Filecoin (FIL) perpetual futures
FIL perpetual contracts on 9 reviewed venues.
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Funding rates
Annualized rates across exchanges
OKXCEX
BitgetCEX
BingXCEX
PhemexCEX
HTXCEX
HyperliquidDEX
Open interest
Per-exchange open interest
Gate.ioOKX
BybitBitgetHyperliquid
KuCoinWhat the FIL data shows
Funding direction differs by venue: longs pay on BloFin, Deribit, and 11 more; longs receive on GMX, Gate.io, and 2 more; the rate is zero on dYdX. The rates run from +17.60% a year on BloFin to -12.29% on Kraken.
No venue holds half of the $89.0m in reported FIL open interest. Gate.io has the largest share, 26.7%, and OKX is next with 19.6%.
The FIL settlement periods differ: 11 venues settle every 8 hours; 4 venues settle every hour.
Lighter quoted FIL at $1.06 and Apex Omni at $1.06, a gap of 20.6 bps.
CoinGecko ranked FIL number 88 by market value on September 21, 2026, at $789.3m. Its price fell 1.7% in the 7 days before that date. The open interest in this read equals 11.3% of that value.
- Source: public APIs of 18 venues for FIL, read at October 3, 2026, 12:35 UTC.
- Market value: CoinGecko snapshot of September 21, 2026.
Where to Trade Filecoin (FIL) Perpetual Futures
Fees and leverage limits apply venue-wide; confirm FIL limits with the venue.
Filecoin (FIL) market overview
FIL perps let traders express a view on decentralized storage adoption. Filecoin operates the largest decentralized storage network by capacity, and FIL token economics are tied directly to storage provider collateral requirements and retrieval fee markets.
This fundamental anchoring gives FIL perps a distinct character compared to pure-narrative assets, but also introduces sector-specific risks that pure DeFi or L1 traders may not monitor.
Market structure and venue depth
FIL perps trade on Binance, Bybit, OKX, and Hyperliquid. CEX venues dominate, with DEX depth limited.
The asset's perp OI is mid-tier relative to its market cap, reflecting steady but unspectacular retail interest outside of narrative-driven cycles. Coinalyze's FIL open interest data shows OI most elevated during periods when decentralized storage or data availability narratives pick up in the broader market.
Binance holds the deepest FIL book. Bybit is competitive for positions under $100k notional. Both venues quote similar funding rates on FIL most of the time, with divergences appearing primarily around storage market catalysts.
What drives FIL funding and OI
FIL funding is positively correlated with data availability (DA) narrative cycles. When Ethereum's DA roadmap, EigenDA launches, or Celestia narrative is active, FIL gets attention as a competing or complementary storage primitive, and funding turns positive. The move ends quickly, because FIL serves file storage rather than Ethereum data availability.
The Filecoin network dashboard tracks storage capacity, deal counts, and provider revenue. Rapid growth in active storage deals precedes positive FIL sentiment by several days, providing a lead indicator for traders monitoring fundamental conditions.
Liquidity and sector risk
FIL's realized volatility is higher than most assets at equivalent market caps, partly because the storage sector is thinly followed by institutional traders. This creates sharper funding moves in both directions. Check the funding rates tool before entering FIL positions, and use the liquidations tracker to assess recent cascade activity.
Frequently Asked Questions — Filecoin (FIL)
What funding data is available for FIL?
18 venues report an FIL funding rate in this read.
An annualized FIL rate extrapolates one reading and does not predict a return.
What open interest data is available for FIL?
14 venues report positive FIL open interest in this read.
The FIL total leaves out venues outside the read.
Which mapped venue has the lowest recorded FIL taker fee?
DESK lists 0.017% and SynFutures lists 0.020%, the two lowest of 8 mapped FIL maker/taker schedules.
1 FIL venue charges a position fee and is not compared.
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