Milestone
Bitcoin (derivatives)
2020
CFTC Charges BitMEX
The CFTC charged BitMEX and its founders for operating an unregistered derivatives platform and failing AML controls.
Event date: 2020-10-01
Sources
Verified references submitted by curators. Always include at least two.
Links marked “Source pending” are awaiting verified references.
Key Facts
Peak metricUnregistered U.S. derivatives venue
OutcomeEnforcement action filed
ChainBitcoin (derivatives)
Year2020
Typemilestone
Tags
derivatives
regulation
exchange
cefi
Related events
COVID-19 Black Swan
Multi-chain • 2020-03-12 • Global markets crashed; BTC briefly fell below $4k before recovering, catalyzing new entrants.
Milestone
Uniswap V2 Launch
Ethereum • 2020-05-18 • Uniswap V2 introduced direct ERC-20 pairs and oracles, accelerating AMM adoption.
Milestone
YFI Fair Launch
Ethereum • 2020-07-17 • Yearn introduced a zero-premine, governance-first token that became a DeFi cultural pillar.
Milestone
PancakeSwap Launch
BNB Chain (BSC) • 2020-09-20 • PancakeSwap launched on Binance Smart Chain as a low-fee Uniswap alternative, onboarding millions of retail users priced out of Ethereum gas fees and briefly surpassing Uniswap in TVL.
Milestone