The current crypto winter of 2018-2019 has brought with it a number of dramatic changes to the cryptocurrency market. Some altcoins have fallen over 90% from their all-time high. Crypto firms have been forced to lay off employees and restructure. And gone are the days when investors would simply HODL their assets and reap enormous gains.

With profits far more difficult to come by using traditional strategies, many traders have turned to BitMEX due to the platform offering advanced trading features such as 100x leverage and the ability to short-sell assets and profit off of falling crypto prices.

Over time, BitMEX has earned itself a leadership position as a result and boasts some of the highest trading volume in the entire crypto space. However, a newcomer backed by decades of brokerage experience has entered the market, offering not only the same features that helped BitMEX ascend to the top, but a wealth of other benefits that BitMEX cannot claim to offer.

A comparative study was conducted in order to find out if PrimeXBT will take the throne from BitMEX and capture crypto market share by attracting traders seeking more out of their trading experience.

PrimeXBT Versus BitMEX: Important Features Compared

The research starts with a focus on the features the two exchanges offer that are similar, and are part of what helped make BitMEX a success during the current crypto bear market.

Short-Selling

Both BitMEX and PrimeXBT offer traders the ability to short-sell assets, allowing traders to profit during downtrends. The feature is what helped put BitMEX on the map and is already part of what attracted over 150,000 users to sign up to PrimeXBT before the platform’s launch, with more rapidly joining each week.

Low Fees

While the two platforms appear very similar at first glance, this is where the differences between the two become more apparent.

Compared to Bitfinex’s 0.1% to 0.2% fees on trades, BitMEX offers low 0.075% fees on Bitcoin trading, but charges a staggering 0.25% on other trading pairs. PrimeXBT easily trumps them both with a standard 0.05% fee across all trading pairs. To incentivize new users joining the platform, PrimeXBT offers a discounted fee of 0.025% during a trader’s first month using the platform. Users must register for a free PrimeXBT account before March 10, 2019 to take advantage of the 50% off promotion.

100x Leverage

Trading with leverage is an extremely attractive option that allows a trader to risk less capital but multiply potential gains by 100 times. Both PrimeXBT and BitMEX offer industry-best 100x leverage, however, BitMEX only offers this level of high leverage on Bitcoin-based trading pairs. PrimeXBT, on the other hand, offers 1:100 leverage across all available assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Ripple and Litecoin.

PrimeXBT Versus BitMEX: Which Platform Offers The Most to Traders?

The study also focused on any features unique to each platform. Research shows that PrimeXBT boasts a number of features that BitMEX simply does not. The one “feature” BitMEX users routinely report that isn’t found on PrimeXBT are “order submission errors.”

Technical Analysis Tools

PrimeXBT has all the required tools to perform advanced technical analysis across crypto assets. The robust toolset includes a number of important indicators that can help traders gain an edge in the market and become more profitable.

Aggregated Liquidity

Only PrimeXBT offers aggregated liquidity from 12 industry-leading suppliers. BitMEX doesn’t even come close.

Multiple Funding Methods, No Minimum Deposit

BitMEX only allows traders to fund their accounts using Bitcoin and all contracts are settled in Bitcoin. PrimeXBT, however, lets traders deposit USD, EUR, and other cryptocurrencies in addition to Bitcoin. On Prime XBT, there is no minimum deposit. BitMEX requires a 0.001 BTC minimum.

Customizable Experience

PrimeXBT invites traders to make the platform their own by customizing it with a variety of widgets. In addition, PrimeXBT supports multiple-screens for the most advanced traders who demand the best experience the crypto industry has to offer.

Unmatched Affiliate Program

PrimeXBT is hands down an industry leader with its affiliate program, which has helped the platform “go viral” and generate significant buzz surrounding the platform’s launch. PrimeXBT’s 4-level referral program offers ten times the payouts of any other platform in the industry, including BitMEX. The program also offers lifetime payouts and referrers will even earn revenue on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tier referrals.

PrimeXBT Versus BitMEX: Conclusion

With features like 100x leverage and the ability to short-sell assets during a bear market, it’s no surprise that BitMEX has enjoyed a comfortable position as an industry leader. But with the emergence of PrimeXBT, many of BitMEX’s key features are being overshadowed by the newcomer. Once the market full of traders at large catch wind of PrimeXBT’s features and its potential to drive profitable trades, it won’t be long until PrimeXBT challenges BitMEX for the throne.