Стапките на финансирање на ETH на цело време ниски додека Ethereum се подготвува да го отфрли PoW

Barring any unforeseen technical challenges, Ethereum will transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism in about one hour, according to EtherNodes estimations.

This time might vary, depending on the state of the miners. With that, it appears that futures traders are already making their move.

• At the time of this writing, ETH funding rates are at their all-time lowest point, според на податоци од CryptoQuant. 

• Funding rates are important for futures traders because they can have a considerable impact on their profits or losses. With relatively high leverage, a trader that pays high funding may suffer losses even if the market doesn’t go through excessive volatility.
• In this particular case, the data from КриптоКвајт укажува на тоа кратко traders are currently the dominant force in the order book and that they are willing to pay long traders.