BitMEX

Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Blame BitMEX as Bitcoin Dumps to $10.4K; Record Month for Ethereum Fees

Bitcoin’s price fell on U.S. regulatory pressures while Ethereum miners reaped record fee revenue the past month.

Markets  ·  1 October 2020
BitMEX

Bitcoin Starts Shrugging Off BitMEX Bombshell, Recoups Nearly Half of 4% Price Dip

Bitcoin traders have begun recovering from Thursday's bombshell indictments by U.S. regulators against the BitMEX exchange's co-founders.

Markets  ·  1 October 2020
BitMEX

Crypto Trading Platform BitMEX ‘Attempted to Evade’ US Regulations, CFTC Charges

The CFTC has charged BitMEX, CEO Arthur Hayes and other affiliated entities with offering US customers crypto trading services in violation of federal law.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2020
FTX

Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Returns

BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades.

Markets  ·  10 September 2020
Tezos

BitMEX to List Futures for New Crypto Coins for First Time in Over 2 Years

BitMEX is adding chainlink and tezos futures, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange said.

Markets  ·  4 September 2020
CoinFlash

BitMEX Launches Mobile Trading App in 140 Countries

The new app does not include the iconic "trollbox" feature of BitMEX's site, but will in future, the firm said.

Markets  ·  1 September 2020
Bitcoin

Binance’s Bitcoin ‘Bid-Ask Spreads’ Tighten as Cryptocurrency Markets Mature

The narrowing gap between bitcoin buy and sell orders on big exchanges like Binance shows an increasing depth to cryptocurrency markets.

Markets  ·  28 August 2020
Exchanges

Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX to Block Ontario Traders

The veteran cryptocurrency derivatives exchange is to block users in Ontario, apparently at the behest of the local securities regulator.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 August 2020
BitMEX

BitMEX to Mandate ID Verification for All Traders as Maverick Exchange Ends Wild Ways

The change comes with a six-month “grace period” ending in February.

Markets  ·  14 August 2020
Bitcoin

Flash Crash: Bitcoin Price Slides by $1.4K in Minutes

Bitcoin's sudden price drop triggers a long squeeze across major exchanges.

Markets  ·  2 August 2020
BitMEX

Expectations for Even Further Bitcoin Gains Keep Lid on Futures Contracts Liquidations

Only $133 million in futures were liquidated on BitMEX as bitcoin soared above $11,400.

Markets  ·  28 July 2020
CoinFlash

BitMEX Owner Awards $50K Grant to Bitcoin Smart Contract Developer

100x said the $50,000 grant to Jeremy Rubin would help fund further development of the Bitcoin smart contract language, Sapio.

News  ·  22 July 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Futures Pass $1B in Open Interest on BitMEX for First Time Since March Crash

Bitcoin futures open interest across all exchanges passed $4 billion Tuesday morning.

Markets  ·  21 July 2020
CoinFlash

BitMEX Owner Leads $3.4M Round for South African Crypto Exchange

BitMEX owner 100x said investing in VALR’s Series A would bring exposure to the fast-growing South African market.

News  ·  21 July 2020
BitMEX

Twitter Hacker Is a BitMEX Trader, On-Chain Data Suggests

Whoever is responsible for Wednesday's Twitter hack was deep into the cryptocurrency space, with the BitMEX receipts to prove it.

Tech  ·  16 July 2020