There’s just one more week to go until the 4 December 2020 00:00 UTC deadline for our accelerated User Verification Programme.

BitMEX users who have not yet verified should do so by this date in order to continue trading, maintaining open positions, or withdrawing funds. 

For more detailed information, please refer to our blog.

Starting on 25 November 2020, /instrument/compositeIndex API will add sourcePrice, conversionIndex, conversionIndexPrice, and relation to the response body. This is to support the introduction of the Hybrid Composite Index.

Please refer to our blog for more details. This update is live now on Testnet. 

This update is part of our continuous improvements to the BitMEX Index. If you have any further questions, please contact Support.

Bitcoin Cash will undergo a hard fork on 15 November 2020. Two BitMEX contracts (BCHUSD and BCHZ20) and two BitMEX indices (.BBCH and .BBCHXBT) will be impacted and will follow the Bitcoin Cash Node after the fork is completed. These markets will be open during the fork and the contract and index names will remain the same. 

Please be aware of the potential for increased volatility during this time. Traders should manage their risk accordingly. BitMEX retains discretion to adjust and update the impacted indices at short notice to protect market stability and integrity.

For more detailed information, please refer to our blog post regarding the policy on 10 November 2020.

Should you have any questions, please contact Support.

As mentioned in our previous post, Bitcoin Cash will undergo a hard fork on 15 November 2020. Two BitMEX contracts (BCHUSD and BCHZ20) and two BitMEX indices (.BBCH and .BBCHXBT) will be impacted and will follow one side of the fork only.

These markets will be open during the fork and the contract and index names will remain the same. After the fork is completed, these products and indices will follow the Bitcoin Cash Node.

For more detailed information, please refer to our blog.

Today, 30 October 2020, our latest quanto futures went live. Contract list below:

BNBUSDTZ20, DOTUSDTZ20, and YFIUSDTZ20

Trading started here at 04:00 UTC.