SCR arbitrage explained
Right now Scroll (SCR) trades on 7 venues we scan: 5 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on KuCoin perp at $0.0251 and the highest bid on Bybit spot at $0.0252.
The widest SCR perpetual spread is between KuCoin and Binance: long SCR on KuCoin at $0.0251 and short on Binance at $0.0251 for 0.00% gross, or -0.16% 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 0.000% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best SCR route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on Binance: -0.12% gross, -0.32% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot SCR arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) shows -0.08% 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 SCR 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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