BONK arbitrage explained
Right now Bonk (BONK) trades on 11 venues we scan: 11 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on KuCoin perp at $0.00000351 and the highest bid on HTX perp at $0.00000352.
The widest BONK perpetual spread is between KuCoin and HTX: long BONK on KuCoin at $0.00000351 and short on HTX at $0.00000352 for +0.23% gross, or +0.07% after the 0.16% two-leg fee model. No transfer is needed: both positions stay on their exchanges until the prices converge. The funding difference on this pair is +0.112% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best BONK route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on HTX: +0.14% gross, -0.06% net, with +0.098% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot BONK arbitrage (buy on Bybit, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows +0.06% gross right now. It only works if withdrawals on the buying exchange and deposits on the selling exchange are open, so check the D/W dots before moving coins.
Small BONK gaps usually disappear after fees, slippage and funding. Look at the Net column, the executable Depth and the spread history before trading: a gap that has been open for days is a different trade from a one-minute spike.
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