Pacifica vs Aftermath Perps
Pacifica traded 75× Aftermath Perps's 24-hour volume ($959.1M vs $12.7M).
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Pacifica | Aftermath Perps | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.13 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $28.11 |
| $1,565 | BTC trade, $1M | — |
| $2.8M | ◀BTC book depth | $332K |
| 0.040%/0.015% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.045%/-0.005% |
| 50x | ◀Max leverage | 25x |
| Size | ||
| $959.1M | ◀Volume 24h | $12.7M |
| $745.6M | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $9.3M |
| $110.4Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $646Kone side |
| $27.2M | TVL | — |
| Markets | ||
| 78 | ◀Markets | 65 |
| 24 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 32 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0846% |
| +0.841% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +4.225% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| none yet | Token | none yet |
| Active | Airdrop | — |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Pacifica | Aftermath Perps |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.818.1 bp | $2.0220.2 bp |
| $10k | $8.138.1 bp | $28.1128.1 bp |
| $100k | $87.078.7 bp | $40740.7 bp |
| $1M | $1,56515.7 bp | — |
| $5M | — | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 34
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Pacifica | Aftermath Perps | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0846% | +0.0746% | −$5 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0345% | +0.0245% | −$23 |
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0929% | +0.0829% | −$19 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.1063% | +0.0963% | −$22 |
| XRP | +0.0100% | +0.0319% | +0.0219% | +$7 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | −0.0332% | +0.0432% | −$119 |
| BNB | +0.0100% | +0.0050% | +0.0050% | −$58 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0670% | +0.0570% | +$18 |
| XMR | +0.0100% | +0.0427% | +0.0327% | −$15 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.1482% | +0.1382% | −$44 |
| LTC | +0.0100% | −0.0035% | +0.0135% | −$88 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0679% | +0.0579% | — |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.1070% | +0.0970% | −$14 |
| LIT | +0.0100% | −0.0427% | +0.0527% | −$170 |
| MON | +0.0100% | +0.0047% | +0.0053% | −$263 |
| WLD | +0.0100% | −0.0418% | +0.0518% | −$133 |
| CRV | +0.0100% | +0.0303% | +0.0203% | — |
| CHIP | +0.0100% | +0.0127% | — | — |
| BP | +0.0100% | +0.8139% | +0.8039% | — |
Only on Pacifica: 44
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Questions
Is Pacifica or Aftermath Perps cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.13 on Pacifica and $28.11 on Aftermath Perps right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Pacifica is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.045%.
Which has more markets, Pacifica or Aftermath Perps?
Pacifica lists 78 active markets and Aftermath Perps 65; 34 assets trade on both, 15 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Pacifica or Aftermath Perps require KYC?
Pacifica: No ID; blocked in the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine, the Philippines and sanctioned countries. Aftermath Perps: No ID; not for sanctioned countries, and the operator may geo-block parts of the service.
Can you arbitrage funding between Pacifica and Aftermath Perps?
Yes: 2 of the assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a $10k round trip on both costs. The best was HYPE, long on Pacifica and short on Aftermath Perps, with $18 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Pacifica or Aftermath Perps?
24-hour volume: Pacifica $959.1M, Aftermath Perps $12.7M. Open interest as each reports it: $110.4M and $646K. Pacifica reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Aftermath Perps reports one side. For the same positions Pacifica's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $27.2M and none published.

