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Beyond the Pond Phish: Unraveling Lazarus Group’s Evolving Tactics

Lazarus Group, the infamous North Korean cybercriminal actors, tried to pull a fast one on BitMEX with a bogus NFT project. This article details how we observed their infection log database, providing a window into their methods and infrastructure.

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

As of 29 May 2025 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX users are able to long or short $SOPH via a new perpetual swap listing - SOPHUSDT.

Now Live: BitMEX VIP Trading Report for AI-Powered Trading Behaviour Insights

As part of our commitment to support our traders with the best trading tools, we are delighted to announce the launch of the BitMEX VIP Trading Report, in partnership with Hoc-trade.

Now Live: AUSD and AUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 33.3x Leverage

As of 28 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC, BitMEX users are able to long or short $A via two new perpetual swap listings - AUSD and AUSDT.

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

As of 28 May 2025 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX users are able to long or short $MOONPIG via a new perpetual swap listing - MOONPIGUSDT.

XBTN25 Futures Listing

On 27 May 2025 at 04:00 UTC, a new XBT futures contract, underlined and margined in Bitcoin, will be listed on BitMEX. The listing will expire on 25 July 2025.

The Ripple Effect: Trade RLUSD on Spot and Use RLUSD as Margin

RLUSD (Ripple USD) is now available to deposit, buy, trade, and use as margin on BitMEX, with a 15,000 RLUSD prize pool up for grabs.

Delisting of Illiquid Contracts

On 23 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC, we will delist 10 derivatives contracts. The contracts will be settled early at 12:00 UTC on 23 May 2025 ( “Tsettle”), according to the standard practice described in our Exchange Guide.

The 2015 Spam Attacks

Abstract: In this piece we cover four rounds of spam attacks on Bitcoin in the summer of 2015, apparently initiated by a London based company called CoinWallet.EU. The spam...

Now Live: LAUNCHCOINUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 12.5x Leverage

As of 15 May 2025 at 04:00 UTC, BitMEX users are able to long or short $LAUNCHCOIN via a new perpetual swap listing - LAUNCHCOINUSDT.

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