The Genesis of a Revolutionary Trading Concept: How a Hong Kong Hike Paved the Way for Crypto's Future
In 2015, a hike in Hong Kong's countryside marked the inception of the perpetual swap, a concept that would forever alter the landscape of crypto trading. Ben Delo, BitMEX's co-founder and a mathematician by training, was grappling with a persistent issue alongside his friend Bavik, a derivatives trader. Despite experimenting with various futures contracts, including quarterly, monthly, weekly, a…