HDR Global Trading Limited Donates to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Digital Currency Initiative (MIT DCI) In Support of Cryptocurrency Research

We are delighted to announce HDR Global Trading Limited’s support of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, which conducts research into the development and betterment of the global cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Sam Reed, CTO of HDR Global Trading and co-founder of the BitMEX trading platform, announced the sponsorship:

Our company has always been energized by the potential of cryptocurrency. Our donation into research and development is about ensuring that the network is more robust. A stronger Bitcoin network will be beneficial to all, and we are very excited to be able to aid in its progress.

HDR Global Trading owns and operates BitMEX, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform by volume. HDR Global Trading is proud to support Bitcoin research and engineering that will make Bitcoin stronger, improving Bitcoin’s robustness, scalability and privacy.

In particular, HDR is keen to help support the work of Bitcoin Core developers Wladimir van der Laan and Cory Fields. Their roles have important implications on different parts of the Bitcoin protocol.

The donation is provided unconditionally and without restrictions.