CRV arbitrage explained
Right now Curve DAO (CRV) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Bybit perp at $0.3528 and the highest bid on Bitget spot at $0.3533.
The widest CRV perpetual spread is between Bybit and Gate: long CRV on Bybit at $0.3528 and short on Gate at $0.353 for +0.06% gross, or -0.10% 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 +0.013% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best CRV route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on Gate: -0.06% gross, -0.26% net, with -0.013% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot CRV arbitrage (buy on Bybit, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bitget) shows +0.03% 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 CRV 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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