BitMEX is one of the world's largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, renowned for its deep liquidity and professional trading dashboard. In 2016, BitMEX created and launched perpetual leveraged swap contracts on Bitcoin, allowing traders to trade Bitcoin futures with up to 100x leverage and no expiry date. This innovative new crypto derivative helped BitMEX become one of the highest-volume Bitcoin exchanges in the world.
Odaily reports: BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said on the Convergence program on October 16 that OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX are all unprofitable, and that AI model companies rely on debt financing, equity financing, and implicit support from the U.S. government.The Nasdaq 100 index fell 2.5%, and chip stocks declined for an eighth consecutive day, marking the longest losing streak since 2008. On October 17, Bitcoin's price was close to $81,400. A Bank of America analyst said the $1 trillion AI investment boom may follow a typical boom-and-bust cycle.Hayes believes that the bigger the AI bubble, the larger the subsequent bailout will be, and the higher Bitcoin's price will go. He also said Bitcoin can reflect wasted capital. He also criticized token issuance methods, saying that retail investors who bought at TGE and then suffered a 95% drop were the ones who got hurt. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to Cointelegraph, BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes said during Blockchain Week Korea that U.S. policymakers may need to expand the money supply to support AI data center construction and government debt financing, with the resulting increase in liquidity potentially driving crypto asset prices higher. Hayes noted that AI companies require trillions of dollars in funding to build data centers, and as prices for related services continue to drop, this could ultimately push policymakers to adopt a more accommodating monetary stance. He also highlighted that China's monetary policy may shift from relatively tight conditions to larger-scale stimulus, which he believes could reignite market demand for scarce assets.
The bankruptcy estate of Celsius has sued BitMEX and related entities, alleging that they maliciously liquidated user positions by manipulating the mechanism during the March 2020 crash. The case involves claims to recover losses totaling approximately 6,360 BTC for Celsius and the JST Fund, equivalent to roughly $495 million USD.
BitMEX 联合创始人、Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes 发文称,美国财政部长 Scott Bessent 为压低长期美债收益率,可能扩大国债回购、增加短期国库券发行,并动用财政部一般账户(TGA)资金释放流动性。Hayes 认为,此类“主动财政发行”操作与耶伦在 2023 年通过短债发行引导货币市场基金资金离开美联储逆回购工具的做法类似,曾带动风险资产及比特币上涨。 Hayes 指出,美国 10 年期国债收益率接近或高于 5% 将显著抬升居民按揭、企业融资等成本,或促使财政部进一步干预债市。他预计,若美元流动性持续扩张,比特币及加密市场有望受益,但期间仍可能出现剧烈回调。
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX failed to find a buyer before deciding to gradually wind down operations in June. A source familiar with the matter stated that reputational burdens, slowing growth, and founder control were factors that led potential acquirers to walk away from negotiations. The source noted that BitMEX's business has been in continuous decline, making it difficult for the exchange to command a valuation based on growth expectations.
Arkham has disclosed that BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes' estimated net worth in 2026 could range between $200 million and $350 million, with verifiable on-chain assets totaling approximately $42 million. His wealth primarily stems from his BitMEX equity, his family office Maelstrom fund, and potential undisclosed token investments. Although BitMEX has significantly declined from its 2019 peak (with an annual trading volume exceeding $1 trillion and a valuation of around $3.6 billion), its current valuation stands at approximately $500 million, yet it still constitutes a core component of his asset base.Arthur Hayes was previously sentenced in 2022 for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and was later pardoned by Donald Trump in 2025. Despite navigating regulatory controversies, he remains influential in the crypto industry, particularly active in innovating perpetual swaps and sharing market perspectives.Overall, Arthur Hayes is still regarded as a key opinion leader in the crypto market, with his asset structure closely correlated to market cycles.
Bitcoin News posted on X that Lewis Barber has filed a lawsuit in the London Commercial Court against BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading, claiming 324.8 BTC, worth approximately $27.2 million. The lawsuit concerns 1,053 losing perpetual contract trades between 2018 and 2022, arguing that HDR Global Trading was not authorized by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide UK derivatives services, and therefore the related trades should not be enforceable. BitMEX said the lawsuit has been filed but has not yet been served; the exchange closed in September.
