ConsenSys finds massive DeFi yields are “number one threat” for Ethereum 2.0 upgrade
Shaurya Malwa · 4 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via
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BitMEX › Regulation 
BitMEX
BitMEX parent company undergoes leadership change following CFTC charges
BitMEX has long been a polarizing platform within the crypto industry, with it being the trading venue of choice for those utilizing margin, while also contributing to some of the most precarious price movements ever seen by Bitcoin.
Cole Petersen · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via BitMEX 
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BitMEX Bitcoin futures have “completely unwound” as platform exodus continues
Recent news regarding the United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission’s crusade against the three co-founders of BitMEX has had grave implications for Bitcoin and the crypto market.
Cole Petersen · 4 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Skew Glassnode 
Edge › BitMEX › Exchanges
The aftermath of CFTC’s charge against BitMEX: massive withdrawals, fake quotes, more legal action
Following the CFTC’s charge against BitMEX and its operators, the United States Department of Justice filed their own charges against the exchange’s four founders and executives for violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › U.S. › Legal
Lawyers, execs explain how BitMEX news could help Bitcoin ETF chances
On Thursday, the industry was shocked by the news that leading Bitcoin derivatives exchange BitMEX was formally charged by the United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over concerns around derivatives and anti-money laundering violations.
BitMEX › U.S. › Analysis Skew
Bitcoin plunges below $10,500 as U.S. government peruses BitMEX owners
Bitcoin’s price has been rocked by news of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission bringing charges against popular margin trading platform BitMEX.
Cole Petersen · 1 month ago · 2 min read · Insights via Skew 
Bitcoin › BitMEX › U.S. › Regulation
CFTC charges BitMEX with illegally operating an unregistered trading platform
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged the owners of BitMEX with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating multiple CFTC regulations, including failing to meet required AML procedures.
BitMEX › DeFi
Analyst: BitMEX activating KYC is one of the “most bullish” events for Ethereum DeFi
Earlier this year, in March, rumors began to spread online that leading Bitcoin derivatives platform BitMEX was on the verge of implementing Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures.
Edge › BitMEX › Mining BitMEX
Research: Why a crypto mining company’s IPO is unlikely to be successful
The Chinese-based Bitcoin mining giant Ebang is the latest crypto company to list on the public markets.
Cole Petersen · 4 months ago · 2 min read · Insights via BitMEX Bitcoin › Bitmain › BitMEX › China › Mining BitMEX
Here’s why Bitcoin mining could reduce to two players while China’s BTC dominance dies
A new report by Bitcoin trading giant BitMEX focussed on the BTC mining industry, exploring if three mining giants could IPO on United States markets and if China’s Bitcoin mining could grow.
Shaurya Malwa · 5 months ago · 2 min read · Insights via BitMEX 
Bitcoin › BitMEX › People
BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes: The Bitcoin rally isn’t “real” until $15,000 breaks
After holding under $10,000 for a week, Bitcoin saw an explosive breakout on June 1 that saw the asset reach a local high of $10,450 — the highest price since the February highs.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis Skew
Crypto traders go into hiding as BitMEX continues losing market share
The crypto market has been subjected to immense volatility throughout 2020, with Bitcoin plummeting to lows of $3,800 in mid-March before incurring an intense rebound that has since led it all the way up to highs of $9,500.
Cole Petersen · 6 months ago · 3 min read · Insights via Skew 
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Could Bitcoin revisit $3,000? BitMEX CEO thinks it’s possible for this reason
As Bitcoin has effectively doubled since the $3,700 bottom put in on March 12, the so-called “fear of missing out” has started to spread amongst BTC investors as optimists believe the cryptocurrency is poised to burst back into a full-blown bull market.
Nick Chong · 7 months ago · 2 min read · Insights via BitMEX 
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis Skew
Bitcoin “scamwick” creates trail of destruction; leads to $50m in liquidations
After rallying from the lower-$6,000 region earlier today, Bitcoin bulls stepped up and propelled the benchmark cryptocurrency up to highs of $7,300 in what ultimately proved to be a fleeting movement.
