MNT arbitrage explained
Right now Mantle (MNT) trades on 6 venues we scan: 5 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $0.5748 and the highest bid on Bybit spot at $0.5754.
The widest MNT perpetual spread is between Variational and Gate: long MNT on Variational at $0.5748 and short on Gate at $0.5751 for +0.05% gross, or -0.11% 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 +0.046% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best MNT route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on Gate: -0.07% gross, -0.27% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot MNT arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) shows -0.02% 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 MNT 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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