According to The Guardian, HDR Global Trading Limited, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, has been sued by former investor Lewis Barber in the UK High Court over allegations that it sold cryptocurrency derivatives to UK investors without authorization from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with a claim valued at £20 million.
According to Cointelegraph, BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes said during Blockchain Week Korea that U.S. policymakers may need to expand the money supply to support AI data center construction and government debt financing, with the resulting increase in liquidity potentially driving crypto asset prices higher. Hayes noted that AI companies require trillions of dollars in funding to build data centers, and as prices for related services continue to drop, this could ultimately push policymakers to adopt a more accommodating monetary stance. He also highlighted that China's monetary policy may shift from relatively tight conditions to larger-scale stimulus, which he believes could reignite market demand for scarce assets.
BitMEX has announced that following the cessation of operations at 04:00 UTC on September 23, customers in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Seychelles, and Myanmar are now permitted to log in, complete KYC, and withdraw their balances. Sanctioned regions remain restricted, and withdrawals are subject to compliance review; Iranian and Russian nationals abroad may apply by submitting proof of residence. BitMEX reminds users not to deposit funds any further, as remaining balances may incur account fees.
BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated millions in funding to the UK's Reform UK (Reform Party) to support the party leader's political agenda and policy reforms.
Odaily Odaily News Crypto derivatives platform BitMEX is facing a proposed class action lawsuit, with BKX Services Inc. and David Namdar filing a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs allege they incurred combined losses of 622.66 BTC from forced liquidations on BitMEX, with BKX claiming losses of at least 305.81 BTC and Namdar claiming losses exceeding 316.85 BTC. The complaint alleges that BitMEX's internal trading desk had access to customers' private information and could continue trading during periods when the server was frozen and regular users were unable to access or close positions. The plaintiffs further claim that BitMEX allowed customers to use leverage of up to 100x and would automatically liquidate positions when the collateral value was still twice the loss amount, with the remaining BTC entering the platform's insurance fund. The plaintiffs are seeking the return of the allegedly withheld Bitcoin, as well as compensatory and punitive damages. They intend to represent U.S. customers who purchased BTC swap products since July 23, 2018. On the same day the lawsuit was filed, BitMEX announced that following a strategic review by its owner, HDR Global Trading, it will cease providing services on September 23, has already stopped accepting new registrations, and plans to prohibit users from opening new positions starting August 26.
Odaily reports: BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said on the Convergence program on October 16 that OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX are all unprofitable, and that AI model companies rely on debt financing, equity financing, and implicit support from the U.S. government.The Nasdaq 100 index fell 2.5%, and chip stocks declined for an eighth consecutive day, marking the longest losing streak since 2008. On October 17, Bitcoin's price was close to $81,400. A Bank of America analyst said the $1 trillion AI investment boom may follow a typical boom-and-bust cycle.Hayes believes that the bigger the AI bubble, the larger the subsequent bailout will be, and the higher Bitcoin's price will go. He also said Bitcoin can reflect wasted capital. He also criticized token issuance methods, saying that retail investors who bought at TGE and then suffered a 95% drop were the ones who got hurt. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to an official announcement, due to BitMEX terminating its connection to the Travel Rule solution VerifyVASP, Upbit will suspend digital asset deposits and withdrawals of 1,000,000 KRW or more between itself and BitMEX starting October 16, 2026. The specific arrangements are as follows: • Withdrawals to BitMEX: Suspended as of September 23. Withdrawals via OpenAPI are also unavailable. • Manual deposits from BitMEX to Upbit: Deposits of 1,000,000 KRW or more will be suspended at 14:00 on December 18. Assets of 1,000,000 KRW or more arriving after this time must be retrieved through Upbit's refund process. • Deposits below 1,000,000 KRW: Supported as usual.
BitMEX announced that its exchange operations officially ceased on September 23, 2026, at 04:00 UTC. The platform currently still supports login and withdrawals, and urges users to withdraw their available balances as soon as possible. BitMEX stated that deposits will no longer be credited, and users should not continue transferring funds to the platform addresses; for balances remaining on the platform, verified users will be charged a fee of 1% annually or an equivalent of $50 (whichever is higher), billed monthly.
