In just a few hours, AiDOGE will arrive at BitMEX via two new listings – AIDOGEUSD and AIDOGEUSDT, with up to 50x leverage, making these perpetual swap contracts one of the highest max position sizes in the industry. ArbDoge is an AI-powered meme coin that describes itself as an ‘experiment’ in the Arbitrum ecosystem. The...Read More
In just a few hours, FLOKI, the self-nominated people’s cryptocurrency and the utility token of the Floki ecosystem, will arrive at BitMEX via two new listings – FLOKIUSD and FLOKIUSDT. The listings will also arrive with up to 50x leverage, making available one of the highest max position sizes in the industry. FLOKI is a...Read More
The SUI token is the Sui platform’s native asset. Sui is a smart contract platform maintained by a permissionless set of validators which offers scalability and unprecedented low-latency for common use cases, ranging from gaming to retail payment at physical points of sale. Starting today, 3 May 2023, BitMEX traders will be able to long...Read More
In the wake of the FTX meltdown, BitMEX is keen to educate and inform the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency community about Proof of Liability & Reserve (PoRL) systems. As part of this, BitMEX will be awarding 50 BMEX tokens to the first 50 depositors who conduct the BitMEX Proof of Liability (PoL) process, thus proving that...Read More
BitMEX is delighted to announce that the Proof of Liability (PoL) system is now fully live and operational. All BitMEX depositors can now verify their individual liability is included in the total exchange liability balance. This self verification process can be conducted without a third party auditor. Client privacy is preserved, because account balances are...Read More
Files From this point onwards, the Proof of Reserve and Proof of Liability data files will automatically be made available to the public. This will occur twice a week, every Tuesday & Thursday. View all the files here Snapshot As At 15 Nov 2022 Reserves Liabilities Snapshot time 15 Nov 2022 15 Nov 2022...Read More
On 13 November 2022 at 20:00 UTC, we will delist our perpetual swap contracts linked to FTT: FTTUSD and FTTUSDT. The contracts will be settled early at 20:00 UTC on 13 November 2022 ( “Tsettle”), according to the standard practice described in our Exchange Guide. The decision to delist these contracts has been made due...Read More
With an increased focus on CRO, BitMEX users will be able to trade CRO via our CROUSDT and CROUSDT listings – with up to 50x leverage from 12:00PM UTC today. If you haven’t yet signed up for a BitMEX account, you can do so here. CROUSD Quanto Contract Specs As with all quanto contracts, the...Read More
On 20 October 2022 at 12:00 UTC, we will delist 14 perpetual swap contracts (please see the list below). The contracts will be settled early at 12:00 UTC on 20 October 2022 ( “Tsettle”), according to the standard practice described in our Exchange Guide. Contract to be Delisted Settlement Price SANDUSDT .BSANDT30M LINKUSDT .BLINKT30M NEARUSDT...Read More
On 14 September 2022 at 04:00 UTC, we will be listing new quarterly futures on BitMEX. The new contracts will be visible on the platform from 13 September 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
This blog presents an introduction to Bitcoin Magazine Pro’s latest report, entitled: ‘Contagion Report – June 2022.’ You’ll find the full report here. Bear markets are for building, but also for learning lessons. If we add to our understanding of the crypto markets, we will be stronger for the next bull. Thanks to our partnership...Read More
A quick update that we’ve just listed our new monthly Bitcoin futures contract on BitMEX. XBTN22 started trading at 04:00 UTC on 1 June 2022.You can start trading XBTN22 here, or read on to learn more. Our Current Bitcoin Futures Contracts For the listing and settlement dates of our current futures contracts, please see the...Read More
Polygon fans – this one’s for you. MATIC is arriving to the BitMEX ecosystem. We’re about to launch MATIC (ERC-20) support, meaning you will soon be able to: Buy MATIC with 36 fiat currencies. Convert Tether (ERC-20) into MATIC, and vice versa, with no hidden fees or the need to worry about slippage. Deposit and...Read More
A quick update that on 25 March 2022 at 12:00:05 UTC, BitMEX will update the Index Multipliers of our basket indices. The Index Multipliers will be scaled based on the Conditional Index Multipliers below to ensure that the index price has the same value as the previous Index Multipliers. Please refer to the respective index...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
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
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
Effective 19 October 2021 at 08:00 UTC, we will remove LBank from our .BETHXBT index. This is due to the persistent irregular price premium relative to other index constituents. All traders should be aware that at the time of the removal, the price of the index may fluctuate substantially. Please exercise caution when trading products...Read More
Faced with an inherently unequal financial system, those who have the most to lose by continuing the status quo are acting in their self-interest to explore alternative options like Bitcoin. A message from Alexander Höptner, CEO of BitMEX Last month, something extraordinary happened – El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender....Read More
A message from Alexander Höptner, CEO of BitMEX Reader beware: the following piece contains unpopular opinions, but it will make you think. It’s such an interesting time to be in the crypto world. It’s a true meritocracy – the market identifies the most effective technology, the most creative applications, and the best ideas. Zoom out,...Read More
We could go on for days about how NFTs are a unique fusion of art, technology, and investment, but let’s face it. When push comes to shove, it’s all about the flex. So we’ve decided to launch our first-ever NFTs, giving BitMEX traders the chance to take home a piece of virtual swag. Think of...Read More
On 24 September 2021 12:00:05 UTC BitMEX will update its index weights. From today, the hypothetical values of the indices with the new weights will be published as the “NEXT” index family (Eg .BXBT_NEXT). As of 24 September 2021 at 12:00:05 UTC, assuming no constituent exchanges have been excluded due to Index Protection Rules, BitMEX...Read More
A message from Alexander Höptner, CEO of BitMEX Today, we are happy to announce that we have reached a resolution with the CFTC and FinCEN. This marks a new chapter for BitMEX. I’m quoted in our company statement, but I think it’s worth adding some further perspective on why this is a tremendous step in...Read More
Ethereum will undergo the scheduled London Hard Fork on 5 August 2021. Three BitMEX contracts (ETHUSD, ETHUSDU21 and ETHU21) and two BitMEX indices (.BETH and .BETHXBT) will be impacted and these markets will be open during the fork. Impact on the BitMEX Indices The BitMEX .BETH and .BETHXBT indices are currently constructed using the following...Read More
(A message from Malcolm Wright, Chief Compliance Officer at BitMEX) I’m very glad to report Chainalysis has revised its risk assessment of BitMEX, removing the ‘high risk’ label it had held in place for less than a year. This followed an internal review of the criteria for the High Risk Exchange category by Chainalysis. The...Read More
(Any views expressed in the below should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) It goes without saying that crypto markets can be volatile. Depending on your strategy, this can be more of a perk than a plague. However, no matter...Read More
Brian Rankin has been promoted to the role of Chief Information Security Officer as we make good on our commitment to protect customers and stakeholders. In his new role, Brian will continue to build a world class team that can protect our information assets from the growing threat from a range of malicious actors. “The...Read More
Following its successful launch in February, we will be reducing margin requirements and increasing available leverage on our DOGEUSDT quanto perpetual swap to 50x at 0600 UTC tomorrow, 29 June 2021. We’ve always been committed to innovating responsibly, and for us that means putting in robust controls for all our contracts so that traders can...Read More