Cole Petersen · 7 months ago · 2 min read · Insights via Skew 
Edge › Bitcoin › BitMEX › Exchanges
Here’s the key reason the amount of Bitcoin held by BitMEX dropped 22% in two weeks
The amount of Bitcoin held by crypto exchange BitMEX has drastically dropped in the past two weeks after the exchange experienced a massive liquidation spiral on March 13.
Edge › Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis Skew
BitMEX open interest is showing signs of rebounding; here’s what this could mean for Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s price action seen throughout the past several days has been rather lackluster, with the benchmark cryptocurrency seeing some choppy trading that has led it to establish a wide range between $5,800 and $6,800.
Cole Petersen · 7 months ago · 2 min read · Insights via Skew 
Binance › BitMEX › Analysis
Binance and others overtake BitMEX as most-used Bitcoin derivatives platform
As CryptoSlate has detailed extensively over the past few weeks, the dynamic of the crypto market has dramatically changed ever since March 12’s Bitcoin flash crash, during which the market capitalization of the space lost almost 50 percent within a 24-hour time span.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
Ever since Bitcoin’s 50% crash, investors have started to flee BitMEX
On March 12, everything changed for the crypto markets.
Edge › Binance › BitMEX › India › Exchanges
Why the world’s biggest crypto exchanges are making a big bet on India
Four months after the high-profile acquisition of Indian crypto exchange WazirX by Binance, BitMEX invested in a $3 million funding round for another local cryptocurrency exchange in India called CoinDCX.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
The Fed just gave crypto a critical lifeline by doing this, and Bitcoin is strongly reacting
The Federal Reserve is taking a stronger approach than it did during the 2008 financial crisis to slow down the downtrend of the United States economy.
BitMEX › Analysis
BitMEX may be about to add KYC, and that’s bearish for Bitcoin: traders explain why
BitMEX, the leading Bitcoin and crypto-asset derivatives exchange, has long played a central role in these nascent markets.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Trading
Advanced botnet attack caused $1.2bn in Bitcoin longs liquidation on BitMEX
Bitcoin’s price struggle was further exacerbated last week when the coin plunged to $3,700 on BitMEX and caused almost $1.2 billion in long contracts to be liquidated on the platform.
Ethereum › BitMEX › Analysis
Aftermath of bizarre Bitcoin crash: BitMEX overtaken by FTX and Deribit in Ethereum futures
BitMEX, one of the largest cryptocurrency futures exchanges in terms of daily volume, has fallen behind OKEx, FTX, Deribit, Huobi, and Bybit in Ethereum open interest after the overnight Bitcoin drop to $3,600 on March 12.
Edge › Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
Market meltdown destroys BitMEX order book, leaving crypto market prone to volatility
The global markets were subjected to an unparalleled meltdown yesterday that proved to be particularly impactful to the crypto markets, with Bitcoin and many major altcoins posting their largest single-day losses ever.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
Is this the best way to prevent the next massive crypto flash crash?
To prevent future crypto market crashes, the managing partner at Multicoin Capital, Tushar Jain, proposed a bold solution—creating an industry-wide alliance of circuit breakers.
Edge › Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
FTX CEO: Bitcoin price might have gone to zero if BitMEX hadn’t gone offline
The CEO of Hong Kong-based crypto derivatives exchange FTX has speculated that if BitMEX had not gone offline on account of “hardware issues” Friday morning, the price of Bitcoin could have crashed to zero.
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Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
BitMEX freezes as XBTUSD crashes 10% below Bitcoin spot price [UPDATED]
The price of Bitcoin dived $400 below the BTC spot price on BitMEX’s Bitcoin perpetual swap contract as the platform reportedly halted trading on account of “system instability.” Traders widely reported experiencing a system crash on BitMEX between 02:16 and 03:00 UTC Friday morning, as XBTUSD crashed to $3,600, $400 below the Bitcoin spot price.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
Bitcoin price plummets to $5,200 in a 1-hour shock crash, liquidating $665 million
The Bitcoin price crashed from $7,400 to $5,200 in just one hour, liquidating a staggering $665 million worth of long contracts.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
An abrupt 7% Bitcoin price drop to $8,100s liquidated $185 million of longs on BitMEX
The Bitcoin price declined by seven percent in the last 24 hours, liquidating more than $185 million worth of longs.
