BitMEX's Quiet Legacy: Funding Bitcoin Core and Zero Hacks in 11 Years
BitMEX's Quiet Legacy: Funding Bitcoin Core and Zero Hacks in 11 Years
馃敀 BitMEX's untold story
BitMEX's impact extends far beyond its trading platform.
The exchange has quietly supported Bitcoin's infrastructure through direct funding of Bitcoin Core developers, providing crucial grants that keep open-source development alive.
Key achievements:
- Funded Bitcoin Core developers with real grants
- BitMEX Research established as a trusted independent voice in crypto
- Zero user funds lost to hacks in 11 years
This track record of security and commitment to Bitcoin's foundational development sets BitMEX apart in an industry often focused solely on trading volume and features.
and the legacy goes way past trading. they quietly funded bitcoin core developers, real grants keeping open-source bitcoin alive. bitmex research became one of crypto's most trusted independent voices. and 0 user funds lost to hacks in 11 years. 馃敀
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