On Thursday 23 March 2023, our trading engine was suspended from 12:55 UTC to 13:20 UTC, with orders executed in cancel only mode during this time. This suspension was triggered by our audit process detecting a possible inconsistency in the exchange state and halting the exchange as a precautionary measure. At BitMEX our positions and...Read More
In addition to our already live futures contract (ARBUSDTM23), BitMEX users will soon be able to trade ARB with up to 50x leverage via two new listings – ARBUSD and ARBUSDT. If you haven’t yet signed up for a BitMEX account, you can do so here. ARBUSD Quanto Contract Specs As with all quanto contracts,...Read More
This blog presents an overview of our report, entitled ‘Crypto Outlook – Fundamentals vs. Sentiment: Three Scenarios to Watch in 2023’. You’ll find the full report here. In 2022, we noted that change comes quickly in the crypto industry, with this dynamism forcing a constant reassessment of assumptions. Last year proved this, and 2023 –...Read More
Arbitrum, the biggest player in Ethereum’s layer-two scaling landscape, is about to airdrop its new Arbitrum token (ARB). From today at 03:00 UTC, users will be able to gain exposure to the highly anticipated Arbitrum token – via our new USDT-margined ARB linear futures listing.It’s an addition that means users can now long or short...Read More
Chapter 18 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which...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.) Winter is over in North Asia. The warm weather, sunshine, and early blooming of the sakura announced the presence...Read More
On Monday 13 March 2023, our trading engine was suspended from 13:58 UTC to 14:18 UTC. This suspension was triggered by a shortfall in on-chain funds of 50,000 USDT, on the Tron network, due to a duplicated customer withdrawal at 13:57 UTC. As communicated during the downtime via our Status page and social media channels,...Read More
A quick note that we now support Dogecoin (DOGE), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC), thereby taking the number of cryptocurrencies users can convert, deposit, and withdraw on BitMEX to over 30. For the 101 on these new listings, and what this means for our users, read on. More coins and tokens – such as...Read More
Chapter 17 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which...Read More
From 12 March at 04:00 UTC, traders will be able to long or short USDC via our USDTUSDC perpetual swap. This new perpetual listing will give you the opportunity to trade and speculate on the price of USD Coin. Will or won’t the peg hold… The best thing about trading these USDC listings on BitMEX?...Read More
On 14 March 2023 at 04:00 UTC, we will be listing new quarterly futures on BitMEX. The new contracts will be visible on the platform from 13 March at 04:00 UTC as Unlisted, 24 hours before the start of trading. Please see the table below for the listing and settlement dates of current and upcoming...Read More
On 31 March 2023 at 12:00:05 UTC, we will update our index weights. And from today, the hypothetical values of indices with their new weights will be published as the “NEXT” index family (e.g. .BXBT_NEXT). As of 31 March 2023 at 12:00:05 UTC, assuming no constituent exchanges have been excluded – and due to Index...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.) As winter in the Northern Hemisphere draws to a close, I must depart my winter wonderland of deep fluffy...Read More
“Equity can be defined as giving everyone what they need to be successful. In other words, it’s not giving everyone the exact same thing. If we give everyone the exact same thing, expecting that will make people equal, it assumes that everyone started out in the same place – and this can be vastly inaccurate...Read More
Chapter 16 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which provides...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.) World War 3 has already begun, whether the mainstream media and political elite wish to acknowledge it or not...Read More
Chapter 15 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which provides...Read More
Get ready, as from 27 February at 04:00 UTC, traders will be able to long or short the GMX token via two new listings – GMXUSD and GMXUSDT. These new perpetual listings will give you the opportunity to trade and speculate on the price of the GMX token – which has seen great volatility recently....Read More
Chapter 14 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which provides...Read More
Onramper, a fiat-to-crypto gateway aggregator, is now integrated with BitMEX. It’s an integration that means users now have an even faster, more seamless, and secure way to buy crypto with fiat. By partnering with Onramper, BitMEX now supports the widest possible amount of fiat currencies, payment methods, and cryptocurrencies – all via one single API....Read More
The long-awaited Blur token airdrop has finally begun. And that’s not all. From tomorrow at 04:00 UTC, users will be able to long or short the Blur token with up to 50x leverage via two new listings: BLURUSD and BLURUSDT. The introduction of BLURUSD and BLURUSDT allows users to trade and speculate on the governance...Read More
Chapter 13 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which provides...Read More
Our new quarterly ETH Yield Swap contract – ETHYLDH23 – is now live, and started trading at 04:00 UTC on 9 February 2023.You can start trading ETHYLDH23 here, or learn more about the product here. If you haven’t yet created a BitMEX account, you can do so here. ETHYLDH23 Contract Specs Symbol: ETHYLDH23 Expiry date...Read More
Abstract: Recently usage of “Ordinals”, a system where one can embed image data into the Bitcoin blockchain has increased. In this brief piece, based on blockchain data, we analyse the growth of the Ordinals system. Up until 7 February 2023, we have identified over 13,000 of these transactions, which take up 526MB of Bitcoin blockspace....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.) There are many activities we modern humans engage in so that we can be more present. Mental clarity and...Read More
Chapter 12 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which...Read More
Chapter 11 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which...Read More
Chapter 10 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which provides...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.) Stick a fork in it, ‘cause we’re done with inflation in Pax Americana. Hip hip hooray! /s US CPI...Read More
Chapter 9 of the book Reckless: The Story Of Cryptocurrency Interest Rates is published below. The full book is available on Amazon. The book was written before the bankruptcy of FTX and therefore does not include coverage of this event. However, the book does provide useful commentary in the run up to the failure of FTX, which provides...Read More
