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#BMEX se collapses 91% after the announcement of the end of
#BitMEX The domino effect after the announcement of BitMEX’s definitive shutdown has not taken long to arrive.
BMEX, the platform’s native utility token, has suffered a brutal collapse, losing more than 91.6% of its value within hours. Investors have rushed to liquidate their positions in the face of the total loss of utility the asset will suffer with the exchange’s lights-out scheduled for September 2026.
Why did it plunge?
The price chart shows a perfect “cliff,” with no intermediate support zones. The fundamental reason for this evaporation of value boils down to three factors:
Total Loss of Utility: BMEX was designed to provide trading fee discounts, VIP tiers, and incentives within the BitMEX ecosystem. Without an operational platform, the token lacks an economic model or use case to support it.
Panic Selling: After the exchange’s orderly liquidation was confirmed, token holders sought to save whatever fraction of capital remained, driving trading volume up more than 342% as supply overwhelmed demand.
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