BitMEX
BitMEX Delves Deeper Into DeFi With New Futures Listings
BitMEX is soon to offer futures contracts for DeFi project yearn.finance (YFI), Polkadot (DOT) and Binance coin (BNB).

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit to Require ID Verification for All Users by Year End: Report
Popular cryptocurrency options exchange Deribit will require all of its users to be ID verified before the end of this year under its revamped know-your-customer (KYC) policy.

BitMEX Accelerates Mandatory ID Verification After Charges of Lax Anti-Money Laundering Controls
The exchange moved deadline for identity verification from February 2021 to November 2020.

'Only in Crypto': What the OKEx Mess Says About New and Old Finance
On Friday morning, as the OKEx withdrawal-freeze story twisted and turned, CoinDesk's editors had an off-the-cuff discussion about the fundamental realities and unique challenges of security for even the largest exchanges.

BitMEX Exchange Hires First Compliance Chief After US Charges
BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange recently charged by U.S. authorities for offering illegal trading services, has hired an AML veteran as compliance chief veteran.

Revamped Crypto Derivatives Exchange Qume Set to Fly in Wake of BitMEX Woes
The timing couldn’t be better for regulation-focused trading platform Qume, which unveils a revamped set of services Monday.

BitMEX CTO Released in US After Payment of $5M Bond
The former chief technology officer of the troubled BitMEX exchange has been released after a bond for $5 million was paid in the U.S.

First Mover: Bitcoin 'Comatose' Under $16K for Rest of 2020, While Ether Traffic Eases
Bitcoin is stuck in an ever-tightening range between $10.5K and $10.8K and appears set for a breakout, though options trading suggests $16K might represent an upper bound in 2020.

BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Leaves Role After US Charges
The parent group of BitMEX has announced an executive shakeup after U.S. authorities charged the firm over allegedly illegal conduct.

BitMEX Says It's 'Business as Usual' Despite 30% Drop in Bitcoin Balance After CFTC, DOJ Action
More than 57,000 BTC have been withdrawn from BitMEX since Sept. 30.

