BitMEX (@BitMEX) — Twitter Score 208 out of 1000

BitMEX is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that introduced perpetual futures and is owned and operated by HDR Global Trading Limited. BitMEX's Twitter Score is 208 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,163 (top 0.5%) among 493,607 tracked accounts.

BitMEX was co-founded by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed. The exchange introduced perpetual futures in 2016, an innovation that has since been widely adopted across the blockchain industry. BitMEX also issues BMEX, a utility token with a maximum supply of 450 million and a token burn mechanism.

BitMEX has faced significant legal and regulatory actions. In August 2021, it agreed to pay $100 million to settle CFTC and FinCEN charges for unlawfully operating in the United States. In July 2024, HDR Global Trading Limited pleaded guilty to one count of Bank Secrecy Act violations, and in January 2025 a federal court fined BitMEX $100 million and sentenced the company to two years of probation.

BitMEX has 164,965 followers as of October 2026 and has published 9,897 posts. BitMEX has been mentioned by 883 accounts a total of 2,430 times. BitMEX's portfolio includes TabTrader, Brink, CoinDCX, Rain and League Of Traders.

Who follows BitMEX on X?

The accounts that follow BitMEX include 676 founders, 156 angel investors, 502 influencers and 31 VCs. Among them are Arthur Hayes, Toly, Ansem, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin and Fred Ehrsam.