BitMEX Closure and Residual Account Fee Implementation
BitMEX is permanently shutting down its cryptocurrency exchange operations on September 23, 2026, and will apply monthly administrative fees to any remaining balances left on the platform after the closure.
Aggregated from 6 sources · Updated 23 Aug 2026, 04:04 UTC (UTC)
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BitMEX will permanently cease all exchange operations at 04:00 UTC on September 23, 2026.
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Starting August 26, 2026, BitMEX will restrict users to 'reduce-only' trading, preventing the opening of new positions.
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Verified customers who do not withdraw their assets by the closure date will be charged a monthly fee of $50 equivalent or 1% per annum of the balance, whichever is higher.
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Withdrawal functionality will remain available to users after the September 23 closure date.
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Any trading positions remaining open at the September 23 deadline will be forcibly closed by the exchange.
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BitMEX founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed were pardoned by Donald Trump in March 2025 following 2022 Bank Secrecy Act violations.
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The exchange was ordered to pay a total of $200 million in regulatory and criminal fines between 2021 and January 2025 for AML and KYC failures.
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All staked BMEX Tokens have been unstaked and returned to user accounts in preparation for the shutdown.
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BitMEX stated the decision to close was made by the board of HDR Global Trading Limited following a strategic review of the business and the crypto industry.
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BitMEX claims that its assets currently exceed its liabilities and that it has never lost customer funds to a security breach.