This blog presents an introduction to Bitcoin Magazine Pro’s latest report, entitled: ‘July Monthly Report: Long Live Macro.’ You’ll find the full report here.With 2022 well past the halfway point, it is abundantly clear that long/short macro investing has come back with vengeance. Riding high following the stimulus-frenzied market of 2020/2021, 2022 has been characterised...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.) Yesterday, we launched 22 FX swaps on BitMEX – a new breed of crypto derivative that allows users to long or short some of the most popular...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.) Today’s the day. A new breed of crypto derivative – the perpetual FX contract – is now live and ready for trading.It’s an addition that means users...Read More
There’s about to be a new way for users to participate in the Optimism ecosystem, with OPUSD and OPUSDT scheduled to go live on 5 August 2022 at 04:00 UTC. When our new Bitcoin- (XBT) and Tether- (USDT ERC-20) margined contracts go live in just a few days’ time, users will be able to get...Read More
This article is part of our new series of crypto research content, produced by the Bitcoin Magazine team and sponsored by BitMEX. To learn more about our wide-ranging partnership with Bitcoin Magazine, click here. In today’s issue, we’re highlighting some of the latest data on the U.S. Gross Domestic Product recession debate and economic cycles...Read More
When we launched spot trading on BitMEX, we knew we wanted to do things differently. Which is why we launched our biggest giveaway ever – featuring $1 million USD worth of crypto and prizes – to BitMEX users new and old. The results were overwhelming, and we thank everyone who participated. Thousands upon thousands of...Read More
This article is part of our new series of crypto research content, produced by the Bitcoin Magazine team and sponsored by BitMEX. To learn more about our wide-ranging partnership with Bitcoin Magazine, click here. In today’s issue, we wanted to highlight the recent moves in Bitcoin mining. State Of The Mining Market, July 2022 The...Read More
It’s almost time. The world’s first crypto-margined foreign exchange swap listings are arriving at BitMEX next week, giving traders the chance to long or short FX pairs with up to 50x leverage. Ahead of the listings arriving on our platform, this blog takes a closer look at our 22 upcoming FX swap contracts. Read on...Read More
This article is part of our new series of crypto research content, produced by the Bitcoin Magazine team and sponsored by BitMEX. To learn more about our wide-ranging partnership with Bitcoin Magazine, click here. Markets Rally After Federal Rate Hike On 28 July 2022, the Federal Reserve went through with another 75-bp rate hike. This...Read More
A new breed of crypto derivative is about to arrive on our platform. In one week’s time, users will be able to trade crypto’s first-ever perpetual FX swap listings – with up to 50x leverage. It’s an addition that will allow users to trade and speculate on some of the most popular foreign currency pairs...Read More
A quick update that we’ve just listed our new monthly Bitcoin futures contract on BitMEX. XBTQ22 started trading at 04:00 UTC on 27 July 2022.You can start trading XBTQ22 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
This article is part of our new series of crypto research content, produced by the Bitcoin Magazine team and sponsored by BitMEX. To learn more about our wide-ranging partnership with Bitcoin Magazine, click here. Comparing Bear Market Rallies In Bitcoin Magazine’s issue from June 6, Equities Bear Market Unfolding, they highlighted bear market rally comparisons...Read More
This article is part of our new series of crypto research content, produced by the Bitcoin Magazine team and sponsored by BitMEX. To learn more about our wide-ranging partnership with Bitcoin Magazine, click here. Bitcoin Squeezed Past $23,000 Short squeezes unfold across crypto markets. In yesterday’s piece, we highlighted how the bitcoin (and more broadly,...Read More
This article is part of our new series of crypto research content, produced by Bitcoin Magazine team and sponsored by BitMEX. To learn more about our wide-ranging partnership with Bitcoin Magazine, click here. A look at previous bitcoin bear market cycles shows two distinct phases of capitulation. In today’s issue, we will cover historical bear...Read More
To our community of dedicated BitMEX traders – we have made the decision to postpone the listing of the BMEX Token on our spot exchange. The reason is quite simple. Although we are ready to list BMEX, the present market conditions are not ideal, and we want to list the token in an environment that...Read More
The full version of our app – BitMEX Mobile* – is now ready for download, bringing with it all-new features – spot and crypto derivatives trading. It’s an addition that makes trading on BitMEX a whole lot easier and more accessible. What’s more, the app offers all the tools you need to execute trades, track...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
As we continue to enhance the BitMEX platform for our users, we will be facilitating a minor upgrade to our database that will temporarily halt trading in our Testnet environment on Thursday, 7 July at 01:00 UTC, and our production (Mainnet) environment on Thursday, 14 July at 01:00 UTC. The system will continue in cancel-only...Read More
A quick update that on 24 June 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
BitMEX and Bitcoin Magazine today announced a wide-ranging partnership that brings the companies, two of the most trusted and established in the bitcoin space, together to offer the best Bitcoin-focused insight to the crypto community. The partnership, which lasts through this year, will see BitMEX become the official sponsor of Bitcoin Magazine PRO, including its...Read More
From today, users who stake their BMEX Tokens will immediately enjoy a wider range of rewards and privileges. The more BMEX you stake, the more rewards – and tokens – you’ll get. From withdrawal/network fee refunds and early product access to trading fee discounts and VIP services, BMEX stakers now have exclusive access to a...Read More
On 24 June 2022 at 12:00:05 UTC, we will update our index weights. 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 24 June 2022 at 12:00:05 UTC, assuming no constituent exchanges have been excluded – due to Index Protection Rules...Read More
On 15 June 2022 at 04:00 UTC, we will be listing new quarterly Futures on BitMEX. The new contracts will be visible on the platform from 14 June 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
New week, new listings. Users can now trade our new XBT- and USDT-margined Terra Luna 2.0 contracts – all with up to 25x leverage. LUNAUSD and LUNAUSDT went live on 2 June 2022 at 04:00 UTC. Read on to learn more about our new listings. LUNAUSD Quanto Contract Specs As with all quanto contracts, the...Read More
Last month, we opened our spot exchange, along with our sweepstakes to win a share of $1,000,000 USD. Since then, we’ve received a tremendous response from our existing users, along with a number of new sign-ups. For some, they’re trading on a crypto spot exchange for the first time and seeking to learn the ins...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
New week, new listings. Users will soon be able to trade our new XBT- and USDT-margined Terra Luna 2.0 contracts – all with up to 25x leverage. LUNAUSD and LUNAUSDT will go live on 2 June 2022 at 04:00 UTC, and will be visible on the platform from 1 June 2022 at 04:00 UTC as...Read More
BitMEX users now have a new way to trade their favourite perpetual and futures contracts on BitMEX – with margin and settlement now available in ETH. It’s an addition designed to increase BitMEX’s versatility, and aligns with our ongoing focus to provide both existing and new users with margining options that extend beyond Bitcoin and...Read More
We have updated the symbol name for Terra Classic from LUNA to LUNC to align with market convention. LUNC has replaced LUNA in the .BALTMEX and .BDEFIMEX basket indices. Since LUNA was marked at zero before this change, there was no mark price impact. LUNA will be used to represent Terra, also known as Terra...Read More
Since Q4 2021, BitMEX users have used Bitcoin and/or Tether (ERC-20) for margin and settlement. However, that all changes tomorrow, when we launch ETH-margined contracts. Ahead of ETH margin and settlement capabilities arriving on our platform, this blog takes a closer look at margins in crypto trading – and the finer details of our Ether-margined...Read More
