{"id":12016,"date":"2026-08-18T07:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12016"},"modified":"2026-08-18T07:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:28:13","slug":"kucoins-new-perp-rule-can-turn-one-funding-rate-extreme-into-36-hours-of-hourly-settlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12016","title":{"rendered":"KuCoin\u2019s new perp rule can turn one funding-rate extreme into 36 hours of hourly settlements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KuCoin activated a rule after 08:00 UTC on Aug. 17 that moves USDT- and USDC-margined perpetual contracts to hourly funding settlement once their contract-specific funding cap or floor is reached.<\/p>\n

The change applies starting with the next funding period and will happen without a separate announcement, shortening the time between potential funding debits and credits for traders who keep positions open.<\/p>\n

Under the mechanism, the trigger is the funding rate at a scheduled settlement. If that rate is at or above the contract’s upper limit, or at or below its lower limit, KuCoin switches the contract to a one-hour interval unless it is already settling hourly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Trigger condition<\/th>\nWhat KuCoin changes<\/th>\nWhat does not change<\/th>\nTrader impact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Funding rate hits or exceeds contract cap<\/td>\nContract moves to hourly settlement next period<\/td>\nFunding formula, cap, floor, and positions stay unchanged<\/td>\nFunding debits\/credits can occur more often<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funding rate hits or falls below contract floor<\/td>\nContract moves to hourly settlement next period<\/td>\nDirection and size of position still determine payment<\/td>\nShorter interval between balance impacts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36 consecutive hourly periods stay within \u00b10.002%<\/td>\nContract returns to four-hour settlement from 37th period<\/td>\nNo separate notice required<\/td>\nTraders must track the reset condition themselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Any hourly reading exceeds \u00b10.002% during cooldown<\/td>\n36-hour count resets<\/td>\nContract remains in hourly mode<\/td>\nHourly exposure can persist longer than expected<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

KuCoin said the interval adjustment changes settlement frequency but leaves its funding calculations, funding limits, and users’ positions unchanged. Funding may be debited or credited more often, but cumulative cost still depends on the realized rates, the side and size of the position, and how long it remains open.<\/p>\n

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The exchange requires 36 consecutive one-hour settlements with an absolute funding rate no greater than 0.002%, and a reading above that threshold resets the count. Once all 36 periods qualify, the post-trigger schedule moves from hourly to four-hour settlement starting with the 37th period, again without separate notice.<\/p>\n

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At 20:15 UTC on Aug. 17, KuCoin’s live XBTUSDTM contract data showed a 0.003 cap, a minus 0.003 floor and an eight-hour interval. Its current funding rate fell within those limits, so the contract had not entered the mechanism’s hourly phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Contract \/ dataset<\/th>\nFunding cap<\/th>\nFunding floor<\/th>\nSettlement interval<\/th>\nWhat it showed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
XBTUSDTM at 20:15 UTC<\/td>\n+0.003<\/td>\n-0.003<\/td>\n8 hours<\/td>\nFunding rate was inside limits, so hourly trigger was not active<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COTIUSDTM<\/td>\nContract-specific<\/td>\nContract-specific<\/td>\n1 hour<\/td>\nOnly active contract observed on hourly settlement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Broader active-contract list<\/td>\nVaries by contract<\/td>\nVaries by contract<\/td>\nMostly non-hourly<\/td>\nNo clear first-day automatic activation identified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Automatic rule<\/td>\nVaries by contract<\/td>\nVaries by contract<\/td>\nTriggered contracts move hourly<\/td>\nApplies without separate announcement after cap\/floor breach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

KuCoin’s broader active-contract data at the same time showed only COTIUSDTM on an hourly interval. That cycle began July 28 under a separate KuCoin notice, before the automatic rule took effect, so the first-day reading did not identify a contract newly in an automatic hourly state, although it cannot rule out a brief activation earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

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For traders, the change is timing. Reaching a contract’s limit can turn the next funding period into an hourly balance sheet event, while returning to a slower schedule requires at least 36 consecutive qualifying hours. The realized rate still determines each transfer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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