The on-chain gold PAXG open interest on Hyperliquid has exceeded 80 million, causing some Perp DEX funding rate discrepancies
January 26: Amid sustained gains in gold, silver, and other precious metals, multiple perpetual DEX (Perp DEX) platforms have rolled out related contracts. Platforms including Pacifica, Hyperliquid, Lighter, Backpack, and others now support trading of on-chain precious metal assets like PAXG (gold).
Per Pacifica’s funding rate comparison chart, over the past 8 hours, PAXG contract funding rates on Binance, Hyperliquid, Bybit, and Pacifica all stood at +0.01%. Lighter and Backpack showed deviations, with rates at +0.009% and -0.03%, respectively.
Here’s a breakdown of 24-hour PAXG Perp DEX trading data for platforms with live contracts:
- Hyperliquid: 24h trading volume = $21.14M; open interest (OI) ≈ $80.7254M
- Lighter: 24h trading volume = $48.38M; OI ≈ $39.56M
- Backpack: 24h trading volume = $38.8223M; OI not yet disclosed
- Pacifica: 24h trading volume = $1.2831M; OI ≈ $2.6832M
As of press time, this reflects the latest liquidity and position sizes for PAXG contra
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(Source:
HyperInsight)
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