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Notes on cross-exchange arbitrage strategy, market structure and product updates. New posts every couple of weeks.
How much capital to start crypto arbitrage in 2026
The honest answer to how much money you need to start crypto arbitrage: why fixed network fees eat $100 alive, worked $100/$1k/$10k tiers, and where slippage caps the upside.
Cheapest network to transfer USDT and USDC for arbitrage
Which network is cheapest to move USDT/USDC for arbitrage: TRC-20 vs ERC-20 vs BEP-20 vs Solana vs L2s, compared on fee, speed and exchange support, with the closed-deposit trap.
P2P arbitrage: how it works, the edge, and the risks
What P2P arbitrage is: buy crypto cheap from one person for fiat, sell dearer to another. The escrow mechanics, where the edge comes from, and the real banking and counterparty risks.
Stablecoin arbitrage: USDT/USDC depeg and peg spreads
How stablecoin arbitrage works: why USDT and USDC trade at slightly different prices across exchanges, what a depeg is, and how to tell a tradeable peg spread from a false one.
Order-book walls: how big limit orders move price
Order-book walls explained: what buy/sell walls are, how big limit orders act as support and resistance, real walls vs spoofing, and how Finder detects them.
TradFi arbitrage: stock, metal, index and forex perps
TradFi arbitrage on crypto exchanges: stock, metal, index and forex perps - how they differ from crypto, the routes, the risks, and a worked example.
SpaceX IPO & pre-IPO perps: spread arbitrage across crypto exchanges
SpaceX went public - but pre-IPO perps on it trade on Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, Hyperliquid and OKX at different prices. How pre-IPO perpetuals work and where cross-exchange spread arbitrage shows up.
Is Crypto Arbitrage Still Profitable in 2026? An Honest Answer
Does crypto arbitrage still pay in 2026? A straight answer: which routes still work, which died, what eats the spread, realistic returns, and who it's actually worth it for.
Crypto arbitrage bots: types, risks, how to choose
How arbitrage bots work: types (scanner-alert vs auto-execution), cross-exchange crypto arbitrage with a bot, the risks of auto-trading phantoms, and why a scanner plus a human is safer.
Crypto arbitrage: how to get started in 2026 (beginner guide)
How to start crypto arbitrage from scratch: how much capital you need, which exchanges and KYC, a first spot-spot trade step by step, the tools you need, and how to profit from crypto price differences without the common beginner mistakes.
Crypto arbitrage mistakes: 8 ways to burn a deposit on a spread
The main crypto arbitrage mistakes: chasing phantom spreads, ignoring fees and withdrawal cost, closed D/W, slippage and depth, stale prices, network and contract mismatch, leverage and funding traps, taxes. With concrete failure examples.
Crypto arbitrage routes: how to read and build them
What a crypto arbitrage route is, the five parts it's made of, how to read a spread after fees, network and deposit/withdraw status, and how to build routes by hand or with a scanner.
Crypto arbitrage without cards: what it is and how it works
What card-free arbitrage means: P2P without bank cards, pure crypto exchange-to-exchange routes, how spot and cross-exchange arbitrage needs no fiat at all, and the risks involved.
Cross-exchange arbitrage: what it is and the types
Cross-exchange arbitrage explained: definition, how it differs from intra-exchange arbitrage, a types table (spot-spot, CEX-DEX, futures basis, funding), and links to each deep-dive.
Cross margin vs isolated margin in crypto arbitrage
Cross margin vs isolated margin in crypto arbitrage: how each affects liquidation risk and capital efficiency in delta-neutral funding and hedge positions.
Cross-chain arbitrage: windows between networks, bridges and risks
Cross-chain arbitrage: how to profit from one token's price gap across blockchains, how a bridge differs from a CEX transfer, and the risks of cross-chain swaps.
Crypto arbitrage: the complete 2026 guide
What crypto arbitrage is and how to make money with it: every type (spot, CEX-DEX, futures, funding, cross-chain, listings), how to read a route, risks, and how to start.
Crypto spread screener: what it is and how to choose one
How to choose a crypto spread screener: 7 signals of an honest cross-exchange arbitrage scanner - data freshness, exchange coverage, D/W source, bait filtering, depth, network, alerts.
DEX dumps and on-chain arbitrage: catching pool crashes
Dump arbitrage: what a DEX dump is, why a pool price craters below the market, and why most on-chain '-90%' prints aren't tradeable.
Funding arbitrage: delta-neutral income from the funding rate
What funding arbitrage is in crypto: how the funding rate works, the long-spot / short-perp setup, cadence differences across venues, basis, break-even, and risks. With a worked APR example.
Futures arbitrage: basis and funding
Futures arbitrage in crypto: the futures↔spot basis, perp funding, intra-exchange futures vs index price, cross-venue funding divergence, bots, and a worked example.
Spot crypto arbitrage: spot–spot across exchanges
Spot crypto arbitrage: how spot–spot across exchanges works, fees, the network transfer and D/W statuses, order-book depth, and a worked numeric example.
Triangular arbitrage in crypto: closing the triangle at a profit
Triangular arbitrage in crypto: what it is, how three pairs on one exchange close at a profit (BTC→ETH→USDT→BTC), the cross-rate math, the three-leg fee drag, execution risk, and realistic expectations.
Withdrawal windows and network fees in crypto arbitrage
Withdrawal windows (D/W) and network fees in crypto arbitrage: why a closed withdrawal turns a fat spread into a phantom, and how to pick a network by fee and time.
New-listing arbitrage: 5–30% windows on CEX
New-listing crypto arbitrage: how to profit from the price gap between a fresh exchange listing and the exchange where the token was trading before. Mechanics, checklist, risks.
Why 0.01% on Hyperliquid isn't the same as 0.01% on Bybit
Funding-rate arbitrage requires normalising rates across exchanges to a common window. The math: how cadence (1h / 4h / 8h) reshapes the real APR, where the typical comparison error hides, and why this asymmetry creates the edge.
SFUND −99.3%: anatomy of a ×30 DEX-Dump alert
A real alert from Finder's DEX-Dump channel: SFUND dropped 99.3% in the pool, the CEX-vs-DEX spread peaked at 8,726%. What the message carried, how the window held, and why catastrophes like this are outliers - not the norm.