BitMEX has launched its Uptober Carnival, a month-long trading competition featuring a massive 1,000,000 USDT prize pool, iPhone 17 Pro giveaways, and BMEX token rewards. Running from October 10 to November 9, 2025, the competition offers multiple pathways for traders to win substantial rewards across spot and derivatives trading categories, while the exchange emphasizes its longstanding security credentials and regular Proof of Reserves publications.
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BitMEX Survives $19B Crypto Flash Crash with Minimal Losses
The cryptocurrency market experienced one of the most violent deleveraging events in history on October 11, 2025, resulting in $19.35 billion in liquidations across major platforms. While competitors suffered catastrophic failures affecting over 1.6 million traders, BitMEX demonstrated remarkable resilience with only $38.50 million in liquidations, representing just 0.2% of the market total. This stark contrast reveals fundamental differences in exchange architecture and risk management philosophy that determined which platforms protected users during extreme volatility.
read moreCrypto.com CEO Demands Probe Into $37B Exchange Liquidations
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek has called for urgent regulatory investigations into cryptocurrency exchanges that recorded the highest liquidations during Saturday’s massive market crash, with ten platforms collectively seeing over $37 billion in liquidations. The demand comes amid widespread user complaints about trading difficulties, potential market manipulation, and allegations that some exchanges’ internal systems were exploited during the volatility, leaving investors unable to protect their positions.
read moreBitcoin Jesus Settles $48M DOJ Tax Fraud Case
Early Bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver, known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has reached a $48 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in a high-profile tax fraud case that exposes the growing tension between cryptocurrency pioneers and traditional tax enforcement. The agreement resolves criminal charges alleging Ver concealed his Bitcoin holdings to avoid paying exit taxes when he renounced his U.S. citizenship, marking a significant moment in the ongoing regulatory scrutiny of digital asset wealth.
read moreBitMEX API Update: New Strategy Field for Positions
BitMEX has announced a significant update to its trading infrastructure with the introduction of a new ‘strategy’ field in its Position API endpoints. This enhancement, scheduled for October 14, 2025, represents a preparatory step for future platform features. The update maintains backward compatibility while expanding trading capabilities for advanced users.
read moreArthur Hayes: Bitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle Is Over
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has declared the end of Bitcoin’s traditional four-year market cycle, arguing that unprecedented monetary conditions and political pressure for lower interest rates will sustain the current bull run beyond historical patterns. In his blog post “Long Live the King,” Hayes contends that Federal Reserve rate cuts and global monetary easing are creating a new paradigm where Bitcoin’s typical post-halving crash pattern no longer applies, setting the stage for continued appreciation despite some analysts’ expectations of an imminent peak.
read moreBitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle Is Dead, Says Arthur Hayes
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes declares Bitcoin’s traditional four-year halving cycle obsolete, arguing that macro liquidity conditions, not protocol mechanics, will dictate the cryptocurrency’s future trajectory. In his essay ‘Long Live the King!’ published October 9, 2025, Hayes contends that policy decisions in Washington and Beijing are creating a structurally easier money regime that should continue pushing BTC higher, with the cryptocurrency trading at $122,147 at press time.
read moreHayes: Bitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle Dead, Macro Liquidity Drives Bull
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has declared Bitcoin’s traditional four-year price cycle obsolete, arguing that unprecedented monetary liquidity could extend the current bull run indefinitely. In a bold challenge to core crypto market beliefs, Hayes contends that global monetary conditions have fundamentally shifted, making historical patterns unreliable for predicting Bitcoin’s future trajectory.
read moreBitMEX Founder: Bitcoin 4-Year Cycle Is Dead
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has declared the traditional four-year Bitcoin cycle obsolete, arguing that monetary policy dynamics rather than timing patterns now drive cryptocurrency market movements. In his recent analysis, Hayes contends that while the historical pattern worked in previous cycles, it will fail to predict the current market trajectory, representing a fundamental shift in how investors should approach Bitcoin forecasting and bull run predictions.
read morePublic Firms Amass Billions in Solana Treasury Holdings
Publicly traded companies are aggressively diversifying their digital asset treasuries beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Solana emerging as a major institutional favorite. Leading firms have collectively accumulated over $3.4 billion worth of SOL tokens, signaling a significant shift in corporate treasury strategies toward alternative crypto assets. This movement represents a calculated move down the risk curve, with companies leveraging sophisticated financing methods and deep ecosystem integration to build substantial Solana positions.
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