BitMEX Announcements

2022-01-24 21:39:14 The account of the user that owns this channel has been inactive for the last 11 months. If it remains inactive in the next 10 days, that account will self-destruct and this channel may no longer have an owner. Open / Comment

2022-01-17 13:45:20 We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Telegram Group and Discord Server as we phase out this channel.

We look forward to welcoming you! Please join us here:
Telegram - https://t.me/BitMEX_Group
Discord - https://discord.gg/eSNgvEzs Open / Comment

2022-01-07 04:01:55 “Regardless of how hard every government tries to stifle the volatility of the universe, the normal state of play is chaos.”

In this week’s Crypto Trader Digest, you’ll find out what assets Arthur’s selling off, which ones he’ll be HODLing, and why he’s preparing for a potential dip in the next few months.

https://bit.ly/3eW20Gt Open / Comment

2021-12-24 02:16:20 What’s more powerful - a meme, or a thousand words? Arthur takes us on a tour of the Mount Rushmore of Crypto Memes, and gives his view on what needs to change for crypto to become even more inclusive.

https://blog.bitmex.com/yangon-yuletide Open / Comment

2021-12-21 13:04:18 We’re thrilled to announce the minting of our token, BMEX

The Token for True Believers!

Learn how to be eligible for the airdrop here: https://bit.ly/3q9g58Q Open / Comment

2021-12-10 12:04:45 Missed out on our 14% APR BitMEX EARN subscription?

We’ve got you covered with our newly listed EARN contract from now until 13 Dec at 12:00 UTC 

Quick get in. Get EARNing now - https://bit.ly/32s0UiM Open / Comment

2021-12-08 13:09:57 Upcoming Fee Changes For USDT-Margined Contracts

On 10 December 2021 at 00:00 UTC, our maker and taker fees will return to their default level. Our maker fee will be updated to -0.01%, while our taker fee will be updated to 0.05%.

Affected USDT-margined contracts include: XBTUSDT, XBTUSDTZ21, ETHUSDT, ETHUSDTZ21, XRPUSDT, BCHUSDT, LTCUSDT, DOGEUSDT, SOLUSDT.

For further information, please read our blog: https://blog.bitmex.com/upcoming-fee-changes-usdt-margined-contracts/

Or visit: https://www.bitmex.com/app/fees Open / Comment

2021-12-08 12:04:03 Updates to BitMEX Indices and Quarterly Futures Listings - Q1 2022

On 22 December 2021 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX will list new quarterly Futures.

For the listings and settlements of our current and upcoming Futures contracts for Q1 of 2022, see our blog: https://blog.bitmex.com/q1-2022-quarterly-futures-listings/

Please note we will be sunsetting the BCH, EOS, LTC, TRX, and XBTEUR Futures. Please see this blog for details: https://blog.bitmex.com/sunsetting-bch-eos-ltc-trx-and-xbteur-futures-and-early-settlement-of-the-altmexusd-and-defimexusd-perpetuals/

Please note the changes to the contract size of our new linear futures contracts, and update your relevant systems accordingly to avoid any potential disruption in trading.

On 31 December 2021 at 12:00:05 UTC, BitMEX will update its indices across all products. The affected indices will be:

.BXBT, .BETH, .BXRP, .BBCH. .BLTC, .BADA, .BAVAX, .BAXS, .BBNB, .BDOGE, .BDOT, .BEOS, .BLINK, .BLUNA, .BSOL, .BUSDT;
.BETHXBT, .BXRPXBT, .BBCHXBT, .BLTCXBT, .BEOSXBT, .BADAXBT, .BTRXXBT;
.BXBTT, .BETHT, .BXRPT, .BBCHT, .BLTCT, .BAAVET, .BADAT, .BALGOT, .BATOMT, .BAVAXT, .BAXST, .BBNBT, .BBTTT, .BCHZT, .BCOMPT, .BDENTT, .BDOGET, .BDOTT, .BDYDXT, .BEOST, .BFILT, .BFTMT, .BFTTT, .BGRTT, .BICPT, .BKSMT, .BLINKT, .BLRCT, .BLUNAT, .BMANAT, .BMATICT, .BMKRT, .BNEOT, .BOMGT, .BQTUMT, .BRUNET, .BSANDT, .BSHIBT, .BSNXT, .BSOLT, .BSRMT, .BSUSHIT, .BTHETAT, .BTRXT, .BUNIT, .BVETT, .BXLMT, .BXTZT, .BYFIT;
And .BXBTEUR.

Please note that the hypothetical values of the indices with new weights are published as part of the “NEXT” index family (e.g. .BXBT_NEXT).

Please see our blog: https://blog.bitmex.com/q4-2021-index-weights/ and BitMEX Indices page: https://www.bitmex.com/app/indices for index weights and further details. Open / Comment

2021-12-07 12:10:19 Get 1% back on all crypto purchases using fiat from 7 Dec to 5 Feb

Learn more here - https://bit.ly/3xjADyv Open / Comment

2021-12-03 09:33:44 Sunsetting of the BCH, EOS, LTC, TRX, and XBTEUR Futures, and Early Settlement of the ALTMEXUSD and DEFIMEXUSD Perpetuals

The BCH, EOS, LTC, TRX Linear Futures, and XBTEUR Inverse Futures will sunset after their regular December expiry at 12:00 UTC on 31 December 2021. There will not be any H22 Futures contracts listed on the BCHXBT, EOSXBT, LTCXBT, TRXXBT and XBTEUR pairs.

The ALTMEXUSD and DEFIMEXUSD Perpetuals will early settle at 12:00 UTC on 15 December 2021, following the Perpetual Swaps Early Settlement Process described here. There will be no exchange of funding payments and no fees for settlement at the early settlement funding timestamp of 15 December 2021 at 12:00 UTC. Users should adjust their positions accordingly before the early settlement timestamp if they want to manually close their exposure.

For more details, please see our blog here: https://bit.ly/3ojm6zP Open / Comment