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Does the Funding Rate Directly Contribute to the Insurance Fund?

No, the funding rate does not directly contribute to the insurance fund. It is a peer-to-peer payment mechanism, meaning the payment is exchanged directly between long and short traders.

The exchange only facilitates the transfer. The insurance fund is capitalized by liquidation surpluses and sometimes trading fees, not the funding rate itself.

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