	$111K
ToobitDRIFT/USDT	0.013840	0.013870	0.22%	$71.4K
MEXCDRIFT/USDT	0.013830	0.013880	0.36%	$57K
BybitDRIFT/USDT	0.013840	0.013860	0.14%	$56.8K
GateDRIFT/USDT	0.013840	0.013856	0.12%	$36K
DigiFinexDRIFT/USDT	0.013830	0.013870	0.29%	$22.6K
KuCoinDRIFT/USDT	0.013850	0.013880	0.22%	$15.8K
XTDRIFT/USDT	0.013826	0.013870	0.32%	$10.8K

Perpetual futures · 14

Exchange	Bid	Ask	Book spread	Funding	24h volume
BingXDRIFT/USDT	0.013860	0.013870	0.07%	0.0050%/4h	$6.5M
WhiteBITDRIFT/USDT	0.013830	0.013920	0.65%	0.0050%/4h	$322.8K
BybitDRIFT/USDT	0.013830	0.013850	0.14%	0.0050%/4h	$286.3K
DeepcoinDRIFT/USDT	0.013880	0.013890	0.07%	−0.0050%/4h	$114.5K
MEXCDRIFT/USDT	0.013820	0.013970	1.08%	0.0050%/4h	$102.9K
ToobitDRIFT/USDT	0.013880	0.013890	0.07%	0.0050%/4h	$93.2K
WEEXDRIFT/USDT	0.013870	0.013880	0.07%	0.0050%/4h	$57.1K
KuCoinDRIFT/USDT	0.013850	0.013870	0.14%	0.0050%/4h	$45.7K
BitgetDRIFT/USDT	0.013880	0.013890	0.07%	0.0050%/4h	$16.4K
GateDRIFT/USDT	0.013850	0.013870	0.14%	0.0050%/4h	$16.1K
BloFinDRIFT/USDT	0.013870	0.013900	0.22%	0.0061%/4h	$6,489
BinanceDRIFT/USDT	0.013880	0.013890	0.07%	0.0050%/4h	—
WOO XDRIFT/USDT	0.013800	0.014000	1.44%	0.0050%/4h	—
LBankDRIFT/USDT	no quote			0.0050%/4h	—

How often Drift Protocol (DRIFT) spreads open

Exchange pairs between which the price drifted apart with a profit after fees over 7 days. “Over a minute” counts the gaps that held for a minute or longer: those can be caught. The rest are flashes of seconds that close before an order arrives.

Market	Route	Over a minute	Gaps	Median lifetime
perp ↔ perp	Bybit perp → MEXC perp	30	41	2 min 17 s
spot ↔ perp	MEXC spot → MEXC perp	21	33	2 min 08 s
spot ↔ perp	LBank spot → MEXC perp	20	23	6 min 42 s
perp ↔ perp	Bybit perp → Toobit perp	13	23	2 min 35 s
perp ↔ perp	MEXC perp → Binance perp	10	21	45 s
perp ↔ perp	WEEX perp → MEXC perp	10	16	2 min 06 s
perp ↔ perp	MEXC perp → Toobit perp	9	20	45 s
perp ↔ perp	Bybit perp → Binance perp	9	18	1 min 24 s
perp ↔ perp	BingX perp → MEXC perp	8	19	27 s
spot ↔ perp	Bybit spot → MEXC perp	6	10	2 min 30 s
perp ↔ perp	Binance perp → MEXC perp	5	10	2 min 06 s
perp ↔ perp	Toobit perp → MEXC perp	5	8	2 min 23 s
spot ↔ perp	Toobit spot → MEXC perp	4	8	1 min 09 s
perp ↔ perp	MEXC perp → WEEX perp	4	8	1 min 36 s
perp ↔ perp	KuCoin perp → MEXC perp	4	7	2 min 06 s
spot ↔ perp	LBank spot → Binance perp	4	7	1 min 36 s
spot ↔ perp	LBank spot → Toobit perp	4	7	1 min 36 s
spot ↔ perp	Gate spot → MEXC perp	4	5	3 min 53 s
spot ↔ perp	Bitget spot → Toobit perp	3	5	7 min 06 s
spot ↔ perp	Bitget spot → Binance perp	3	4	30 min 50 s

Networks, deposits and withdrawals

Whether the coin can be moved between exchanges: withdrawals open where you buy and deposits open where you sell. Refreshed every 5 minutes.

