What Is the Funding Rate? Why Should Perpetual Contract Traders Pay Attention to It?

In the cryptocurrency market, perpetual contracts have no fixed expiration date. The funding rate mechanism helps keep contract prices relatively close to spot prices. For frequent contract traders, the funding rate not only affects holding costs but can also offer clues about market sentiment.

First, what is the funding rate?

The funding rate is a periodic exchange of fees between long and short position holders in perpetual contracts. Typically, when the funding rate is positive, longs pay shorts; when it

Fams Have you ever checked your #ViaBTC dashboard and found one of your workers showing Offline?
It happens, and the first thing to do is not panic or assume your miner is broken.
Here’s what I usually recommend checking first:
• Is your mining machine switched on?
• Is your internet connection working properly?
• Are your mining pool settings correct?
• Is your worker sending shares to the pool?
You can check your worker status under Pool → Workers on ViaBTC.
A little reminder: Offline doesn't always mean hardware failure. Sometimes the problem is just the connection or mining setup.
Keep an

$ETH #ETHBrieflyFallsBelow1900
$MU ‌ ‌However, continued selling pressure and failure to recover important levels could expose ETH to further losses.
Final Thoughts
Ethereum's recent decline is a reminder that even major cryptocurrencies are vulnerable during periods of market uncertainty. Traders should avoid emotional decisions, monitor liquidation activity, and wait for clear confirmation before opening leveraged positions.
The big question remains: Will Ethereum recover above $2,000, or are sellers preparing for another downward move?

Goiz Future is once again flooding the gainers list, and the buzz continues to heat up🔥 These assets are worth keeping a close eye on to see who can take over and push higher...
$BARD 0.17$MAGMA 0.40$CBRS 120PLAY 0.0090DODOX 0.030
BARD is already up +55.08%, MAGMA has followed with +25.21%, and CBRS has also gained +16.56%. Check the rankings for more assets.
Markets move quickly, so be cautious about chasing highs and manage your positions. This is not investment advice.

$ETH Current price: 1921.29, down 6.16% in 24h, with a trading volume of 689.3M USDT. The moving averages are bearishly aligned: MA5=1956.67 is below MA20=2001.91, and the price is trading below MA5; the MACD histogram at -9.05 maintains bearish momentum; RSI=14.0 has entered the extreme oversold zone; the lower Bollinger Band at 1935.99 has been broken, with the current price below it, indicating an oversold deviation; the funding rate remains positive at +0.0026%, keeping the cost of long positions high and creating pressure for forced liquidations; the Fear and Greed Index is 20, indicatin

I'm still short 1,000 points of space. I'm out of ideas.
And people still say all sorts of things about me.
You're hilarious, you little punk. #黄仁勋辞职 #Gate直通IPO第三期Anthropic #Dr.Han牛津辩论社演讲 $BTC ‌$ETH ‌

A tank of fish, half a cup of tea, watching the market rise and fall—somehow, I’ve become more and more composed

The biggest lesson from this Bitcoin short trade is: never cling to wishful thinking in the face of a trend. After meeting resistance at 72,000 and pulling back, the price broke through multiple support levels along the way. Some rushed to buy the dip and bet on a rebound, only to get trapped step by step. Those who instead recognized the bearish trend, opened shorts on rebounds, added to positions after breakdowns, and took profits in batches, without letting interim bounces disru

$1.47 Billion Wiped from the Crypto Market 🥹
Most of the long positions were worth $1.3 billion

🎓 From Solo Founder to Oxford Union — Dr. Han on Entrepreneurship in the AI Era

Gate Founder & CEO Dr. Han delivered his "Start Alone" speech at the Oxford Union, reflecting on Gate's 13-year journey.

One idea stood out: Boss + AI. 🤖

AI is transforming how we learn, work, and execute ideas, giving solo founders new capabilities.

But judgment, vision, and teamwork still matter.

💬 If you were starting a business with AI today, what would matter most — creativity, decision-making, or execution?

Share your take on Gate Square with #DrHanOxfordUnion.

Could AI make solo entrepreneurship e

🇨🇳 CHINA INJECTS 384 BILLION YUAN ($57.5B) INTO THE BANKING SYSTEM AT 1.25%!

What is the risk-reward ratio? Why can a trade have long-term value even with a low win rate, as long as risk is managed appropriately?

In cryptocurrency trading, many people focus too much on win rate, believing that they need to make correct calls frequently to make money. But what really affects long-term trading results is not just the win rate, but also the size of each win and loss. The risk-reward ratio is an important tool that helps traders assess whether a trade is worth taking.

First, what is the risk-reward ratio?

The risk-reward ratio generally compares a trade's potential loss

$BTC market structure continues to weaken.

The loss of $69,000 adds more pressure after breaking below $72K and the psychological $70K level.

One thing is becoming clear: buyers haven't been able to push price into a meaningful recovery.

Every bounce is followed by another lower high.

For now, $72K is the level bulls need to reclaim to show some strength.

Until that happens, staying cautious makes sense. 👀

#BTCDown4%

Is Nvidia still worth that much if Jensen Huang is gone? What investors fear most isn’t a 10% drop, but this question!

What is Nvidia’s most valuable asset? GPUs? CUDA? Data centers? Or Jensen Huang’s black leather jacket that he never changes?
The answer may be all of them.
Over the past few years, the market has been willing to give Nvidia a high valuation not only because of its astonishing ability to make money, but also because investors believe Jensen Huang can keep correctly anticipating the next stage of the AI industry.
Now that the founder has suddenly left, the market has to rethin

What Is Order Book Depth? Why Can a Large Order Cause Significant Price Fluctuations When Liquidity Is Low?

In cryptocurrency trading, orders of the same size can produce completely different execution results under different market conditions. Sometimes a large order enters the market with little impact on the price; at other times, a single order can drive the price up or down quickly. One key factor behind this is order book depth.

First, what is order book depth?

The order book shows limit buy and sell orders placed by traders at different prices. Order book depth reflects the quantity

What Is Leverage? Why Does Higher Leverage Often Leave Less Room for Error?

In cryptocurrency trading, leverage allows traders to control larger positions with less margin, but it does not make market risk disappear. On the contrary, the higher the leverage, the greater the impact a price move of the same magnitude usually has on margin.

First, what is leverage?

Leverage is a way to control a large trading position using margin. For example, all else being equal, using 10x leverage, 100 USDT in margin can be used to open a position with a notional value of about 1,000 USDT. But this does no

Is this pullback finally bottoming? A few signals worth watching:
1️⃣ Time + decline are already nearing historical extremes
This pullback began on September 21 and has lasted 54 days, with a maximum decline of 18%. Compared with the first three declines of the 2026 bear market (longest: 56 days; maximum decline: 38%), this one is nearing the time limit, but its decline is actually the smallest.
2️⃣ ETF outflows are relatively shallow—not panic selling
All three previous major drops coincided with massive ETF outflows. This time, outflows are significantly smaller, suggesting it has not reache

“An $8.5 Million Short Bets on $71,000: Whales Are Betting, Retail Is Watching”
The Hyperliquid account “Still Mistral” opened an $8.5 million BTC short at an average price of $71,000.
The account scored 57/100—not a genius, but no amateur either.
What’s really worth watching isn’t this $8.5 million short, but the fact that short-side capital on Hyperliquid now clearly exceeds long-side capital.
A single short position is noise; funding rates and open interest structure are the signal.
Army Outlook:
Don’t follow the whale’s trades—follow the “odds” it’s betting on!
It’s betting on direction; y