KERNEL funding rates and arbitrage

KERNEL perpetuals trade on 9 contracts across 9 venues, forming 36 cross-venue arbitrage pairs. By net APR the current best pair is long Coinbase against short Binance, netting +17.96%, though note the legs settle on different cadences (1h / 4h)ใ€‚

KERNEL perpetual funding rates by venue

APR = current rate ร— (24 รท settlement interval) ร— 365. Venues settle on different cadences, so rates must be annualised before comparing.

VenueContractMarginSettlementCurrent rateAPR24h avg APR24h volumeMark
BingXKERNEL-USDTUSDT4h0.0035%+7.66%+7.66%$6.5M0.04110
BinanceKERNELUSDTUSDT4h0.0050%+10.95%+14.65%$1.2M0.04115
WhiteBITKERNEL_PERPUSDT4h0.0050%+10.95%+10.95%$576K0.04118
BybitKERNELUSDTUSDT4h0.0050%+10.95%+31.17%$271K0.04123
BitgetKERNELUSDTUSDT4h0.0050%+10.95%+10.95%$110K0.04123
MEXCKERNEL_USDTUSDT4h0.0050%+10.95%+14.60%$108K0.04115
GateKERNEL_USDTUSDT4h0.0034%+7.45%+35.00%$47K0.04116
CoinbaseKERNEL-PERPUSDC1h-0.0008%-7.01%-7.01%$16K0.06537
KuCoinKERNELUSDTMUSDT4h0.0050%+10.95%+29.72%$13K0.04111

KERNEL cross-venue arbitrage pairs

Short the higher-APR leg and go long the lower one; net APR = short leg โˆ’ long leg.

LongShortNet APRDaily24h avgSettlementLiquidity
Coinbase USDCBinance USDT+17.96%0.0492%+21.65%1h / 4h$16K
Coinbase USDCBitget USDT+17.96%0.0492%+17.96%1h / 4h$16K
Coinbase USDCBybit USDT+17.96%0.0492%+38.18%1h / 4h$16K
Coinbase USDCKuCoin USDT+17.96%0.0492%+36.72%1h / 4h$13K
Coinbase USDCMEXC USDT+17.96%0.0492%+21.61%1h / 4h$16K
Coinbase USDCWhiteBIT USDT+17.96%0.0492%+17.96%1h / 4h$16K
Coinbase USDCBingX USDT+14.67%0.0402%+14.67%1h / 4h$16K
Coinbase USDCGate USDT+14.45%0.0396%+42.01%1h / 4h$16K
Gate USDTBinance USDT+3.50%0.0096%-20.36%4h matched$47K
Gate USDTBitget USDT+3.50%0.0096%-24.05%4h matched$47K
Gate USDTBybit USDT+3.50%0.0096%-3.83%4h matched$47K
Gate USDTKuCoin USDT+3.50%0.0096%-5.29%4h matched$13K

KernelDAO project profile

Key facts
Total
1.00B
Max supply
1.00B
Type
Token
Market cap rank
#1090
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)BNB Chain EcosystemArbitrum EcosystemEthereum EcosystemReal World Assets (RWA)RestakingLiquid Restaking Governance Tokens
Contract addresses
ethereum0x3f80b1c54ae920be41a77f8b902259d48cf24ccf
binance0x9ecaf80c1303cca8791afbc0ad405c8a35e8d9f1
arbitrum0x6e401189c8a68d05562c9bab7f674f910821eacf
About

Kernel is a suite of restaking products - Kelp LRT, Kernel Infrastructure, and Gain Kelp is a liquid restaking protocol with $2B+ in TVL, 500K ETH restaked, live on 10+ L2s and integrated across Aave, Pendle, Fluid, and many more key platforms. Gain is a vault product designed for users to maximize their earning potential - via different vaults like Airdrop Gain Vault, and High Growth Vault among others Kernel aims to redefine the restaking and decentralized finance landscape by building an interconnected ecosystem that seamlessly bridges security, liquidity, and rewards. By empowering stakers, developers, and protocols, Kernel strives to be the backbone of decentralized economic security on the BNB Chain and beyond

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