Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Pacifica | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.12 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $1,695 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $666 |
| $4.1M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.3M |
| 0.040%/0.015% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 50x | Max leverage≈ | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $1.04B | ◀Volume 24h | $622.9M |
| $694.4M | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $460.8M |
| $126.9Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $70.9Mone side |
| $27.1M | TVL▶ | $43.8M |
| Markets | ||
| 77 | ◀Markets | 60 |
| 24 | Stocks & RWA▶ | 36 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0100% |
| +0.777% | BTC longs paid, 30d | — |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| none yet | Token | none yet |
| Active | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Pacifica | Arcus |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.818.1 bp | $0.454.5 bp |
| $10k | $8.128.1 bp | $4.514.5 bp |
| $100k | $91.299.1 bp | $47.674.8 bp |
| $1M | $1,69517.0 bp | $6666.7 bp |
| $5M | — | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageSize
daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 34
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Pacifica | Arcus | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$15 |
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$19 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$13 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$12 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$3 |
| LIT | +0.0143% | +0.0257% | +0.0114% | −$53 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$26 |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0319% | +0.0219% | −$13 |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$21 |
| BNB | −0.0028% | +0.0100% | +0.0128% | −$27 |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$27 |
| TAO | +0.0100% | +0.0170% | +0.0070% | −$30 |
| XRP | +0.0072% | +0.0100% | +0.0028% | −$19 |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$33 |
| FARTCOIN | +0.0100% | +0.0759% | +0.0659% | +$10 |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$14 |
| SUI | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$33 |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$36 |
| USELESS | +0.0100% | +0.0444% | +0.0344% | — |
| PONS | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | — |
Only on Pacifica: 43
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Questions
Is Pacifica or Arcus cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.12 on Pacifica and $4.51 on Arcus right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Arcus is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.0225%.
Which has more markets, Pacifica or Arcus?
Pacifica lists 77 active markets and Arcus 60; 34 assets trade on both, 12 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Pacifica or Arcus require KYC?
Pacifica: No ID; blocked in the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine, the Philippines and sanctioned countries. Arcus: No ID; not available in the US, Canada, the UK or sanctioned regions.
Can you arbitrage funding between Pacifica and Arcus?
Yes: 1 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 FARTCOIN, long on Pacifica and short on Arcus, with $10 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Pacifica or Arcus?
24-hour volume: Pacifica $1.04B, Arcus $622.9M. Open interest as each reports it: $126.9M and $70.9M. Pacifica reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Arcus reports one side. For the same positions Pacifica's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $27.1M and $43.8M.