Pacifica vs Paradex
Pacifica traded 86× Paradex's 24-hour volume ($959.1M vs $11.1M) and holds 4.6× its open interest.
Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Pacifica | Paradex | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $8.13 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $10.04 |
| $1,637 | BTC trade, $1M | — |
| $2.5M | ◀BTC book depth | $498K |
| 0.040%/0.015% | Taker / maker▶ | 0.020%/0.000% |
| 50x | Max leverage≈ | 50x |
| Size | ||
| $959.1M | ◀Volume 24h | $11.1M |
| $745.6M | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $8.7M |
| $110.7M | ◀Open interest | $23.9M |
| $27.2M | ◀TVL | $21.6M |
| Markets | ||
| 78 | ◀Markets | 62 |
| 24 | Stocks & RWA≈ | 23 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 8h |
| +0.0100% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0097% |
| +0.841% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.706% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| none yet | Token | $DIME |
| Active | Airdrop | Active |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Pacifica | Paradex |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.818.1 bp | $1.0010.0 bp |
| $10k | $8.138.1 bp | $10.0410.0 bp |
| $100k | $91.579.2 bp | $48848.8 bp |
| $1M | $1,63716.4 bp | — |
| $5M | — | — |
BTC funding per day
pair pageVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 50
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Pacifica | Paradex | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0100% | +0.0097% | +0.0003% | −$16 |
| ETH | +0.0100% | +0.0049% | +0.0052% | −$12 |
| SOL | +0.0100% | −0.0008% | +0.0108% | −$156 |
| ZEC | +0.0100% | +0.0094% | +0.0006% | −$241 |
| HYPE | +0.0100% | +0.0092% | +0.0008% | −$372 |
| PAXG | +0.0100% | +0.0100% | 0.0000% | −$33 |
| BNB | +0.0100% | +0.0099% | +0.0001% | — |
| XPL | +0.0100% | +0.0068% | +0.0033% | — |
| NEAR | +0.0100% | +0.0071% | — | — |
| UNI | +0.0100% | +0.0082% | — | — |
| LINK | +0.0100% | +0.0037% | — | — |
| LTC | +0.0100% | +0.0047% | — | — |
| ENA | +0.0100% | +0.0088% | — | — |
| ADA | +0.0100% | +0.0028% | — | — |
| PUMP | +0.0100% | +0.0093% | — | — |
| LIT | +0.0100% | −0.0006% | — | — |
| STRK | +0.0100% | +0.0030% | — | — |
| DOGE | +0.0100% | +0.0043% | — | — |
| AAVE | +0.0100% | +0.0019% | — | — |
| JUP | +0.0100% | −0.0064% | — | — |
Questions
Is Pacifica or Paradex cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $8.13 on Pacifica and $10.04 on Paradex right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Pacifica is cheaper. Taker fees: 0.04% and 0.02%.
Which has more markets, Pacifica or Paradex?
Pacifica lists 78 active markets and Paradex 62; 50 assets trade on both, 17 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Pacifica or Paradex require KYC?
Pacifica: No ID; blocked in the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine, the Philippines and sanctioned countries. Paradex: No ID; not for US or Canadian persons or sanctioned regions, and a VPN around the block is forbidden.
Can you arbitrage funding between Pacifica and Paradex?
Not profitably right now: none of the 50 assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a round trip on both costs.
Which is bigger, Pacifica or Paradex?
24-hour volume: Pacifica $959.1M, Paradex $11.1M. Open interest as each reports it: $110.7M and $23.9M. TVL: $27.2M and $21.6M.

