# **🔄 Binance Resumes 4-Hour Funding Rates for Key Perpetual Contracts**
**"Traders, take note! Binance is adjusting funding rates for 5 USDT-margined perpetual contracts—here’s how it affects your positions."**
Starting **July 22, 2025, at 12:00 UTC**, Binance Futures will resume **4-hour funding rate settlements** for select perpetual contracts. Here’s what you need to know.
## **📌 Affected Trading Pairs**
🔹 **XTZ/USDT** *(Max funding rate: ±0.75%)*
🔹 **BROCCOLIF3B/USDT** *(±2.00%)*
🔹 **MYX/USDT** *(±2.00%)*
🔹 **M/USDT** *(±2.00%)*
🔹 **ERA/USDT** *(±2.00%)*
⚠️ *"XTZ has a lower max funding rate—watch for tighter spreads!"*
## **📅 New Funding Schedule (Every 4 Hours)**
| Time (UTC) | Max Funding Rate |
|------------|------------------|
| 12:00 | ±2.00% (except XTZ) |
| 16:00 | ±2.00% |
| 20:00 | ±2.00% |
| 00:00 | ±2.00% |
*(Repeats every 4 hours indefinitely)*
## **💡 Why This Matters for Traders**
✅ **More frequent rate adjustments** = Better alignment with market conditions
✅ **Higher max rates (2%)** for volatile pairs → Could impact **long/short profitability**
✅ **XTZ exception** at **±0.75%** → Lower cost for Tezos traders
📊 *"Funding rates help balance perpetual contract prices with spot markets—frequent updates reduce arbitrage gaps."*
## **📈 Final Thought: Smarter Trading Ahead**
More frequent funding = **tighter perpetual-spot alignment**. Stay alert around **settlement times (12:00, 16:00, 20:00, 00:00 UTC)** to optimize entries/exits.
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