Travel Rule implementation will change the industry and all eyes will be on safeguarding privacy.

We’re offering the BitMEX Travel Rule Data Storage Principles as non-copyright open source to spark industry collaboration and push for user protections.

Read more here: http://ow.ly/LVIV50Dv6pf

REMINDER - The Fat Finger Protection Trading Rule

On 16 February at 08:00 UTC, we will be introducing the Fat Finger Protection Trading Rule which will apply to both Market and Limit orders, including Market Close and Limit Close Orders.

Please see our blog for more information: http://ow.ly/dlLm50Dv92M

As we welcome the Year of the Ox, we would like to wish everyone a very Happy Lunar New Year. We hope you’re able to spend time with family, friends, and those most important to you, no matter where they are in the world. 祝您春节快乐!

Incident title: API/Frontend and Testnet API/Frontend Outage
Incident time: February 12, 2021 - 01:33 UTC
Incident status: Resolved
Details: The BitMEX API/Frontend and Testnet API/Frontend were offline between 01:07:47 UTC and 01:09:44 UTC on 12 Feb 2021. Full functionality has been restored. The root cause was identified and rectified immediately. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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REMINDER - The Fat Finger Protection Trading Rule

Today, 16 February at 08:00 UTC, we will be introducing the Fat Finger Protection Trading Rule which will apply to both Market and Limit orders, including Market Close and Limit Close Orders.

Please see our blog for more information: https://blog.bitmex.com/introducing-the-fat-finger-protection-trading-rule/

Trading Rules Update - Fat Finger Protection Trading Rule

To prevent so-called ‘fat finger’ input errors, which can result in sudden drastic price movements that disadvantage other users, we introduced the Fat Finger Protection Trading Rule to the BitMEX Trading Rules on 16 February at 08:00 UTC.

Please see our blog for more information: https://blog.bitmex.com/introducing-the-fat-finger-protection-trading-rule/

Should you have any further questions, please contact Support: www.bitmex.com/support/

It’s time. Arthur Hayes has entered the chat.

We’re excited to unveil the latest edition of Crypto Trader Digest with insights and analysis from our co-founder.

Find it on our blog here: https://bit.ly/37tWFmp

BitMEX Engineers Stamp Out Market Data Latency

While XBT soars to all-time highs this year, we’ve observed excellent trading performance from the BitMEX platform.

Read more about some of the behind-the-scenes work our engineers have been doing here: https://bit.ly/3pHQMZh

Six New Altcoin Perpetual Swaps Launching on BitMEX in March

We’re introducing six new Altcoin/USDT quanto perpetual contracts to the BitMEX platform in March as we expand our product offering and list perpetual swaps for our users’ favourite coins.

These will be:
- Cardano (ADA)
- Polkadot (DOT)
- EOS
- yearn.finance (YFI)
- Uniswap (UNI)
- Stellar Lumens (XLM)

The contracts will be launched in batches spaced out throughout March, with DOT and UNI listing at 04:00 UTC on 3 March. We’ll list two more from the list on 10 March and the remaining two on 17 March.

The DOT and UNI contracts will be visible on the platform from 4:00 UTC on 2 March as Unlisted, 24 hours before trading starts at 04:00 UTC on 3 March.

It’s a great time to be on BitMEX, with excellent platform performance alongside top tier liquidity and security. Happy trading from the BitMEX team.

Please see our blog post for more information: https://bit.ly/3kj3n3P

[Testnet] Delisting the XBTJPY and XBTKRW Futures Contracts

On 26 February 2021 at 12:00 UTC, the XBTJPY and XBTKRW contracts on Testnet will be delisted as part of regular housekeeping and to align with contracts listed on the BitMEX platform.

For those who are interested in how our delisting process works, both for the trading engine and Testnet, this would be a good opportunity to witness it in action.

For more information regarding the delisting process, please read our blog: https://bit.ly/3st4xwJ

If you have any questions, please contact Support: www.bitmex.com/support

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Sunsetting the ADAUSDT, BNBUSDT, DOTUSDT, EOSUSDT, XTZUSDT, and YFIUSDT Quanto Futures

One of our biggest responsibilities is making sure we provide markets for products that command liquidity and reflect the preferences of our user base.
This sometimes requires us to allow some contracts to ‘sunset’ - in other words, allowed to expire and not be renewed.

