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BitMEX expects ‘no further fines’ for ‘old’ AML violation in US
11.7.2024
BitMEX addresses the DOJ's BSA charge as a past issue, highlighting their compliance improvements and founders' prior penalties
BitMEX co-founder Benjamin Delo avoids jail, receives 30 months probation
16.6.2022
Delo was allowed to leave the country to travel to Hong Kong where he is a resident, bringing to a close his part in the legal saga which began in 2020
US Court Fines Bitmex’s Founders $30 Million for Operating Illegal Crypto Platform
7.5.2022
The founders of Bitmex have been ordered to pay $30 million “for illegally operating a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform and anti-money laundering violations.” Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed must pay $10 million each. Bitmex’s Founders Fined $30 Million...
Court orders BitMEX founders to pay $30M civil penalty
6.5.2022
The three co-founders have been ordered to pay hefty fines for what the CFTC calls their involvement in serious violations of regulations and the Commodity Exchange Act
Crypto Exchange Bitmex’s Founders Plead Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Violations
26.2.2022
The founders of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitmex, Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo, have pled guilty to violations of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. “As a result of its willful failure to implement AML and KYC programs, Bitmex was in effect a money-laundering platform,” said...
BitMEX founders plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations
25.2.2022
Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo will each have to pay a fine for their part in flouting the Bank Secrecy Act and operating what the DOJ called a “money laundering platform.”
Bitmex Cofounder Ben Delo Surrenders to US Authorities— Arthur Hayes to Follow in April
17.3.2021
Legal issues with crypto exchange Bitmex’s cofounders still make the headlines. Benjamin Delo surrendered to the U.S. authorities, and Arthur Hayes agreed to make the same maneuver in April. Delo Released on a $20M Bail Bond According to Bloomberg, Bitmex’s cofounder Benjamin Delo...