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BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure

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BitMEX officially ended exchange operations after more than 11 years, while withdrawals remain open as the crypto derivatives platform urges users to remove their funds.

Directly affected

  • CRCW Crypto

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • BITW BITWISE 10 CRYPTO INDEX ETF SHS REPSTG UNIT BEN INT

    GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BLOX NICHOLAS CRYPTO INCOME ETF

    GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • EZPZ FRANKLIN CRYPTO INDEX ETF

    GA selected EZPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FDIG FIDELITY CRYPTO INDUSTRY AND DIGITAL PAYMENTS ETF

    GA selected FDIG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CRCW———————
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
BITW———————
BLOX———————
EZPZ———————
FDIG———————

BitMEX officially ended exchange operations after more than 11 years, while withdrawals remain open as the crypto derivatives platform urges users to remove their funds.

Source: Cointelegraph

The price since 23 Sep 2026: Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure,” Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is -5.65%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.09% over the same days, a -5.56% difference versus the market.

BITW
SPY

How busy Taiwan Strait has been lately

Taiwan Strait has 48 linked stories in the last 7 days and 48 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure.” The recent pace is rising.

Who gains and who pays if Taiwan Strait stays in the story

Companies tied to this story

  • BITW Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF

    For “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure,” Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income Etf

    Nicholas Crypto Income Etf (BLOX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure.” Reason on file: GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • EZPZ Franklin Crypto Trust

    Franklin Crypto Trust (EZPZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure.” Reason on file: GA selected EZPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FDIG Fidelity Crypto Industry And Digital Payments Etf

    In “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure,” Fidelity Crypto Industry And Digital Payments Etf (FDIG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FDIG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GDLC Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF

    In “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure,” Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF (GDLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GDLC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GOP Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading Etf

    For “BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure,” Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading Etf (GOP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GOP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: trading. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How a Taiwan Strait shock reaches Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

“BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure” (23 Sep 2026) reaches Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) through Taiwan Strait.

The link for Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW) is this: GA selected BITW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Nicholas Crypto Income Etf (BLOX): GA selected BLOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: crypto. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

BITW traded between 51.43 and 56.92 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 52.47. BLOX traded between 11.35 and 15.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 11.52. EZPZ traded between 20.36 and 21.94 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 20.59.

What the saved facts support for Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW)

46 out of 100

“BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.