Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Pacifica | Arcus | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.12 | BTC trade, $10k▶ | $4.51 |
| $1,746 | BTC trade, $1M▶ | $659 |
| $4.8M | ◀BTC book depth | $3.7M |
| 0.040%/0.015% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.022%/0.000% |
| 50x | Max leverage≈ | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $1.04B | ◀Volume 24h | $618.8M |
| $694.4M | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $460.8M |
| $127.4Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $72.2Mone 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 | $90.509.1 bp | $48.794.9 bp |
| $1M | $1,74617.5 bp | $6596.6 bp |
| $5M | — | — |
BTC funding per day
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daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 34
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Pacifica | Arcus | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$29 |
| SNDK | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$32 |
| CRCL | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$107 |
| TSLA | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$31 |
| PLTR | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$36 |
| MU | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$44 |
| MSTR | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$41 |
| SPCX | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$22 |
| HOOD | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | −$36 |
| DRAM | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | — |
| GOOGL | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | +0.0062% | — |
| META | +0.0100% | +0.0038% | — | — |
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 $618.8M. Open interest as each reports it: $127.4M and $72.2M. 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.