Binance XRP Perpetual Funding Rate Reaches 0.18% in Nov. 10 Reading
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The 30-day cumulative funding rate for Binance XRP perpetual contracts reached 0.18% on Nov. 10, according to a report published by Bloomingbit, which quoted analyst Darkfost as saying the reading had risen to that level. The report described the rate as its highest in more than a year, but did not cite direct verification from CryptoQuant or the analyst’s original post. The reading puts futures positioning in focus in XRP trading, alongside outflows from spot funds. The report says a higher positive rate is generally read as a sign that investors are crowding into long positions. This offers a picture of derivatives positioning, while spot-fund flows provide a separate measure of demand for spot assets.
The report said spot XRP funds recorded net outflows of 9.37 million XRP, equivalent to about $10.4 million, on a recent day as of Nov. 10. Those flows moved in the opposite direction from the positive reading in Binance contracts, underscoring the divergence in signals between derivatives and fund markets. A positive funding rate is generally associated with crowded long positions, while the funds in this reading recorded a net outflow of assets. This divergence means that rising funding alone does not prove spot demand for XRP. The flow figure also covers a recent day and does not necessarily describe a broader trend in fund activity.
Binance says the funding rate in perpetual contracts helps narrow the gap between the contract price and the reference price, using a premium index calculated separately for each contract. According to the platform, payments are generally settled every 8 hours, while the default interest rate is 0.01% per funding interval. This mechanism shows that funding is part of how perpetual contracts are priced, rather than a direct flow into the spot market. The 0.18% rate should therefore be read in the context of accumulated contract funding over 30 days, not as a change in XRP’s price or a measure of cash flows into the token. The reading’s significance here lies in the direction of trader positioning, alongside the fund data cited by the report.
The report noted that previous sharp increases in XRP funding rates have sometimes coincided with price peaks, while strongly negative funding readings have been associated with troughs in some cases. This historical record places funding among indicators of market positioning that may coincide with price shifts, without making every reading a decisive signal on its own. Against the backdrop of the fund market, shares of the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF began trading on NYSE Arca on Nov. 24, 2025, after the exchange approved the listing and trading on Nov. 21 of the same year. An Investing.com snapshot shown in the article recorded XRP at $1.1001, up 0.50%, within a daily range of $1.0899 to $1.1052 at the time of capture. That remains a point-in-time snapshot separate from the funding reading dated Nov. 10, and does not in itself explain its movements.