BitMEX, recognised as one of the world’s most secure crypto exchanges, has reported significant performance gains following the successful migration of its trading engine to AWS Tokyo. The move has driven liquidity growth of more than 185% across nine perpetual derivatives contracts, alongside marked reductions in order placement and market data latency, encouraging more active market-making participation on the platform.
The migration, carried out by BitMEX’s engineering team on 23 August 2025, was completed in just ten minutes, with the platform returning online in under an hour. This achievement represents a major technical milestone for the exchange, ensuring a seamless transition for users with no service disruption.
One month on from the migration, the impact of these enhancements is already evident:
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Deeper Liquidity on Core Contracts: Liquidity within five basis points of the mid-price has strengthened significantly, with XBTUSDT and ETHUSDT seeing improvements of 185% and 401% respectively. This means traders benefit from tighter spreads and reduced slippage.
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Gains on Emerging Pairs: Contracts for HYPE, BCH, PEPE, and others have experienced liquidity surges exceeding 2,000%, expanding trading opportunities across the platform. Long known as the home of the original Bitcoin perpetual swap, BitMEX is now establishing itself as a trusted venue for trading an increasingly diverse range of tokens.
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Faster, More Reliable Execution: Both end-to-end order placement and orderbook latency have improved considerably, enabling active market-makers to enhance liquidity even further.
“The seamless execution of this migration is a technical milestone and a strategic leap forward in our commitment to delivering an institutional-grade trading experience, while also empowering retail users with better execution quality and innovative products,” said Stephan Lutz, CEO of BitMEX. “The immediate improvements in latency and liquidity directly translate to a more competitive and robust trading environment for all users and our work isn’t done. We are already building on this success to deliver even greater performance in the months ahead.”
BitMEX confirmed that the AWS Tokyo migration represents just the first step in a broader strategy to further optimise platform performance. Additional infrastructure enhancements and process refinements are planned in the coming months, which are expected to deliver further gains in both liquidity and latency.
