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Zest Protocol (ZEST) Funding Rate

Zest Protocol (ZEST) perpetual funding on 10 exchanges: the current rate, annualized, what was actually paid and the payment history. Positive means longs pay shorts.

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Zest Protocol (ZEST) funding rate on every exchange

ExchangeRate per 8 hPer periodPredictedBy premiumAnnual1 day · 7 days · 30 daysNext payment24h volume
Gate4 hbest long+0.0100%+0.0050%—+0.0050%11.0%+0.0300%+0.221%+1.647%$85.8K
Bitget4 h+0.0100%+0.0050%—+0.0905%11.0%+0.128%+0.633%+3.078%$107.9K
Bybit4 h+0.0100%+0.0050%—+0.0582%11.0%+0.203%+0.626%+3.187%$159.1K
MEXC4 h+0.0176%+0.0088%—+0.0472%19.3%+0.0622%+0.352%+2.296%$113.8K
Binance4 h+0.0177%+0.0088%—+0.0678%19.3%+0.0630%+0.353%+2.301%—
Toobit4 h+0.0177%+0.0088%—+0.0608%19.3%+0.0628%+0.353%+2.300%$240.9K
XT4 h+0.0179%+0.0090%—+0.0976%19.6%+0.0751%+0.401%+2.776%$886.4K
LBank4 h+0.0180%+0.0090%—+0.0777%19.7%+0.0631%+0.355%+1.210%—
WEEX4 h+0.0189%+0.0095%—+0.0819%20.7%+0.0632%+0.360%+2.308%$335.4K
KuCoin4 hbest short+0.0810%+0.0405%——88.7%+0.276%+1.164%+4.737%$1.9M

What Zest Protocol (ZEST) funding actually paid

Over 7 days, a Zest Protocol (ZEST) long paid +0.482% on average across exchanges (25.1% a year). The most on KuCoin (+1.164%), the least on Gate (+0.221%).

Over 30 days, a Zest Protocol (ZEST) long paid +2.584% on average across exchanges (32.3% a year). The most on KuCoin (+4.737%), the least on LBank (+1.210%).

Zest Protocol (ZEST) funding rate history chart

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Zest Protocol (ZEST) funding arbitrage right now

Among the exchanges that publish a 24h volume, the lowest rate now is on Gate (+0.0100% per 8 h), the highest on KuCoin (+0.0810%). Long on Gate and short on KuCoin, price hedged: a difference of 77.8% a year before fees and before the rates move.

Rates only. The price spread between the two perps, fees to enter and exit, book depth and whether the rate holds are in the futures screener →

Zest Protocol (ZEST) perpetual futures by exchange

KuCoinZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180315$1.9M
XTZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180585$886.4K
WEEXZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180400$335.4K
ToobitZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180400$240.9K
BybitZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180400$159.1K
MEXCZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180410$113.8K
BitgetZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180495$107.9K
GateZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180060$85.8K
LBankZEST/USDT:USDT—
BinanceZEST/USDT:USDT$0.180390—
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FAQ

What is the Zest Protocol (ZEST) funding rate?

A periodic payment between long and short holders of Zest Protocol (ZEST) perpetual futures that keeps the contract price near spot. When the rate is positive, longs pay shorts; when negative, shorts pay longs. Right now it ranges from 0.0100% to 0.0810% per 8 hours across 10 exchanges.

How often is Zest Protocol (ZEST) funding paid?

Every 8 hours on most exchanges, every 1–4 hours on some (Hyperliquid pays hourly). The table shows each exchange's interval and the time to the next payment.

Why is the Zest Protocol (ZEST) funding rate different on each exchange?

Each exchange computes it from its own premium of perpetual over index price and its own interval and caps. The difference is what funding arbitrage earns: short where funding is highest, long where it is lowest.

Does a high APR mean high profit?

No. APR extrapolates the current rate over a year, and rates change every period. Compare it with what was actually paid over 7 and 30 days in the table above.