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.
As of 24 June at 12:00 UTC, LOT (League of Traders) will be available on BitMEX via LOT/USDT (Spot) and LOTUSDT (Perpetual), for users to deposit and trade the LOT token.
On 30 Jun 2025 at 12:00 UTC, we will delist 17 derivatives contracts and 1 spot pair (please see the list below). The contracts will be settled early at 12:00 UTC on 30 June 2025 ( “Tsettle”), according to the standard practice described in our Exchange Guide.
On 27 June 2025 at 12:00:00 UTC, we will update our index weights at BitMEX. From today, the hypothetical values of indices with their new weights will be published as the “NEXT” index family (e.g. .BXBT_NEXT).
In this comprehensive guide, we introduce RLUSD (Ripple USD), Ripple's new USD-pegged stablecoin, designed to combine reliability with blockchain efficiency.
As of 24 Jun 2025 at 04:00 UTC, a new XBT futures contract, underlined and margined in Bitcoin, have been listed on BitMEX. The listing will expire on 29 Aug 2025.
In this edition of Crypto Trader Digest, Arthur Hayes offers a deep dive into the complex world of stablecoin issuance, critically examining its past, present, and future, particularly in light of upcoming public listings like Circle's IPO.