According to Cointelegraph, BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) recently expressed a bullish view on Ethereum, noting that ETH had previously suffered massive market sell-offs and was almost "forgotten," but its ratio against Bitcoin has recently rebounded significantly, which he sees as a signal of the market waking up again.
据 BitMEX 联合创始人、Maelstrom 首席投资官 Arthur Hayes 在其 Substack 专栏发文,美国财政部长贝森特(Bessent)已公开呼吁扩大美联储 FIMA(外国及国际货币当局)回购便利机制,允许日本财务省(MOF)将其持有的美国国债作为抵押,从美联储借入美元,再将美元兑换为日元,从而在不抛售美债的前提下实现日元升值。 Hayes 认为,这一机制本质上是美联储直接印钞,其规模上限取决于日本政府及 GPIF(日本政府养老金投资基金)合计约 1.37 万亿美元的美债持仓。一旦美联储外汇货币小组委员会(Foreign Currency Subcommittee)召开会议并修改 FIMA 规则,这一"印钞开关"即可启动,且无需国会批准或公开听证。 Hayes 指出,日元廉价时代已近尾声,新一轮美元流动性扩张将推动比特币、黄金及黄金矿企股价上涨。他特别点名以太坊(ETH)为"大市值沉睡标的",并看好 Ethena(ENA)在比特币价格回升后有望实现 5 倍涨幅。目前 Maelstrom 已重仓比特币,并等待 FIMA 规则修改落地后进一步加仓。
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BitMEX, owned by Arthur Hayes, transferred 367.65 BTC (approximately $23.92 million) from a cold wallet to a hot wallet 4 hours ago. Over the past week, the exchange has continued to make similar transfers, possibly to process retail withdrawals, following BitMEX's announcement of closure last month. The BitMEX cold wallet address is bc1q...srq64.
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has announced that it will fully shut down its platform at 4:00 (UTC) on September 23, 2026. BitMEX CEO Peter Wilkinson stated that the exchange has been operating for over 11 years and has never lost customer funds due to hacker attacks during that period. Peter Wilkinson noted that BitMEX failed to keep pace with its competitors, having long focused on derivatives business while failing to offer spot trading, yield products, custody, and stablecoin trading services in a timely manner. The exchange also entered the USDT market relatively late, in 2021. He stated that BitMEX once supported its founding team in pioneering perpetual swaps, a product that has since become one of the highest-trading-volume financial instruments in the crypto industry and is now widely used for leveraged cryptocurrency trading. (Bitcoin.com News)
crypto exchange BitMart announced it will gradually wind down its trading platform business after nine years of operation. The platform halted new user registrations, deposits, and order placements at 01:30 UTC on July 26. All spot and derivatives trading will cease on August 26, and the platform is scheduled to officially shut down on January 31, 2027. BitMart stated that withdrawals will remain open, but checks related to identity, devices, sanctions, and funding sources may slow processing speeds. The company attributed the closure to its operational status, market conditions, and future strategic direction. Its native token, BMX, has fallen 81% over the past week to $0.057, bringing its market cap down to $19.6 million. BitMart previously suffered a loss of $196 million in December 2021 due to a hot wallet vulnerability, and covered the customer losses. Perpetual contract platform BitMEX also recently announced it will shut down after 11 years of operation, making BitMart the second major crypto exchange to announce a closure within a week.
CZ expressed regret over BitMEX's closure announcement, recalling that BitMEX pioneered the 100x leveraged perpetual contract in the crypto market in 2014, driving industry development.CZ noted that BitMEX only supported BTC deposits and single-chain operations at the time, and adopted a once-daily, multi-signature wallet batch withdrawal process. These seemingly inconvenient designs, he said, actually helped the platform avoid hacker attacks over the long term.He also mentioned that BitMEX's four co-founders admitted to violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) one month before their trial, each being fined $10 million and sentenced to home detention, with no prison time. However, CZ believes that BitMEX's business ultimately couldn't withstand the "War on Crypto" during the Biden administration.In conclusion, CZ stated that BitMEX is currently winding down in an orderly fashion, users can still withdraw assets, and he paid tribute to co-founder Arthur Hayes.
