LITEPAPER

The Birthplace of
Crypto Derivatives
and the Token for
True Believers

JUNE 2022 v2.0

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Birthplace BMEX Token In Brief 5

of Crypto The BitMEX Story 6

Derivatives What’s Next for BitMEX 7

and the BMEX Token Utility & Features 8

Token for Trading Fee Discounts 8

True Believers BitMEX Privileges, Experiences,

Community Access and Merchandise 8

BitMEX EARN Benefits 8

Exclusive Product Access & IEO Tickets 8

Token Burn to Drive the Growth of the 8

BMEX Ecosystem

BMEX Token as Collateral 8

BMEX Token Allocation 9

BMEX Token Vesting Schedule 10

Legal Disclaimer 11

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 INTRODUCTION

Crypto will conquer!

We know this because the way we transact and interact has already
fundamentally shifted. The world is moving from analogue to digital,
and crypto is at the core of this evolution.

We believe the pace of innovation and adoption will accelerate over

the current decade, soon crossing the $10 trillion value in crypto
assets traded globally every day.

The companies who understand this and marshal their resources

accordingly will grow into the new powerhouses.

We’re building BitMEX to be a cornerstone of the crypto economy’s

infrastructure. Your gateway and identity in the Crypto universe,
offering the best systems and tools you need to access, manage,
and grow your investments. This will make BitMEX one of the
powerhouses in crypto.

BMEX is the token for the true believers of this new paradigm and
the fuel we will use to grow the BitMEX ecosystem. It’s your access
key to privileges across the crypto universe.

This second version of our litepaper continues to outline the vision,

attributes, and benefits of the BMEX Token. Thanks for taking a look.

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 BMEX TOKEN IN BRIEF

Utility and Benefits

Crypto investors demand convenience, performance, • Trading fee discounts and preferential rates on our
and the freedom to choose a platform that best suits derivatives and BitMEX Spot exchange
their needs. We want to be the first choice and are
• Withdrawal fee reimbursement
pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy that will
see us launch a range of new products and features • Early access to new products
to satisfy this demand. The BMEX Token will be at the
• Participation in IEOs on BitMEX Spot
core of the BitMEX ecosystem and BMEX holders can
enjoy benefits such as: • Increased staking rewards on BitMEX EARN
• Exclusive privileges and experiences such as early
product access, swag, and tickets to sporting
events
• VIP service for large token holders
• As the BMEX Ecosystem grows, quarterly burning
of BMEX tokens

Token Allocation
5%

25%
20%
BMEX is an ERC-20 token with a maximum supply of
450 million tokens, minted at once and vested over a
period of up to five years.

The vast majority of BMEX will be spent to reward

our users and grow the BitMEX ecosystem with new
products and partners.
20%
30%
FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE GO TO PAGE 9.

Airdrops & Launch Product & Liquidity

Employee Incentives Ecosystem Growth

Long-term Reserve

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 B M EX TO KEN I N BR I EF

2022: Token Issuance

in Two Phases

Phase 1: Completed May 2022

Trade and Earn BMEX Airdrops

• Since early 2022, BitMEX users have been earning BMEX

by participating in our various promotions.

Phase 2: Launching June 2022

Trade BMEX on the BitMEX Spot Exchange

• BMEX Token will become tradeable on the BitMEX Spot

exchange, as well as on partnering venues.

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 THE BITMEX STORY

Radical ideas often have

humble beginnings.
That’s true for crypto,
and true for BitMEX.

