(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) Thankfully, unlike many others around the world, my experiences of war are sanitised and indirect. Two of my mother’s...Read More
Why leave your BMEX idle, when you can be earning more rewards? Following the first BMEX airdrop, many of our users have started staking BMEX to unlock fee discounts and other exclusive benefits on the BitMEX platform. If you do not have enough BMEX Tokens yet, there’s still time – check out our upcoming airdrops...Read More
We are pleased to announce the launch of four long-awaited linear perpetual contracts: AVAXUSDT, EOSUSDT, LINKUSDT, and LUNAUSDT. This marks a major milestone in the evolution of our derivatives products, as we now support all of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap. And if you’re a fan of our EOSUSD and LINKUSD Quanto contracts,...Read More
Abstract: We provide a follow on to our March 2020 piece, Inflation Is Coming. Inflation has now reached the highest levels since the early 1980s and the Fed will and must tighten liquidity conditions in response. Despite what some think, we believe this inevitable tightening of liquidity conditions will have a significant impact on consumer...Read More
Our partner ecosystem has expanded again with the addition of ten new members: Avelacom, B-Cube, Bequant Pro, Bookmap, Crypto Index Series, CryptoQuant, Fly Signals, GoCharting, Hummingbot, and Tealstreet. With more partners onboard, our users now have access to a wider variety of exclusive privileges and services that they can use to enhance their trading experience.Our...Read More
This blog presents an overview of our report, entitled ‘Five Ways the World of Crypto Will Change in 2022.’ You’ll find the full report here. To say that 2021 was a wild year for crypto would be an understatement. Consider some of the top events of 2021: 1. El Salvador became the first country to...Read More
We’ve just launched our first-ever metaverse basket contract on BitMEX. Here’s a detailed overview of our new contracts: Contract Contract Type Contract Size Max Order Quantity Lot Size Minimum Trade Amount Initial Margin Maintenance Margin ALTMEXTUSDT Linear Perpetual 0.0001 ALTMEXT 1,000,000,000 1,000 0.1 ALTMEXT 4.00% 2.00% DEFIMEXTUSDT Linear Perpetual 0.0001 DEFIMEXT 1,000,000,000 1,000 0.1 DEFIMEXT...Read More
Abstract: In this short and simple piece, we take a look at a list of the lowest block hash values in Bitcoin history. We also compare the block hash values with the difficulty target and identify blocks where the block hash was lowest relative to the necessary target. The Bitcoin block mined on 15 June...Read More
As of today, BitMEX supports withdrawals to Bech32m Bitcoin addresses. These are also called “taproot addresses”. The first BitMEX client withdrawal to such an address occurred earlier today. BitMEX is proud to use the latest Bitcoin technology, to provide better features and lower fees for our users. We have made considerable progress in this area,...Read More
Last week, we airdropped 1.8 million BMEX to our new and existing users – but the race to accrue as many BMEX Tokens as possible is still on. Today, we’ve unlocked our Crypto Converter offer, giving every user the chance to earn up to 250 BMEX. Check out our Token promotions page to see if...Read More
Abstract: In this report we look at address re-use in Bitcoin. Address re-use is generally considered as a bad privacy practice and unfortunately it remains at an elevated level. Currently around 50% of transaction outputs are sent to previously used addresses. Although the situation has improved somewhat since 2013, when the 75% level was breached....Read More
Today’s the day: more than 1.5 million BMEX Tokens have been airdropped to new and existing BitMEX users. Congratulations to the first-ever BMEX holders. All users who are eligible to receive the airdrop will be able to see their BMEX balance by visiting the BitMEX wallet page.Want to earn even more BMEX? Start staking BMEX...Read More
We’re happy to announce that our BMEX Token Litepaper is now live. And get ready: we’re airdropping over a million BMEX tomorrow. All BitMEX users who are eligible for the airdrop will be able to start staking BMEX from tomorrow at 10:00 UTC onwards.Since the launch of BMEX, we’ve received a tremendous amount of interest...Read More
We are very proud to announce the launch of BitMEX Academy, a multimedia crypto education platform which will offer a new way to learn about crypto for beginner and expert traders alike. BitMEX Academy will bring together the greatest minds in the industry to share their knowledge on cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, trading fundamentals, and other...Read More
On 26 Jan 2021 at 04:00 UTC, we will be introducing three new BitMEX basket indices – .BALTMEXT (10 altcoins vs. USDT), .BDEFIMEXT (10 DeFi coins vs. USDT), and .BMETAMEXT (five metaverse coins vs. USDT). The .BALTMEXT index consists of 10 coins: BNB, SOL, ADA, XRP, DOT, LUNA, DOGE, AVAX, MATIC, and LTC. The .BDEFIMEXT...Read More
