EconPulse Markets. Economy. Malaysia & The World. Wed, 29 Jul 2026
Crypto

The inside story of how a hike in Hong Kong changed crypto trading forever

The inside story of how a hike in Hong Kong changed crypto trading forever
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Summary

"We were a scrappy startup," Delo said of BitMEX back in 2016, when it launched the first perpetual future. "We thought, ‘Just get it out there. If it was any good, the market would show us.’"

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