With this in mind, the ADAUSDT, BNBUSDT, DOTUSDT, EOSUSDT, XTZUSDT, and YFIUSDT Quanto Futures will sunset after the regular March expiry at 12:00 UTC on 26 March 2021, meaning there will not be M21 Quanto Futures contracts listed on these pairs.

For more details, please see our blog: https://bit.ly/3pQiMK8

For any questions or feedback, please contact Support: www.bitmex.com/support

[Testnet] Delisted - XBTJPY and XBTKRW Futures Contracts

Today, 26 February 2021, the XBTJPY and XBTKRW contracts on Testnet were delisted at 12:00 UTC, as part of regular housekeeping.

Please see our blog for more information: https://bit.ly/3b0WDot

New ADAUSDT and XLMUSDT Quanto Perpetual Swaps Coming Next Week

We’ve got more in store for you. On 10 March at 04:00 UTC, we will list both ADAUSDT and XLMUSDT perpetual swap contracts.

The contracts will be visible on the platform from 9 March 2021 at 04:00 UTC as Unlisted, 24 hours before start of trading.

Please see our blog for more information: https://blog.bitmex.com/six-new-altcoin-perpetual-swaps-launching-on-bitmex-in-march/

Crypto Trader Digest - Pumping Iron

We’re excited to continue sharing the latest insights from our co-founder Arthur Hayes.

In this deep dive latest edition of Crypto Trader Digest, find out what Arthur’s idea of the perfect portfolio is - right from the man himself: https://bit.ly/2NVk8Xi

Updates to BitMEX Indices and Quarterly Futures Listings Q2 2021

On 12 March 2021 at 08:00 UTC BitMEX will list new quarterly futures. For listings and settlements for current and upcoming futures contracts for Q2 2021 (available in Testnet now), please see our blog here: https://bit.ly/3c98j7Y

The new contracts will be visible on the platform from 11 March 2021 at 08:00 UTC as Unlisted, 24 hours before the start of trading.

On 26 March 2021 at 12:00:05 UTC BitMEX will update its indices across all products. The affected indices will be:

.BXBT, .BETH, .BXRP, .BBCH. .BLTC, .BUSDT;
.BETHXBT, .BXRPXBT, .BBCHXBT, .BLTCXBT, .BEOSXBT, .BADAXBT, .BTRXXBT;
.BAAVET, .BADAT, .BBNBT, .BDOGET, .BDOTT, .BEOST, .BLINKT, .BUNIT, .BXLMT, .BXTZT, and .BYFIT

Please note that the hypothetical values of the indices with new weights are published as the “NEXT” index family (e.g. .BXBT_NEXT).

Please see our blog: https://bit.ly/2OklieC and BitMEX Indices page: https://bit.ly/2PpMWav for index weights and further details.

Increasing Risk Limits for XBT Futures, Resulting in Lower Margin Requirements for Large Positions

We’ve always risen above the competition when it comes to margin requirements for trades both large and small. But we’ve never stopped looking at how to improve, so we’ve decided to increase risk limits on our popular XBT futures contracts from 50 to 75 XBT to provide users with even more value.

There are no changes being made to any of our Initial Margin or Maintenance Margin rates - this change relates to the size of position to which those rates apply.

The update, which takes place on 15 March at 08:00 UTC, will result in users with futures positions greater than 50 XBT enjoying margin requirements that are lower than currently required. Meanwhile, the majority of users - those with positions equal to or smaller than 50 XBT - will continue to have the same market-leading margin requirements they are used to.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/30pkLux

REMINDER: We are launching our ADAUSDT and XLMUSDT Quanto Perpetual contracts on 10 March at 04:00 UTC. The contract became visible on the platform from 9 March at 04:00 UTC as Unlisted.

The ADAUSDT and XLMUSDT Quanto Perpetual contracts will have a fixed Bitcoin multiplier regardless of the Tether/Underlying Coin price. This allows traders to long or short the exchange rate without ever touching either the coin itself or USDT. Traders post margin in XBT, and earn or lose XBT as the rate changes. This quanto risk premium may be one of the factors which results in the swap trading at a premium / discount to the spot price - see our blog post explaining the same concept for ETHUSD from 2018: https://blog.bitmex.com/is-the-ethusd-swap-fairly-priced/

Please see our blog for more information: https://bit.ly/3esmS9r