BitMEX was born out of a notion to bring analogue Success requires belief in the cause, and the
financial services into a purely digital space. Early will to do what is necessary to advance it.
on, we found great success by building a new type
of exchange that transcended the traditional finance In early 2021, we began transforming BitMEX from a
paradigm. BitMEX then invented the perpetual swap. leading derivatives exchange to a crypto investment
Finally, the 24/7 crypto market had a derivatives platform with broad offerings for individual and
product tailored for it. This gave investors powerful institutional clients.
leverage, limited liability, and flexibility.
It began with new fiat on-ramps, a broader set of
The perpetual swap grew into the most traded crypto margin currencies, and new savings products.
product of all time, proliferated on other exchanges, In May 2022, we launched the BitMEX Spot exchange,
and changed the way the world traded crypto forever. with plans to soon expand into crypto lending, social
We grew at a breakneck pace as a result, and used trading offerings and web 3.0 offerings.
our resources to grow our product offering, invest in
our technical/trading infrastructure, and enhance our Driven by amazing innovation at all levels, including
security, which stands a cut above our competitors. DeFi, crypto is moving faster than ever. At BitMEX,
the best ideas win, regardless of where they come
All of this happened at a time when the usefulness from. As different spheres of crypto evolve, we want
of crypto was being called into question. The single to integrate the best products and technology with our
biggest mistake that observers of crypto made was platform to make the experience easy, performant,
underestimating not only crypto’s utility, but its scope and convenient for users.
for future growth. The same can be said for BitMEX.
The BMEX Token is the fuel for growth in the BitMEX
As an early pioneer, founded when Bitcoin was trading ecosystem and brings unique benefits to users such
at only a few hundred dollars, we understand the as fee discounts, higher staking yields, and exclusive
journey we’re on. By rapidly expanding our services and privileges, all described in the following sections of
capabilities, we are positioning ourselves to be at the this Litepaper.
center of this monumental shift from analogue financial
services to digital ones. And we are not done innovating.

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 THE FUTURE

What’s Next for BitMEX

Through innovation, engineering, and product BitMEX Spot

development, BitMEX will be giving millions of crypto
investors who believe in a democratised and global
Shaped by the needs of traders, our spot exchange
crypto market, the tools used by professional money
arrived in May 2022, delivering a new, intuitive interface
managers.
and trading experience. BitMEX users can now buy,
sell, and trade some of the most popular tokens for
We’re building a true crypto investment ecosystem, of
spot trading.
which trading is just one of many capabilities. Currently,
BitMEX users can already trade spot and derivatives,
BitMEX Spot launched with seven trading pairs,
earn yield on their crypto and have their assets stored
with more to be added throughout 2022 and beyond.
safely. But we know that crypto is still growing, and
much of the infrastructure that will enable it to be all
Here’s a preview of what’s also in store in the short
encompassing, democratic, and more user-friendly has
and medium term:
yet to be built.
• Brokerage
Our brokerage services will facilitate white-glove
services such as OTC, principal trading, agency
trading, direct market access, algorithmic order
execution, and more.
• Staking and lending, collateralised by crypto and
other tokenised assets.
• Safe and easy banking bridges to ease the
movement of assets into crypto and use of
crypto to pay for everyday things.

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 THE ECOSYSTEM

BMEX Token Utility & Features

As we grow our ecosystem with newly developed 1. Trading Fee Discounts

products or through acquisitions, BMEX will continue Holders of BMEX Tokens will be entitled to lower trading
to expand its utility. For starters, here is what holding fees on our derivatives and order book Spot exchange.
BMEX offers to traders on BitMEX.com: The detailed discount schedule can be found here.

2. Fee Reimbursement on Withdrawals

Holders of BMEX Tokens benefit from reimbursement
of their withdrawal fees. The detailed reimbursement
schedule and minimum amount of BMEX required can
be found here.

3. BitMEX Privileges, Experiences, Community Access

and Merchandise
Token holders will be granted exclusive privileges,
experiences, and merchandise. The more BMEX you
hold, the better the benefits.

4. BitMEX EARN Benefits

BMEX Token holders enjoy increased staking rewards
for their BitMEX EARN locked deposits. More details
can be found on the BitMEX EARN product page.

Coming Q2 2022 and beyond:

5. Exclusive Product Access & IEO Tickets

BMEX Token holders will enjoy early access to new
products, as well as preferential terms for up-and-
coming services such as IEOs on our spot market
or lending rates.

6. Token Burn to Drive the Growth of the BMEX

Ecosystem
BitMEX intends to burn BMEX Tokens every month
to create a continuous utility environment for holders.
The burn levers and amount of BMEX Tokens to be
burned will be informed here.

7. BMEX Token as Collateral

With the implementation of multicoin margin on the
BitMEX platform (coming Q3 2022), BMEX can be used
as collateral for trading. When ready, we intend to extend
this usage for our lending and brokerage services.

