company
BitMEX is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange known for offering leveraged Bitcoin futures and perpetual swap contracts to global traders.
The exchange reports $5.36m of reserves, most of it its own token, against CoinMarketCap volume of $272.6m. The proof-of-reserves report it promised in May is now 90 days late.
Reality
Ben Delo's gift to Nigel Farage's party is reported as the largest ever made to a British political party. It arrived as one lump sum, because a monthly stream could have been caught by the crypto donation ban Labour MPs are weighing.
Perspective Coverage
4 publishersReality
BitMEX is charging verified users $50 a month, or 1% a year if greater, on balances left after it closed its exchange on September 23. Below $60,000 the flat charge sets the rate, so a $1,000 balance loses 60% a year.
Reality
Founder Haipo Yang said he considered selling CoinEx and decided against it, and the exchange he is closing instead says its reserve ratio is still above 100 percent with customer assets fully backed.
Perspective Coverage
3 publishersReality
The nine-year-old exchange is closing on costs while saying its reserves cover more than 100% of customer balances, and it will buy back leftover CET at 0.005 USDT a coin before withdrawals shut on December 22, 2026.
Reality
Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each gave Nigel Farage's party 36 million pounds in a weekend, more than every UK party raised in donations all last year, and Delo's monthly pledge was handed over up front.
Reality
Both trackers measure 90 days, and this rally is seven days old. BlockchainCenter's reading sits at 43 against a threshold of 75, which is a long way from a rotation.
Reality
Arthur Hayes says Flop Labs has issued nothing. The airdrop is dated Q4 2026 and the chain not until 2027, so with no contract address published, every FLOP ticker fails the same test.
Reality
The startup from ex-Bybit co-CEO Helen Liu says it will not launch, months after unveiling. In a year with about 95 crypto project closures, the constraint has moved from permission to distribution.
Reality