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Bastille Day

In this edition of CTD, Arthur predicts the eventual collapse of the euro, triggered by the quickly deteriorating finances of France.

All For One & One For All

Abstract: This is our fifth look at the Bitcoin’s OP_Return policy limit drama. This time we look at some of the game theory involved and attempt to explain some...

こんにちは (“Konnichiwa”) Tokyo, Slán Dublin: BitMEX Has Migrated to AWS Tokyo

As a result of our datacentre migration to AWS Tokyo, BitMEX has seen over 185% improvement in liquidity across 9 contracts as well as order placement and market data latency improvements.

Four, Seven

In this edition of CTD, Arthur examines US Treasury Secretary Scott "Buffalo Bill" Bessent's plan to re-industrialize America by resurrecting a form of Yield Curve Control (YCC) reminiscent of the 1942-1951 era.

BitMEX Now Available to Users in Syria

We are delighted to announce that following the removal of Syria from our Restricted Jurisdictions Policy, BitMEX’s products and services are now open to all users in Syria. 

Coming Soon: Exclusive Trollbox AMA with Whale Trader aoa

Join us for an exclusive real-time AMA with legendary Korean trader aoa in our Trollbox on September 17.

XBTM26 Futures Listing

On 15 Sep 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 26 Jun...

Altseason Divergence Trades: HYPE vs SUI, Ethena vs Circle

TL;DR: They say it's not how much you make in an altseason, but how much you keep. While others chase the next big pump, the smartest traders focus on risk...

Delisting of 48 Perpetual Swap Contracts on 11 September

On 11 September 2025 at 12:00 UTC, we will delist 48 perpetual swap contracts (please see the list below). The contracts will be settled early at 12:00 UTC on...

Ordinals – Impact On Node Runners

Abstract: We take a second look at Ordinal related data on Bitcoin. We note that by transaction count, BRC-20 tokens are the dominant form of Ordinals, with 92.5 million...

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