MINA arbitrage explained
Right now Mina Protocol (MINA) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.1093 and the highest bid on MEXC spot at $0.1099.
The widest MINA perpetual spread is between Gate and KuCoin: long MINA on Gate at $0.1093 and short on KuCoin at $0.1096 for +0.26% 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 +0.285% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best MINA route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on KuCoin: -0.05% gross, -0.25% net, with -0.247% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot MINA arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on MEXC) shows +0.24% 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 MINA 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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