Avelacom is bringing lowest latencies to global crypto trading firms to and from BitMEX’s data infrastructure in Ireland

Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has joined the BitMEX Partner Programme that provides traders with the most advanced crypto derivatives trading experience in the market.

Avelacom has pioneered low latency access solutions to crypto exchanges via its proprietary fiber network. Avelacom has built low latency connections between BitMEX and other global markets. These facilitate arbitrage trades and help attract more trading firms to join cryptocurrency markets.

BitMEX utilize’s AWS’ best in class data infrastructure in Ireland, accessed by users of the BitMEX platform across the globe. Avelacom owns ultra-low latency routes across multiple global locations as well as direct connections with the AWS and Alibaba clouds. These provide a ready-made environment for real-time market data and order execution.

Aleksey Larichev, CEO of Avelacom, said: “We are pleased to be joining the BitMEX Partner Programme. Since 2018, when the cryptocurrency environment started to attract institutional traders, our customer base has increased significantly. Low latency access to BitMEX is one of the most successful solutions in our portfolio, which we would like to develop and upgrade both from technical and business perspectives.”

Genia Mikhalchenko, Vice President, Spot Exchange at BitMEX said: “Avelacom laid the blueprint for how institutions should connect to crypto exchanges. Its network makes it easier for BitMEX trading members to interact with our platforms as well as to access other global crypto markets, no matter where they are located – in public clouds or data centers.”