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Now Live: XLMUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 33x Leverage

As of 15 Jul 2024 at 12:00 UTC, BitMEX users are able to long or short XLM via a new perpetual swap listing - XLM.

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

As of 15 Jul 2024 at 12:00 UTC, BitMEX users will be able to long or short PUMP via a new perpetual swap listing - PUMPUSDT.

Important Announcement: Datacentre migration to AWS Tokyo on 23 August 2025

On 23 August 2025, BitMEX will be migrating its infrastructure from AWS Dublin to AWS Tokyo to improve liquidity across our contracts.

Bitcoin Versus The IMF

Abstract: In the post Bitcoin world, we briefly cover the history of the IMF. We note how the IMF’s significance has been waning in recent years, with China taking...

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

On 10 July 2025 at 05:00 UTC, BitMEX users can long or short PUMP through a new pre-launch futures contract – PUMPUSDTN25.

Harvest Funding Payments on Hyperliquid: An Exclusive BitMEX Trade

Ever wonder how some traders consistently make money in crypto without directional bets? This new article spills the beans on a cool arbitrage trick between BitMEX and Hyperliquid, letting you "harvest" steady funding payments.

Quid Pro Stablecoin

In this edition of CTD, Arthur dissects the true motivation behind the U.S. Treasury's sudden "goo goo gagga gagga" over stablecoins, contrasting it with past opposition. He argues it's not about financial freedom but a strategic maneuver to solve the government's massive debt problem.

Now Live: XBTH26 Futures Listing

As of 2 Jul 2025 at 04:00 UTC, a new XBT futures contract, underlined and margined in Bitcoin, has been listed on BitMEX. The listing will expire on 27 Mar 2026.

The Evolution of Funding Rates: 9 Years of BitMEX’s XBTUSD Funding Rate Analysis

Pioneered by BitMEX in 2016, XBTUSD is the longest-running Bitcoin perpetual swap, widely used by some of the most sea-soned traders in the crypto industry. This piece provides an in-depth analysis of nearly 9 years of funding rate data from BitMEX’s XBTUSD perpetual swap, covering the period from May 2016 to May 2025.

Now Live: SAHARAUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 50x Leverage 

As of 27 June 2025 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX users are now able to long or short $SAHARA via a new perpetual swap listing - SAHARAUSDT.

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