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Now Live: Address Book Whitelists For Enhanced Security and Convenience

We have introduced a new address book whitelist feature on BitMEX for users to access more secure and convenient asset withdrawals. 

The Cure

In this edition of CTD, Arthur Hayes delves into the decline of initial coin offerings (ICOs) since 2017, which have been replaced by overvalued VC-backed tokens that fail to deliver returns for retail investors. As a remedy, he calls for a rejection of high FDV projects and a return to the principles that made ICOs attractive in the first place.

Now Live: Pre-Launch Futures Contract for HYPE with 2x Leverage

On 2 Dec 2024 at 09:00 UTC, BitMEX users can long or short HYPE through a new pre-launch futures contract – HYPEUSDTZ25

Change in Base Initial Margin and Maintenance Margin for XRPUSD and XRPUSDT

On 2 December 2024 at 02:15 UTC, we reduced the Base Initial Margin and Base Maintenance Margin requirements for two contracts: XRPUSD and XRPUSDT. 

Now Live: MAJORUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

On 29 Nov 2024 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX users can long or short MAJOR via a new perpetual swap listing - MAJORUSDT.

November 2024 Basket Index Weights

On 29 November 2024 at 04:00:05 UTC, BitMEX updated the Index Multipliers of basket indices. 

A Decade of BitMEX: Honouring Our Bitcoin OG Legacy

BitMEX turns 10 years old, celebrating a decade of Bitcoin OG legacy. A big thank you to our traders and our team.

Now Live: CHILLGUYUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

On 22 Nov 2024 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX users can long or short CHILLGUY via a new perpetual swap listing - CHILLGUYUSDT.

Now Live: Pre-Launch Futures Contracts for HSK, ME, and USUAL, all with 2x Leverage

On 21 Nov 2024 at 09:00 UTC, BitMEX users can long or short HSK, ME, and USUAL through three new pre-launch futures contracts – HSKUSDTX24, MEUSDTZ25, and USUALUSDTZ25.

Now Live: Changes to Minimum Price Increments, Lot Size, Base Initial Margin and Maintenance...

As of 21 Nov 2024 at 04:00 UTC, there were changes made to minimum price increments, lot size, and leverage of several contracts on BitMEX.

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