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Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX partners with Tokeny to launch native BMEX token

Major cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX today announced its partnership with Tokeny, a tokenization platform service provider to help launch its native token BMEX. Tokeny contributed its technical expertise and advice during the 2021 token development phase and is working together with the BitMEX team to ensure a smooth launch of the token launch phase, which will take place in early 2022.

BMEX

Designed as an ERC-20 token, BMEX has a maximum supply of 450 million, much of which will be used to reward new and existing BitMEX users.

The token will encourage participation in the growing BitMEX ecosystem, offering trade discounts to token holders, improved performance on EARN products, early access to new products, and much more.

For a limited time, users will have the opportunity to win as many BMEX as possible by entering contests and sweepstakes. Just yesterday, the exchange unlocked its latest welcome offer: the first 10,000 new users who complete KYC and sign up for EARN will receive up to 40 BMEX tokens.

“Our users always come first and we launched BMEX to reward them for their loyalty. We chose to partner with Tokeny, one of the world leaders in the tokenization technology space, to guide us in developing and issuing BMEX in the safest way possible. Tokeny has a strong history of working with major crypto players to streamline the token issuance process, and we are happy to have them on board to support the launch of BMEX. "

- Alexander Höptner, CEO of BitMEX

Since 2017, Tokeny has helped establish more than $ 28 billion in tokenized assets through its solutions. Tokeny is backed by Euronext, a leading market infrastructure in Europe.

"In a short period of time, we have successfully tested and implemented smart contracts thanks to the clear definition of token economy, the efficiency of the BitMEX team, and our in-house expertise."

- Tokeny CEO Luc Falempin

The BMEX token cannot be withdrawn or traded until the BitMEX spot exchange opens in Q2 2022. To receive BMEX tokens, see the airdrop terms and conditions and learn more by visiting the BitMEX token page.

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Uzbekistan warns citizens to avoid unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges

A government agency in Uzbekistan has published a list of unauthorized cryptography changes that Uzbekistan residents have been urged to avoid. Trading platforms collect personal data and are not responsible for cryptocurrency transactions, authorities warned.

Uzbekistan authorities on the blacklist of “unofficial” cryptocurrency exchanges

The National Project Management Agency of the President of Uzbekistan has identified a number of online platforms that offer unauthorized encryption services. During an internet surveillance campaign, the organization reported an increase in the activity of these “unofficial” exchanges of digital assets.

The entities behind them offer Uzbek citizens the possibility to buy, sell or exchange cryptographic assets without having an office in the country. They are generally registered in other jurisdictions and their servers are located abroad, but at the same time they collect personal information from residents of the Central Asian Republic, the agency said in a notice posted on its website.

Half a dozen cryptocurrency exchange sites aimed at residents of Uzbekistan have been blacklisted: webmoneytashkent.com, wmztashkent.com, wm-torg.com, uzwmz.com, blockchainuz.com, and bitcointashkent .com. Similar services are also offered through Telegram bots and groups. Their providers, the regulator noted, often remain completely anonymous and can remove a channel quickly.

Authorities stressed that this type of platform does not assume legal responsibility for cryptographic transactions between various parties and cannot guarantee their legitimacy. Furthermore, they cannot guarantee the proper storage of personal data or the preservation of confidentiality. The ad says:

The Agency urges citizens to be as vigilant as possible, to be cautious and not to use the services of these platforms, in particular in order not to be victims of fraud.

Uzbekistan legalized trading in cryptocurrencies in 2018, but in December 2019, Tashkent authorities banned residents from buying cryptocurrencies while selling them. The National Project Management Agency has now reminded the public that, in accordance with the Presidential Decree “On Measures for the Development of the Digital Economy in the Republic of Uzbekistan” and the country’s law “on licensing and notification procedures”, the establishment of Cryptocurrency exchanges are subject to licensing.

The government tried to encourage some encryption activity. In January 2020, Tashkent unveiled a plan to establish a national mining pool and the initiative was presented as a priority. The state also said it will establish a licensed cryptocurrency exchange where miners can sell their coins and has promised to create a blockchain voucher, as well as introduce tax breaks for cryptocurrencies. Uznex, a regulated trading platform operated by the South Korean entity Kobea Group, was launched at the end of the month.

However, in September of this year, a senior central bank official reportedly said that cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin would never be recognized as legal tender. Speaking to local media, the vice president of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan (CBU), Behzod Hamraev, recalled that, unlike cryptocurrencies, the national fiat currency, the sum, is backed by bank assets. He also expressed his opinion that bitcoin will never equal “world currencies” like the dollar, euro, yen and ruble.