BitMEX founder Ben Delo pledged £36 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, a record donation designed to help the insurgent party fend off its critics while turbo-charging its attempts to gain power at the next general election
BitMEX is disappearing, but the perpetual contract it created now dominates the crypto market.
BitMEX’s market share has fallen from around 32% in 2019 to less than 0.01% today.
Meanwhile, annual perpetual trading volume surged from $28 trillion in 2023 to $86.2 trillion in 2025.