Odaily News, June 9th — BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated in his latest article "Reality Test" that if oil prices continue to rise due to the US-Iran conflict, it could trigger a collapse of the AI stock bubble and drag the entire crypto market down.Hayes said that if traffic restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz persist deep into the second quarter, spot prices for hydrocarbons and other key commodities could rise in the third quarter. If oil prices continue to climb and inflationary pressures impact the US midterm elections, Trump might pivot to a tough stance targeting data center construction, AI regulation, and taxation. Hayes believes the market could anticipate Trump limiting AI capital expenditure and taxing AI companies, thereby triggering the burst of the AI stock bubble.Hayes also noted that since November 2022, the scale of AI-related debt issuance has been approximately $1.5 trillion, and US M2 has increased by roughly the same amount during the same period. He believes the three factors that could pop the AI bubble include rising energy costs, the market's inability to absorb three major AI-related IPOs — namely SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI — and Trump's shift to opposing AI. In terms of portfolio, Hayes stated that Maelstrom's stock portfolio holds significant positions in US-listed energy producers; he has sold AI-related stocks and offloaded non-core crypto assets, having dumped HYPE, NEAR, and WLD last week, as well as selling ZEC due to the Orchard Pool vulnerability. He still holds Bitcoin and ETH and will execute tactical short trades via derivatives.
Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes), co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom Fund, stated in a post that he has liquidated his entire $ZEC position following a vulnerability exploit targeting ZEC’s Orchard Pool. Hayes noted that although malicious minting is highly unlikely, it cannot be cryptographically proven impossible; privacy narratives demand “perfection,” not merely “probable security.” He added that if the underlying assumptions are later falsified, he does not rule out repurchasing $ZEC at a lower price. His team continues to hold a $WLD position and maintains a bullish stance.
According to CoinDesk, while quantum computers cannot break Bitcoin’s mining mechanism or blockchain ledger, they could potentially crack the elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) that secures wallet ownership—using Shor’s algorithm. Currently, approximately 6.9 million BTC—roughly one-third of the total supply—are at potential risk because their public keys are already visible on-chain; this includes Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated early holdings of about 1 million BTC. Transactions generated after Ethereum’s 2021 Taproot upgrade are similarly exposed due to public key disclosure. Ethereum has maintained an official post-quantum migration plan since 2018, with four full-time teams and over ten independent development groups, and operates a dedicated progress website at pq.ethereum.org. In contrast, Bitcoin currently lacks a unified roadmap for quantum resistance: existing proposals such as BIP-360 and BitMEX Research’s detection framework have not gained broad support among core developers. Prominent Bitcoin advocate Nic Carter has bluntly labeled Bitcoin’s quantum response “the worst,” while Blockstream CEO Adam Back acknowledges that current quantum systems remain confined to laboratory settings—but still endorses deploying optional upgrade paths in advance. Analysts note that Bitcoin’s decentralized governance culture makes coordinating large-scale security upgrades extremely difficult, and resolving historical issues—such as how to handle Satoshi’s holdings—presents a particularly thorny dilemma. A related Google paper warns that once quantum attacks become feasible, the window for effective response may already have closed.
Odaily reports: BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said on the Convergence program on October 16 that OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX are all unprofitable, and that AI model companies rely on debt financing, equity financing, and implicit support from the U.S. government.The Nasdaq 100 index fell 2.5%, and chip stocks declined for an eighth consecutive day, marking the longest losing streak since 2008. On October 17, Bitcoin's price was close to $81,400. A Bank of America analyst said the $1 trillion AI investment boom may follow a typical boom-and-bust cycle.Hayes believes that the bigger the AI bubble, the larger the subsequent bailout will be, and the higher Bitcoin's price will go. He also said Bitcoin can reflect wasted capital. He also criticized token issuance methods, saying that retail investors who bought at TGE and then suffered a 95% drop were the ones who got hurt. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to an official announcement, due to BitMEX terminating its connection to the Travel Rule solution VerifyVASP, Upbit will suspend digital asset deposits and withdrawals of 1,000,000 KRW or more between itself and BitMEX starting October 16, 2026. The specific arrangements are as follows: • Withdrawals to BitMEX: Suspended as of September 23. Withdrawals via OpenAPI are also unavailable. • Manual deposits from BitMEX to Upbit: Deposits of 1,000,000 KRW or more will be suspended at 14:00 on December 18. Assets of 1,000,000 KRW or more arriving after this time must be retrieved through Upbit's refund process. • Deposits below 1,000,000 KRW: Supported as usual.