Network	Exchange	Deposit	Withdraw	Withdrawal fee
SOL	BackpackSolana	closed	open	19 DRIFT
	Bitget	closed	n/a	71.58 DRIFT
	Bitrue	open	open	75 DRIFT
	Bitvavo	open	open	45 DRIFT
	Bybit	open	open	60 DRIFT
	CEX.IOsolana	open	open	29 DRIFT
	Coinbasesolana	n/a	n/a	—
	Coinbase Exchangesolana	n/a	n/a	—
	DigiFinex	open	open	2 DRIFT
	Gate	open	open	—
	Geminisolana	n/a	n/a	—
	HitBTC	open	open	732 DRIFT
	HTXdrift	open	open	73.32 DRIFT
	KuCoinsol	open	open	50 DRIFT
	LBanksolana	n/a	open	71.74 DRIFT
	MEXC	closed	open	109 DRIFT
	Phemex	n/a	n/a	—
	Poloniex	open	open	64.66 DRIFT
	Toobit	open	open	2.424 DRIFT
	XTSolana	closed	open	72.13 DRIFT

Gaps of a minute or longer, last 7 days

When (UTC)	Market	Route	Spread	Lasted	Transfer
Oct 25, 01:11 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.140%	7 min 00 s	—
Oct 24, 11:03 PM	perp ↔ perp	KuCoin → Toobit	0.140%	30 min 42 s	—
Oct 24, 09:03 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → WEEX	0.150%	1 h 00 min	—
Oct 24, 08:45 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.214%	11 min 36 s	—
Oct 24, 07:04 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Binance	0.145%	7 min 36 s	—
Oct 24, 05:18 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.149%	33 min 20 s	—
Oct 24, 02:16 PM	perp ↔ perp	KuCoin → Toobit	0.149%	3 min 10 s	—
Oct 24, 02:15 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → BingX	0.151%	2 min 19 s	—
Oct 24, 02:15 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → WEEX	0.240%	3 min 28 s	—
Oct 24, 02:14 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Binance	0.300%	5 min 25 s	—
Oct 24, 02:14 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.300%	5 min 37 s	—
Oct 24, 01:31 PM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.140%	12 min 42 s	—
Oct 24, 11:07 AM	spot ↔ perp	Gate → MEXC	0.109%	5 min 57 s	—
Oct 24, 11:07 AM	spot ↔ perp	Toobit → MEXC	0.131%	6 min 00 s	—
Oct 24, 11:05 AM	perp ↔ perp	Toobit → MEXC	0.145%	8 min 03 s	—
Oct 24, 11:03 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bybit → MEXC	0.171%	10 min 00 s	—
Oct 24, 11:01 AM	perp ↔ perp	Binance → MEXC	0.144%	11 min 33 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	spot ↔ perp	Gate → MEXC	0.138%	2 min 30 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	perp ↔ perp	BingX → MEXC	0.216%	16 min 06 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	perp ↔ perp	KuCoin → MEXC	0.196%	16 min 06 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	perp ↔ perp	WEEX → MEXC	0.227%	16 min 06 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	perp ↔ perp	Toobit → MEXC	0.145%	4 min 45 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	perp ↔ perp	Binance → MEXC	0.145%	2 min 30 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	spot ↔ perp	MEXC → MEXC	0.359%	16 min 06 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	spot ↔ perp	LBank → MEXC	0.331%	16 min 06 s	—
Oct 24, 10:57 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bybit → MEXC	0.171%	2 min 30 s	—
Oct 24, 10:56 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → MEXC	0.339%	16 min 12 s	—
Oct 24, 10:00 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → WOO X	0.418%	3 min 12 s	—
Oct 24, 10:00 AM	spot → spot	Bitrue → Bybit	0.151%	3 min 39 s	SOL
Oct 24, 09:59 AM	spot → spot	Bitrue → KuCoin	0.131%	4 min 30 s	SOL
Oct 24, 09:59 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → Bybit	0.113%	4 min 30 s	—
Oct 24, 09:58 AM	spot → spot	Bitrue → LBank	0.159%	5 min 33 s	Transfer status unknown
Oct 24, 09:58 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → KuCoin	0.113%	5 min 42 s	—
Oct 24, 09:54 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → Deepcoin	0.290%	9 min 21 s	—
Oct 24, 09:52 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → BingX	0.347%	12 min 00 s	—
Oct 24, 09:52 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → WEEX	0.501%	12 min 03 s	—
Oct 24, 09:51 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → Toobit	0.490%	12 min 09 s	—
Oct 24, 09:51 AM	spot ↔ perp	Bitrue → Binance	0.490%	12 min 12 s	—
Oct 24, 09:43 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → MEXC	0.198%	1 min 18 s	—
Oct 24, 09:34 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.137%	9 min 09 s	—
Oct 24, 05:59 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.132%	22 min 54 s	—
Oct 24, 05:36 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Binance	0.200%	47 min 33 s	—
Oct 24, 05:27 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Toobit	0.200%	27 min 30 s	—
Oct 24, 02:23 AM	spot ↔ perp	LBank → Toobit	0.120%	11 min 00 s	—
Oct 24, 02:21 AM	spot ↔ perp	LBank → Binance	0.188%	14 min 06 s	—
Oct 24, 02:20 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Binance	0.128%	3 min 51 s	—
Oct 24, 01:57 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → Binance	0.195%	15 min 03 s	—
Oct 24, 01:24 AM	perp ↔ perp	KuCoin → MEXC	0.188%	4 min 12 s	—
Oct 24, 01:21 AM	spot ↔ perp	LBank → MEXC	0.178%	7 min 00 s	—
Oct 24, 01:20 AM	perp ↔ perp	Bybit → MEXC	0.189%	7 min 54 s	—