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 BMEX TOKEN ALLOCATION

5%

25%
BMEX Token Allocation 20%

The maximum supply of 450 million BMEX Tokens

was minted and is locked in a vesting contract.
BMEX Tokens are ERC-20 Tokens.

The Token Creation contract can be found here.

20%
The Token Vesting contract can be found here. 30%

Allocation Vesting Schedule Use of Token

Airdrops & Launch 5% None Used for the launching airdrops, new user
acquisition campaigns and a private sale.

Product & Liquidity 20% 3% on issuance, then monthly Used for liquidity provision during the initial sale/
vesting over 12 months token distribution upon spot market launch as
well as ongoing support for product features and
incentives (e.g., Insurance Fund reserve or maker
pool rewards).

Employee Incentives 20% Cliff until Oct 2022, then monthly Used exclusively for employee incentives and
vesting over 24 months. performance rewards.

Ecosystem Growth 30% Cliff until April 2022, then Used as acquisition currency and incentives
monthly vesting over 18 months for new partners and projects in the BitMEX
Ecosystem as well as for marketing & affiliate
rewards that grow the number of BMEX holders.

Long-term Reserve 25% Cliff until January 2024, then Two to five year long-term reserve to be
monthly vesting over 36 months distributed into above Ecosystem Growth and
Product & Liquidity funds.

TOTAL 100%

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 BMEX TOKEN VESTING

BMEX Token This vesting schedule is the technical vesting of the smart
contract and does not include further contractual vesting,
Vesting Schedule for example for employee benefits or investors that agreed
to additional lockup and vesting periods.

500m

400m

300m

200m

100m

0
Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 2025 2026

Long-term Reserve Ecosystem Growth Employee Incentives Product & Liquidity Airdrops & Launch

Cumulative Token Supply in Million BMEX Supply in %

% and Million BMEX
(both rounded) Q1 2022 36M 8%

Q2 2022 76.5M 17%

Q3 2022 117M 26%

Q4 2022 168.8M 38%

Q1 2023 220.5M 49%

Q2 2023 258.8M 58%

Q3 2023 292.5M 65%

Q4 2023 303.8M 68%

Q1 2024 324.4M 72%

Q2 2024 345.0M 77%

Q3 2024 365.6M 81%

Q4 2024 374.9M 83%

2025 412.5M 92%

2026 450M 100%

Note: This table shows the approximate quarterly amount of Token as per the vesting contract. It excludes any contractual
vesting or burning of token.

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Legal Disclaimer
This litepaper is provided for your information only and does not constitute investment
advice. It should also not be construed as an offer, solicitation or invitation to earn or
purchase (when available) BMEX Tokens. Unless otherwise stated, capitalised terms
user here have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Terms of Service. Under
no circumstances should BMEX Tokens be considered an investment. If you purchase
BMEX Tokens for whatever reason, neither HDR Global Trading Limited nor the Group
is liable for any refunds or exchanges for your purchase. The prices of tokens can
be highly volatile. You are recommended to consult legal, financial, tax and other
professional advisers or experts for further guidance before you decide to earn or
purchase BMEX Tokens.

BMEX Tokens are functional utility tokens designed for use on BitMEX.com.

BMEX Tokens are not shares, bonds, units in a collective investment scheme,
securities, or other instruments commonly known as securities of any type. BMEX
Tokens are merely a means by which you may be able to utilise certain services
or features on the BitMEX platform. BMEX Tokens do not entitle you to any equity,
governance, voting or similar right or interest in HDR Global Trading Limited, the Group
or in any of its Affiliates. Changes in circumstances might cause the project and BMEX
Token features described in this litepaper to change, or end altogether.

BMEX Tokens are not being offered to US Persons and are not available in the United
States, sanctioned jurisdictions or in other jurisdictions as may be specified by BitMEX
from time to time. If you are located in, incorporated or otherwise established in, or
a resident of the United States, you are not permitted to transact in BMEX Tokens.
In addition, certain benefits and features associated with BMEX Tokens may not be
available in certain jurisdictions.

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