Crypto exchange BitMEX says it will close on September 23 and tells users to withdraw assets; Trump pardoned its founders in 2025 for not implementing AML rules
Crypto exchange BitMEX says it will close on September 23 and tells users to withdraw assets; Trump pardoned its founders in 2025 for not implementing AML rules
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX said on Thursday that it will shut down its operations, effective September 23 …
Trump pardons BitMEX founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, who previously pled guilty to federal criminal charges related to money laundering
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Sources: BitMEX, which pleaded guilty in 2024 to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act, is looking for a buyer
BitMEX is fined an additional $100M for US Bank Secrecy Act violations between 2015 and 2020; it pleaded guilty in July 2024 and previously agreed to pay $110M
- BitMEX has been slapped with an additional $100 million fine for Bank Secrecy Act violations between 2015 and 2020.
US prosecutors say crypto exchange BitMEX pled guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act by not having an adequate AML program from 2015 to 2020
US prosecutors say crypto exchange BitMEX pled guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act by not having an adequate AML program from 2015 to 2020
- U.S. agencies are paying attention now, and they are aggressively reviewing those early practices, as we've seen again and again recently.
A profile of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who served six months under house arrest for US Bank Secrecy Act violations; sources say he still controls BitMEX
and his huge collection of stuffed animals — during his house arrest in Miami: “Shit happens. Moved on,” he says. New profile out in the latest issue of @NYMag: https://nymag.com/... Joe Weisenthal / ...
BitMEX CEO Alexander Höptner steps down as CEO of the crypto exchange with immediate effect, replaced by CFO Stephan Lutz; Höptner joined BitMEX in 2021
- Alexander Höptner is departing from his role as CEO of crypto exchange BitMex with immediate effect.
The DOJ says BitMEX's head of business development, Gregory Dwyer, pleaded guilty to violating US federal anti-money laundering rules and will pay a $150K fine
A federal court in New York previously sentenced the firm's co-founders to probation time and fines. Source: U.S. Department of Justice .