(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) Dump-eve 8:00 PM Scanning the horizon, you giddily observe the accumulation of snowflakes. The forecast calls for DUMP. And...Read More
We are delighted to welcome Bill Beller as Head of Trading, effective 1 January. Bill is in charge of spearheading the company’s trading strategies and expanding our trading team and its capabilities. Prior to joining us, Bill was Managing Director at Greenville Advisory for nearly five years, where he helped FinTech start-ups launch crypto exchange...Read More
The BitMEX ecosystem has evolved again with the eagerly-awaited launch of CONVERT. From today onwards, you can use our Crypto Converter to convert Bitcoin into Tether (ERC-20) – and vice versa – with more coin conversions to be introduced soon. CONVERT your crypto here, or read on to learn more. Why Use Our Crypto Converter?...Read More
It’s never been easier to earn interest on Bitcoin. From today onwards, you can earn up to a 6% annual percentage rate (APR) on Bitcoin with BitMEX EARN. And for a limited time, high-volume BitMEX traders will get the chance to reap even higher returns.Fully backed by our insurance fund, one of the largest in...Read More
BXM Operations AG, a company founded by our CEO Alexander Höptner and CFO Stephan Lutz, has announced plans to purchase Bankhaus von der Heydt, a bank located in Munich, Germany. The deal is subject to approval by BaFin, the German financial services regulatory authority. BitMEX Group is pursuing the ambitious goal of establishing a one-stop...Read More
We’re excited to welcome another major addition to our leadership team: Raphael Polansky. As Chief Operating Officer, Raphael is in charge of managing our operations and infrastructure, driving business growth and market expansion, and transforming BitMEX into a full crypto investment ecosystem. Raphael reports directly to our CEO, Alexander Höptner. Prior to joining BitMEX, Raphael...Read More
We are pleased to welcome Marcus Hughes to the BitMEX team as our new Chief Risk Officer (CRO). As CRO, Marcus will serve on the executive board, with responsibility for BitMEX’s Regulatory Affairs, Risk, Legal, and Compliance functions, reporting directly to our CEO, Alexander Höptner.Marcus will guide our legal strategy, lead engagement with regulators and...Read More
Fans of the metaverse – look no further. We’ve just listed four linear perpetual swaps, which are settled and margined in USDT.This is the first time MANA and SAND perpetual swaps have been listed on BitMEX.Please see below the details of the new contracts available. Contract Contract Type Contract Size Max Order Quantity Lot Size...Read More
As of January 1 Ivo Sauter has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BitMEX Link, owner and operator of an innovative 24/7 crypto brokerage featuring spot, structured products, and OTC trading. He will be based in Switzerland, home to BitMEX Link’s offices in Zug and Zurich. Prior to joining BitMEX Link, Ivo was...Read More
(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.)One of the most destructive mental constructs to the health of your financial portfolio is measuring yearly arithmetic returns. The...Read More
We’re happy to announce that we’ve teamed up with Tokeny to launch our highly-awaited BMEX token. Tokeny is a global leader in the tokenisation space, and supported us with its technical expertise and guidance throughout the development phase of BMEX in 2021. We’re also working closely with Tokeny to streamline the rollout of the token’s...Read More
Today, we’re pleased to announce that we have enlisted Fireblocks, the leading digital asset custody, transfer, and settlement platform, to propel the development of our upcoming product offerings. As part of our ‘beyond derivatives’ transformation, BitMEX will be expanding our offerings to include Spot, Brokerage, Custody, Information Products, and Academy. In the coming weeks, Fireblocks...Read More
On 20 October 2021 at 04:00 UTC, we listed our new monthly XBT futures on BitMEX. Please see the table below for the listing and settlement dates of current futures contracts. Code Pair Listing Date Settlement Date XBTV21 Bitcoin / USD 23 September 2021 29 October 2021 XBTX21 Bitcoin / USD 20 October 2021 26...Read More
To further reconcile contract naming conventions on BitMEX, we will list four new AXSUSD, EOSUSD, LINKUSD, and SOLUSD Perpetual Swaps on 20 October 2021 at 04:00 UTC and conduct early settlement of the current AXSUSDT, EOSUSDT, LINKUSDT, SOLUSDT, AAVEUSDT, MATICUSDT, SRMUSDT, SUSHIUSDT, TRXUSDT, UNIUSDT, VETUSDT, and XLMUSDT perps on 2 November 2021 at 12:00 UTC. ...Read More
Do not be led astray by the siren songs of capricious harpies – for these creatures wish to infect the faithful with FUD in service to their master. These slimy serpents slither and yearn to surreptitiously slip allegiance to their false gods into our consciousness. Why do such malicious beings exist? Why … because they...Read More
