Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Pacifica | dYdX | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.13 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $20.60 |
| $1,637 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $3,310 |
| $2.5M | BTC book depth▶ | $67.4M |
| 0.040%/0.015% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.050%/0.010% |
| 50x | Max leverage≈ | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $959.1M | ◀Volume 24h | $54.6M |
| $745.6M | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $39.9M |
| $110.7Mlongs + shorts | Open interest | $55.5Mone side |
| $27.2M | TVL▶ | $68.5M |
| Markets | ||
| 78 | ◀Markets | 57 |
| 24 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 0 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0027% |
| +0.841% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.321% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| none yet | Token | $DYDX |
| Active | Airdrop | Not active |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Pacifica | dYdX |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.818.1 bp | $1.7417.4 bp |
| $10k | $8.138.1 bp | $20.6020.6 bp |
| $100k | $91.579.2 bp | $27127.1 bp |
| $1M | $1,63716.4 bp | $3,31033.1 bp |
| $5M | — | $40,03080.1 bp |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 33
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Pacifica | dYdX | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0149% | +0.0049% | −$26 |
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0027% | +0.0073% | −$24 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | +0.0144% | +0.0044% | −$7 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0002% | +0.0098% | −$766 |
| LTC | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | −$115 |
| XRP | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | −$111 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | −$180 |
| XMR | +0.0100% | +0.1646% | +0.1546% | −$424 |
| ADA | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | −$356 |
| BNB | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | −$97 |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — |
| SUI | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — |
| UNI | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — |
| WLD | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — |
| LINK | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | +0.0100% | — |
| PAXG | +0.0100% | +0.0005% | +0.0095% | −$46 |
| ICP | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | — | — |
| AVAX | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | — | — |
Only on Pacifica: 45
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Questions
Is Pacifica or dYdX cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.13 on Pacifica and $20.60 on dYdX right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Pacifica is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.05%.
Which has more markets, Pacifica or dYdX?
Pacifica lists 78 active markets and dYdX 57; 33 assets trade on both.
Does Pacifica or dYdX require KYC?
Pacifica: No ID; blocked in the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine, the Philippines and sanctioned countries. dYdX: No ID, a web3 wallet is enough; dydx.trade blocks the US, Canada, the UK and sanctioned places (close-only, then blocked after 7 days).
Can you arbitrage funding between Pacifica and dYdX?
Not profitably right now: none of the 33 assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a round trip on both costs.
Which is bigger, Pacifica or dYdX?
24-hour volume: Pacifica $959.1M, dYdX $54.6M. Open interest as each reports it: $110.7M and $55.5M. Pacifica reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; dYdX reports one side. For the same positions Pacifica's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $27.2M and $68.5M.