Spread at the peak after taker fees. Lifetime is measured to about 3 s.

More on Drift Protocol (DRIFT)

DRIFT funding rates by exchange →

DRIFT trades on: BingX, LBank, Bybit, Coinbase, WhiteBIT, Toobit, MEXC, Bitrue, Deepcoin, KuCoin, WEEX, Gate and 10 more

FAQ

Why is the Drift Protocol (DRIFT) spread so high on some exchanges?: No route is worth a look right now; the engine's commonest warnings: even when the prices meet, closing crosses each leg's bid-ask spread, and that eats the profit; under $20 at the best price. We have no network status from Kraken and Crypto.com, so a transfer there cannot be checked.
Where is Drift Protocol (DRIFT) cheapest to buy?: Cheapest now on Gate: $0.013848; dearest on Coinbase Exchange: $0.013867, 0.13% apart. 10 exchanges with a liquid DRIFT market compared, at the mid between bid and ask.
Can I transfer Drift Protocol (DRIFT) between Gate and Coinbase Exchange?: Unknown: one of the exchanges does not publish DRIFT withdrawal and deposit status by network. Check on Gate and Coinbase Exchange before a transfer.
Is there an arbitrage opportunity in Drift Protocol (DRIFT) right now?: Not on spot after fees: no spot route earns right now. The widest price gap is 0.13% (Gate → Coinbase Exchange), and trading fees and the withdrawal eat it.
What is the Drift Protocol (DRIFT) spread now?: 0.13% between the cheapest (Gate) and the dearest (Coinbase Exchange) exchange, before fees. No route worth taking with an open transfer right now.