# WAVES Funding Rate History: 7-Day Chart and Averages

Since 2026-10-02 13:00 UTC, WAVES funding averaged 0.0225% per 8 hours across all 6 exchanges that list it, with hourly averages ranging from 0.0095% to 0.0840%. The highest average was on KuCoin at 0.0362% per 8 hours and the lowest on BingX at 0.0163% per 8 hours.

## Average by exchange

| Exchange | Market | Now, per 8h | 24h average | 7-day average |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [XT.COM](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/waves/xt) | [WAVES/USDT:USDT](https://www.xt.com/en/futures/trade/waves_usdt) | 0.0101% | 0.0423% | 0.0212% |
| [Bybit](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/waves/bybit) | [WAVES/USDT:USDT](https://www.bybit.com/trade/usdt/WAVESUSDT) | 0.0100% | 0.0414% | 0.0208% |
| [KuCoin](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/waves/kucoin) | [WAVES/USDT:USDT](https://www.kucoin.com/trade/futures/WAVESUSDTM) | 0.0100% | 0.0867% | 0.0362% |
| [MEXC](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/waves/mexc) | [WAVES/USDT:USDT](https://www.mexc.com/futures/WAVES_USDT) | 0.0100% | 0.0416% | 0.0208% |
| [BingX](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/waves/bingx) | [WAVES/USDT:USDT](https://bingx.com/en/perpetual/WAVES-USDT) | 0.0100% | 0.0349% | 0.0163% |
| [WEEX](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/waves/weex) | [WAVES/USDT:USDT](https://www.weex.com/futures/WAVES-USDT) | 0.0100% | 0.0403% | 0.0198% |

## Daily average by exchange, per 8 hours

| Exchange | Oct 5 | Oct 4 | Oct 3 | Oct 2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XT.COM | 0.0317% | 0.0294% | 0.0101% | 0.0101% |
| Bybit | 0.0309% | 0.0289% | 0.0100% | 0.0100% |
| KuCoin | 0.0927% | 0.0247% | 0.0173% | 0.0100% |
| MEXC | 0.0312% | 0.0289% | 0.0100% | 0.0100% |
| BingX | 0.0296% | 0.0199% | 0.0070% | 0.0070% |
| WEEX | 0.0464% | 0.0140% | 0.0100% | 0.0100% |

## Daily averages

| Date (UTC) | Average per 8h | Lowest hour | Highest hour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-05 | 0.0438% | 0.0107% | 0.0840% |
| 2026-10-04 | 0.0243% | 0.0095% | 0.0710% |
| 2026-10-03 | 0.0107% | 0.0095% | 0.0167% |
| 2026-10-02 | 0.0095% | 0.0095% | 0.0096% |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the average WAVES funding rate today?

On 2026-10-05, WAVES funding averaged 0.0438% per 8 hours across exchanges, between 0.0107% and 0.0840% hourly.

### Which exchange paid the highest WAVES funding over the last 7 days?

KuCoin, with an average of 0.0362% per 8 hours.

### How is funding rate history calculated?

ArbTide stores every exchange funding rate every 5 minutes, then averages it per hour and across exchanges. Every value is converted to an 8-hour rate, the interval most exchanges use, so hourly and 8-hour venues compare directly.