To continuously enhance trading experience and risk management, Gate has launched a dynamic adjustment mechanism for the funding rate interval in perpetual futures. Starting from 10:00 (UTC) on August 29, 2025, if the funding rate of a perpetual futures market reaches the upper or lower limit at settlement, Gate will automatically adjust the funding rate interval for that market to 1 hour.
Scope of Application: All perpetual futures markets on Gate.
Example
Using the BTCUSDT perpetual contract as an example: the funding rate upper/lower limit is +0.3% / -0.3%, and the default settlement interval is once every 8 hours.
Scenario 1: At 08:00 (UTC) on September 1, 2025, if the funding rate for BTCUSDT reaches +0.3% or -0.3%, the funding rate interval for this contract will be adjusted to 1 hour, and the next settlement will take place at 09:00 (UTC) on the same day. This automatic adjustment will not be announced in advance.
Scenario 2: At 08:00 (UTC) on September 1, 2025, if the funding rate for BTCUSDT is 0.25%, within the upper and lower limits, the funding rate interval will not be automatically adjusted.
Scenario 3: At 07:00 (UTC) on September 1, 2025, the funding rate for BTCUSDT is 0.3%, and by 08:00 (UTC), it drops to 0.2%, within the upper and lower limits. The funding rate interval will not be automatically adjusted.
Scenario 4: At 08:00 (UTC) on September 1, 2025, the funding rate for BTCUSDT is 0.25%, within the upper and lower limits. However, suppose the platform decides to adjust the funding rate interval to every 1 hour, 2 hours, or 4 hours. In that case, an announcement will be issued in advance, and the adjustment will be executed according to the announced schedule.
Important Notes
- Once the funding rate interval is automatically adjusted to every 1 hour due to the funding rate reaching the upper or lower limit, it will not automatically revert to every 8 hours or every 4 hours. Any further changes to the interval will be announced separately by Gate.
- For real-time and historical funding rates, the current funding rate interval, and the corresponding upper and lower limits, please refer to the Contract Details and Funding Rate History pages. For API queries, please check the developer documentation.
For more details, please refer to: Funding Rate and Funding.
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