However, on July 23, BitMEX said it will close for good on Sept. 23. The reasons for that closure signal a lot about the next few years of crypto. During BitMEX's peak in 2018 to 2019, it ran more ...

BitMEX was one of the first places where crypto’s anything-goes culture took shape: an offshore exchange built around high leverage, perpetual futures and the idea that markets should never sleep.

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Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes bought another $6.39 million in ether (ETH), pushing his total purchases to 7,213 ETH even though the position sits roughly $301,000 underwater. The Maelstrom chief ...

BitMEX and its co-founders are once again facing legal challenges in the United States, this time through a newly filed class-action lawsuit that accuses the crypto derivatives platform of operating a ...

BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange that popularized the perpetual swap contract now traded across an $85-trillion-per-year global market, announced on July 23, 2026 that it will permanently cease ...

The proposed class action alleges BitMEX used privileged trading access and server freezes to profit from forced liquidations. [Update 07:24 UTC, July 24: Adds BitMEX response in fifth paragraph.] ...

BitMEX, the exchange that invented the perpetual swap, will shut down on September 23 after an 11-year run. On the same day, it was hit with a proposed class-action suit alleging theft of 622 bitcoin ...

Faced with a crypto slump, HDR Global Trading Limited has decided to close BitMEX, the crypto exchange that invented perpetual swaps allowing as much as 100x leverage on bitcoin (BTC-USD). BitMEX has ...

Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX will cease operations on Sept. 23, 2026, after its parent company, HDR Global Trading Limited, decided to close the platform following a strategic review of its ...

BitMEX’s BMEX token plunged about 90% after the exchange announced plans to shut down, ending nearly 12 years in business as its Bitcoin futures market share shrank. [Update, 15:18 UTC, July 23 - Adds ...