Edge › Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
Why the Bitcoin price just dropped 4% in a single hour, liquidating $20 million
The Bitcoin price just dropped by more than four percent within one hour—from $9,224 to $8,851—after 52 hours of ranging with low volatility and volume.
Edge › XRP › BitMEX › Price Watch
BitMEX introduces a new perpetual swap for XRP; here’s why this is important
BitMEX is introducing a new perpetual swap contract for XRP.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
The Bitcoin Lightning Network is growing, but with some scalability and security flaws
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is expanding at an exponential rate despite a number of scalability and security flaws in its protocol.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Technology
BitMEX enables lower withdrawal fees with native SegWit support
BitMEX, one of the largest crypto derivatives exchanges in the world, announced that it has added support for Bitcoin Bech32 addresses.
BitMEX › Partnerships
BitMEX and Coin Metrics launch a new set of technical tools
BitMEX and Coin Metrics announced the release of a new technical tool that aims to provide in-depth data about the state of the Bitcoin network.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Trading
100k BTC is a key psychological level for BitMEX Bitcoin futures contracts
The number of open BitMEX Bitcoin futures contracts (XBTUSD) tends to peak at around $1 billion, or 100,000 BTC.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Derivatives
Data shows no increase in Bitcoin withdrawals following BitMEX email leak
Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX hasn’t seen a major increase in withdrawals following the email leak it experienced last week.
BitMEX › Exchanges
BitMEX faces heat after giving up 30,000 customers emails by accident
BitMEX, on the largest crypto derivative trading platforms in the world, has leaked the email addresses of thousands of its users.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Exchanges
Bitcoin fails to recover as weekly volume on BitMEX drops 72% in 3 months, traders bearish
The Bitcoin price has failed to push above a relatively low resistance level at $8,374, making a bigger pullback into the mid-$7,000 region more likely.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Price Watch
Bitcoin volume on BitMEX drops to multi-month low, sparking fears of extended pullback
The volume of bitcoin on BitMEX dropped to a seven-month low on October 12 (Saturday), to below $900 million for the first time since March.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
Did mass liquidations on BitMEX cause Bitcoin’s sudden drop?
Bitcoin has stabilized around the $8,600-mark hours after a ferocious sell-off led on BitMEX saw price decline more than 13 percent, liquidating more than six hundred million long contracts on the Seychelles-based exchange, according to data on Datamish dot com.
Binance › BitMEX › People
BitMEX CEO responds to Binance’s market maker slip up, offers CZ a “copy/paste” course
Arthur Hayes, the CEO of BitMEX, responded to Changpeng Zhao’s false accusations of a Binance futures market maker attack—satirically.
BitMEX › Derivatives
BitMEX COO announces her departure as the firm clashes with the CFTC
BitMEX, the largest margin trading platform in the cryptocurrency market, is seeing its chief operating officer depart.
Binance › BitMEX › Derivatives
Binance accidentally copies BitMEX’s futures documentation, Changpeng Zhao owns up to it
Binance’s newly launched testnet futures platform contained a word-for-word copy of BitMEX’s terms and conditions.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Trading
Bitcoin impulse liquidates $52 million in shorts on BitMEX
A 4.8 percent impulse in Bitcoin’s price beginning August 25 caused an unusual number of liquidations on BitMEX, wrecking $52 million in BTC short positions.
BitMEX › Analysis
$524 million Bitcoin withdrawn from BitMEX in July
Net outflows show that more than half a billion dollars worth of Bitcoin left BitMEX in July, making the month the single-biggest for total customer withdrawals on record.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › Analysis
What the CFTC investigating BitMEX could mean for the Bitcoin and crypto market
The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has started an investigation into BitMEX, the largest margin trading platform in the crypto market, according to a Bloomberg report.
BitMEX › People
Nouriel Roubini accuses BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes of ‘systematic illegal activities’ in latest op-ed
Following a heated debate at the Asia Blockchain Summit, Doctor Nouriel Roubini ramped up his campaign against BitMEX and its CEO, Arthur Hayes.
Bitcoin › BitMEX › People
BitMEX announces Bitcoin fixed income bond ahead of debate with Nouriel Roubini
Arthur Hayes, the CEO of BitMEX, believes that Bitcoin is a retail investor led phenomenon that shows no signs of stopping.
