Unitree UNITREE annualized funding rate surpasses 1,240%, short-selling costs surge sharply

BlockBeats news, October 19 - According to TradingBeats monitoring, the UNITREE contract on Hyperliquid is currently quoted at $73.511, up approximately 16.77% in 24 hours. From 10:00 to 14:00 today, it has settled negative funding rates for five consecutive rounds, accumulating approximately −0.47087%.

Hyperliquid's current funding rate is approximately −0.13732%/hour, with the estimated annualized funding rate rising to 1240%. The UNITREE contract on Binance currently has a rate of approximately −0.777501%/4 hours, with the next settlement at 16:00 Beijing time, about 38% higher than Hyperliquid.

If prices and rates remain at current levels, the 24-hour funding cost per $10,000 short position would be approximately $338 on Hyperliquid and approximately $467 on Binance.

Supplement: On the news front, industry data, policy standards, and recent industry events have collectively heightened market attention to the commercialization progress of humanoid robots.

International consulting firm Frost & Sullivan released the "2026 Global Humanoid Robot Market Research Report" on October 19. The report shows that global humanoid robot sales reached 36,000 units in the first half of 2026, already surpassing the full-year total of 35,000 units in 2025; market revenue during the same period reached $540 million. By revenue, the top five companies globally are all from China, further reinforcing market expectations for the competitiveness and accelerating commercialization of China's humanoid robot industry.

The State Administration for Market Regulation recently announced that China's first batch of six national standards in the humanoid robot field has been approved and is scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2027, covering technical requirements and simulation testing platform specifications. As industry standards are gradually established, product testing, technical evaluation, and industry collaboration are expected to become further standardized.

Additionally, the 2026 Physical AI and World Model Conference is being held in Nanjing from October 19 to 22, with plans to release related technological achievements and hold project signing ceremonies, bringing a new window of event attention to the embodied intelligence sector. Unitree Technology also plans to disclose its 2026 third-quarter report on October 29, with the approaching earnings disclosure further raising market attention to the company's operational performance and commercialization progress.