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64 Byte Transactions

64 Byte Transactions

Abstract: A 64 byte Bitcoin transaction has the potential to be confused with an intermediate hashing step in Bitcoin’s Merkle tree, because this is also 64 bytes. We explore how this vulnerability can potentially be used to trick Simple Payment Verification (SPV) clients into thinking they have received a payment, when they have not and other issues caused by this weakness. Although pulling off some of these attacks is very

9 December 2025

Now Live: Instantly Buy Crypto on BitMEX with Fiat and Earn 10% Cashback

Now Live: Instantly Buy Crypto on BitMEX with Fiat and Earn 10% Cashback

In partnership with Mercuryo, fiat on-ramps are available on

9 December 2025

Table Of All BitMEX Research Articles (With Archive.is links)

Table Of All BitMEX Research Articles (With Archive.is links)

9 December 2025

Now Live: Q1 2026 Quarterly Futures Listing

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Now Live: Q1 2026 Quarterly Futures Listing

8 December 2025

BitMEX Alpha: Equity Perp Funding Arbitrage on Hyperliquid

BitMEX Alpha: Equity Perp Funding Arbitrage on Hyperliquid

8 December 2025

Now Live: Enhanced Bug Bounty Programme Rewards

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Now Live: Enhanced Bug Bounty Programme Rewards

4 December 2025

CRYPTO TRADER DIGEST

Get the latest insights from BitMEX Co-founder Arthur Hayes

Crypto Trader Digest

Adapt or Die

Want More? Follow the Author on , and Access the Korean language version here: Subscribe to see the latest Events: Less than a decade ago, the elevated and distinguished TradFi scallywags heaped scorn and disdain ‌on the 100x leverage crypto derivatives market BitMEX created using this new derivatives contract called a perpetual swap. When I read missives from Jim Grant of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer and Dan Oliver

28 November 2025

Crypto Trader Digest

Snow Forecast

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18 November 2025

Crypto Trader Digest

Hallelujah

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3 November 2025

ALL ARTICLES

What are fiat on-ramps and off-ramps in Crypto? - BitMEX

What are fiat on-ramps and off-ramps in Crypto? - BitMEX

3 December 2025

Announcement on Quarterly Futures Listings for Q1 2026

Announcement on Quarterly Futures Listings for Q1 2026

3 December 2025

Buy The Dip? A Look At “Real Revenue” DeFi Coins

Buy The Dip? A Look At “Real Revenue” DeFi Coins

1 December 2025

Now Live: MONUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 50x Leverage

Now Live: MONUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 50x Leverage

27 November 2025

An Ode to BitMEX Trading Legends: 11 Insights from 11 Years of Experience

An Ode to BitMEX Trading Legends: 11 Insights from 11 Years of Experience

24 November 2025

Now Live: BitMEX Legends Campaign Featuring 5 BTC and 100,000 USDT Prize Pool

Now Live: BitMEX Legends Campaign Featuring 5 BTC and 100,000 USDT Prize Pool

23 November 2025

Mextio Integration

Mextio Integration

21 November 2025

Now Live: XBTF26 Futures Listing

Now Live: XBTF26 Futures Listing

21 November 2025

BitMEX Alpha: Understanding Systemic Risk Before Your Next Trade

BitMEX Alpha: Understanding Systemic Risk Before Your Next Trade

20 November 2025

Upcoming Changes to Our Insurance Fund

Upcoming Changes to Our Insurance Fund

18 November 2025

Now Live: Changes to Base Initial Margin and Maintenance Margin

Now Live: Changes to Base Initial Margin and Maintenance Margin

16 November 2025

Now Live: Changes to Base Initial Margin and Maintenance Margin

Now Live: Changes to Base Initial Margin and Maintenance Margin

16 November 2025

A Bit Of A Stretch

A Bit Of A Stretch

14 November 2025

Now Live: Changes to Minimum Price Increments and Lot Size

Now Live: Changes to Minimum Price Increments and Lot Size

12 November 2025

BitMEX Partners with FKViking to Provide Professional-Grade Arbitrage Trading

BitMEX Partners with FKViking to Provide Professional-Grade Arbitrage Trading

12 November 2025

Coming Soon: Changes to Minimum Price Increments and Lot Size

Coming Soon: Changes to Minimum Price Increments and Lot Size

7 November 2025

Now Live: Changes to Minimum Price Increments and Lot Size

Now Live: Changes to Minimum Price Increments and Lot Size

6 November 2025

3 Contracts Now Delisted

3 Contracts Now Delisted

6 November 2025

Four-Year Cycles Aren’t Dead — Here’s Why

Four-Year Cycles Aren’t Dead — Here’s Why

5 November 2025

Delisting of Illiquid Contracts

Delisting of Illiquid Contracts

3 November 2025

Delisting of Illiquid Contracts

Delisting of Illiquid Contracts

3 November 2025

Now Live: ZECUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 33x Leverage

Now Live: ZECUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 33x Leverage

30 October 2025

Now Live: XMRUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 33x Leverage

Now Live: XMRUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 33x Leverage

30 October 2025

Perpetual Futures Explained: How Perpetual Contracts Work

Perpetual Futures Explained: How Perpetual Contracts Work

30 October 2025

What is Mining? How it works and Examples

What is Mining? How it works and Examples

30 October 2025

What Is Exit Liquidity? Meaning, Examples & How Not to Be It

What Is Exit Liquidity? Meaning, Examples & How Not to Be It

30 October 2025

What Is Staking in Crypto?

What Is Staking in Crypto?

30 October 2025

Crypto Wallets Explained: How They Work & How to Choose

Crypto Wallets Explained: How They Work & How to Choose

30 October 2025

Now Live: ZECUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 33x Leverage

Now Live: ZECUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 33x Leverage

30 October 2025

Coming Soon: ZECUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 33x Leverage

Coming Soon: ZECUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 33x Leverage

30 October 2025

Coming Soon: XMRUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

Coming Soon: XMRUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

30 October 2025

Now Live: XMRUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 33x Leverage

Now Live: XMRUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 33x Leverage

30 October 2025

Adapt or Be Left Behind: Stephan's Take on Surviving the Fast Cycles of Crypto

Adapt or Be Left Behind: Stephan's Take on Surviving the Fast Cycles of Crypto

30 October 2025

The Boros Blueprint: How to Trade Funding Rates

The Boros Blueprint: How to Trade Funding Rates

28 October 2025

Now Live: ASTERUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 50x Leverage

Now Live: ASTERUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 50x Leverage

27 October 2025

Coming Soon: XPLUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

Coming Soon: XPLUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

27 October 2025

Coming Soon: ASTERUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

Coming Soon: ASTERUSDT Perpetual Swap Listings With Up to 50x Leverage

27 October 2025

Now Live: XPLUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 50x Leverage

Now Live: XPLUSDT Perpetual Swap Listing With Up to 50x Leverage

27 October 2025

Now Live: Earn DeFi Yields with Fija Finance and Win Up to $15,000

Now Live: Earn DeFi Yields with Fija Finance and Win Up to $15,000

23 October 2025

Bitcoin’s Underperformance: Understanding Supply-Demand Dynamics

Bitcoin’s Underperformance: Understanding Supply-Demand Dynamics

23 October 2025

How to Add Trading Chart Indicators on BitMEX

How to Add Trading Chart Indicators on BitMEX

22 October 2025