According to Cointelegraph, BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes said during Blockchain Week Korea that U.S. policymakers may need to expand the money supply to support AI data center construction and government debt financing, with the resulting increase in liquidity potentially driving crypto asset prices higher. Hayes noted that AI companies require trillions of dollars in funding to build data centers, and as prices for related services continue to drop, this could ultimately push policymakers to adopt a more accommodating monetary stance. He also highlighted that China's monetary policy may shift from relatively tight conditions to larger-scale stimulus, which he believes could reignite market demand for scarce assets.
BitMEX announced that its exchange operations officially ceased on September 23, 2026, at 04:00 UTC. The platform currently still supports login and withdrawals, and urges users to withdraw their available balances as soon as possible. BitMEX stated that deposits will no longer be credited, and users should not continue transferring funds to the platform addresses; for balances remaining on the platform, verified users will be charged a fee of 1% annually or an equivalent of $50 (whichever is higher), billed monthly.
In a post, Cobo co-founder and CEO Shen Yu recalled that ZEC still casts a long shadow over him. When ZEC’s mainnet launched in 2016, BitMEX capped the price at 10 BTC, making it ZEC’s all-time high. He noted that shortly after he began mining on launch night, a transformer at his GPU mining farm was struck by lightning, and since that incident, ZEC has never appeared in his personal wallet again.
BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated millions in funding to the UK's Reform UK (Reform Party) to support the party leader's political agenda and policy reforms.
Odaily reports: BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said on the Convergence program on October 16 that OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX are all unprofitable, and that AI model companies rely on debt financing, equity financing, and implicit support from the U.S. government.The Nasdaq 100 index fell 2.5%, and chip stocks declined for an eighth consecutive day, marking the longest losing streak since 2008. On October 17, Bitcoin's price was close to $81,400. A Bank of America analyst said the $1 trillion AI investment boom may follow a typical boom-and-bust cycle.Hayes believes that the bigger the AI bubble, the larger the subsequent bailout will be, and the higher Bitcoin's price will go. He also said Bitcoin can reflect wasted capital. He also criticized token issuance methods, saying that retail investors who bought at TGE and then suffered a 95% drop were the ones who got hurt. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to an official announcement, due to BitMEX terminating its connection to the Travel Rule solution VerifyVASP, Upbit will suspend digital asset deposits and withdrawals of 1,000,000 KRW or more between itself and BitMEX starting October 16, 2026. The specific arrangements are as follows: • Withdrawals to BitMEX: Suspended as of September 23. Withdrawals via OpenAPI are also unavailable. • Manual deposits from BitMEX to Upbit: Deposits of 1,000,000 KRW or more will be suspended at 14:00 on December 18. Assets of 1,000,000 KRW or more arriving after this time must be retrieved through Upbit's refund process. • Deposits below 1,000,000 KRW: Supported as usual.
Bitcoin News posted on X that Lewis Barber has filed a lawsuit in the London Commercial Court against BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading, claiming 324.8 BTC, worth approximately $27.2 million. The lawsuit concerns 1,053 losing perpetual contract trades between 2018 and 2022, arguing that HDR Global Trading was not authorized by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide UK derivatives services, and therefore the related trades should not be enforceable. BitMEX said the lawsuit has been filed but has not yet been served; the exchange closed in September.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated that while it remains uncertain whether the AI sector will face a pullback, he does not recommend betting on this direction. He emphasized that investors should instead focus on the potential multi-trillion-dollar bailout plans that may emerge in the future, and recommended a trading strategy of going long on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
According to Onchain Lens, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes recently transferred his holdings of 8,012 ETH (worth approximately $19.41 million) to a brand new wallet address.
According to The Guardian, HDR Global Trading Limited, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, has been sued by former investor Lewis Barber in the UK High Court over allegations that it sold cryptocurrency derivatives to UK investors without authorization from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with a claim valued at £20 million.