BitMEX Study Finds Cryptocurrency Funding Rates Positive 92% of the Time, Revealing a Structural Market Bias
October 14 2025
BitMEX, one of the safest crypto exchanges, announced today the findings of its study, "The Anchor and the Ceiling: Understanding the Structure of Funding Rates," which reveals that two structural forces are driving cryptocurrency funding rates to remain positive 92% of the time and that rates above the 0.01% baseline are often short-lived. The report outlines how crypto traders can leverage this predictable dynamic to adopt sophisticated, structure-based trading.