UNITREE Shorts Face $330 Daily Cost per $10,000 on Hyperliquid

Shorts in UNITREE perpetual contracts would incur estimated funding costs of $330 on Hyperliquid and $467 on Binance over 24 hours for a $10,000 position, if current rates and prices held steady.

Hyperliquid’s hourly funding rate was -0.13732%. That rate implies about $330 in charges on a $10,000 position over 24 hours and about 1,203% under simple annualization. Binance’s rate was -0.777501% per four-hour period, or about 467 USDT across six periods. Negative funding means short holders pay funding to long holders.

Hyperliquid’s UNITREE contract was quoted at $73.511, up about 16.77% in 24 hours. It recorded five consecutive negative funding settlements from 10 p.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday ET (02:00-06:00 UTC), totaling -0.47087%. Binance’s next settlement was scheduled for 4 a.m. ET Monday (08:00 UTC).

The rate spike comes amid attention on humanoid robotics. Global sales reached 36,000 units in the first half of 2026, topping the 35,000 sold in all of 2025. Global market revenue for the first half was $540 million, and the five largest companies by revenue were all Chinese.

China approved its first six national standards for humanoid robots, covering technical requirements and simulation-testing platform specifications. They are scheduled to take effect April 1, 2027. The 2026 Physical AI and World Models Conference is scheduled for Oct. 19-22 in Nanjing, with technology results and project signings planned. Unitree plans to disclose its third-quarter report Oct. 29.