{"id":61589,"date":"2022-05-17T18:10:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=61589"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:02:48","slug":"bitmex-launches-platform-for-spot-trading-of-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitmex-launches-platform-for-spot-trading-of-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"BitMEX launches platform for spot trading of cryptocurrencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The team behind the BitMEX derivatives exchange announced the launch of a platform for spot trading of digital assets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boom.\ud83d\udca5BitMEX Spot is LIVE.<\/p>\n<p>Users can now buy and sell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/crypto?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#crypto<\/a> on BitMEX with instant settlement\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and enter our spot trading <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sweepstakes?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sweepstakes<\/a> to win a share in a prize pool valued at $1 million \ud83c\udfc6 <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go \ud83d\ude80: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dcYAPO7wpY\">https:\/\/t.co\/dcYAPO7wpY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EALeZKFLws\">pic.twitter.com\/EALeZKFLws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BitMEX (@BitMEX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitMEX\/status\/1526448421514915841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Initially, BitMEX Spot will offer XBT\/USDT, ETH\/USDT, APE\/USDT, UNI\/USDT, MATIC\/USDT, LINK\/USDT and AXS\/USDT.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, pairs with the native BMEX token will appear, as well as access to the platform via a mobile app.<\/p>\n<p>Taker fees range from 0.03% to 0.1%, while maker fees range from 0% to 0.1%.<\/p>\n<p>For active traders, discounts of up to 66.67% off the standard taker fee are available. For BMEX holders the figure is 15%.<\/p>\n<p>The first 10,000 users stand to receive up to 200 BMEX as a welcome reward for opening an account, completing KYC and making trades. The offer will run until July 17. A referral program is also available.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the initiative, prizes totaling $1 million will be distributed among users. To participate, you must execute trades in any pair with a total value of at least $250. The winner will receive $500,000.<\/p>\n<p>Other prize winners can expect awards of $3,000 and $2,000, paid in BMEX, as well as a Ledger Nano X and Saifedean Ammous&#8217;s The Fiat Standard book.<\/p>\n<p>In spring 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.io\/bitmex-vozglavil-byvshij-rukovoditel-shtutgartskoj-fondovoj-birzhi\/\">current head<\/a> of BitMEX, Alexander Heptner, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.io\/bitmex-anonsirovala-transformatsiyu-v-krupnejshuju-birzhu-kriptoderivativov\/\">presented<\/a> an updated development strategy for the platform, according to which it aims to become a leading global cryptocurrency exchange. In particular, the platform should offer spot trading and crypto custody services.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2022, the BitMEX-affiliated company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.io\/smi-bitmex-otkazalas-ot-pogloshheniya-banka-bankhaus-von-der-heydt\/\">declined<\/a> to acquire the German Bankhaus von der Heydt.<\/p>\n<p>A month later, media <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.io\/smi-bitmex-sokratit-chetvert-sotrudnikov\/\">reported<\/a> that BitMEX reduced its staff by a quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog&#8217;s channel on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC9FnXTC8_ENzaNSO5cHQ6g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team behind the BitMEX derivatives exchange announced the launch of a platform for spot trading of digital assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[788,1166],"class_list":["post-61589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitmex","tag-centralized-exchanges-cex"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"20","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61591,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61589\/revisions\/61591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}