How often does Lighter pay funding?
Lighter pays funding 1h (most common market setting: 1h).
as of 2026-10-10 14:05 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
Formula: 1h TWAP of premium sampled at a random second each minute; small clamp ±0.05% toward interest; /8. Positive funding means longs pay shorts. Because exchanges pay every 1, 4 or 8 hours, compare annualized rates, not raw ones.
major markets
| asset | market | funding interval |
|---|---|---|
| BTC | BTC | 1h |
| DOGE | DOGE | 1h |
| ETH | ETH | 1h |
| SOL | SOL | 1h |
| XRP | XRP | 1h |
same question, other exchanges
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