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ForkLog 16 06.05.2022

U.S. court orders BitMEX founders to pay $30 million

The co-founders of the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX — Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reid — must pay fines of $10 million each as part of a settlement with the CFTC.

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ForkLog 12 05.05.2022

Former BitMEX chief seeks no prison time and travel freedom, Bloomberg reports

Co-founder and former head of the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, asked the court not to sentence him to prison and to allow him to travel freely and live abroad.

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ForkLog 6 05.04.2022

Media: BitMEX to lay off a quarter of its staff

BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, will cut its staff by a quarter. Management assured employees that the platform will continue to operate normally.

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ForkLog 5 31.03.2022

Media: BitMEX abandons takeover of Bankhaus von der Heydt

The BitMEX-linked BXM Operations AG and the German Bank Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH) agreed to cancel the takeover. As reported by Finanz-szene.

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ForkLog 10 10.03.2022

BitMEX co-founder pleads guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations

The BitMEX co-founder and former chief technology officer Samuel Reed struck a deal with U.S. authorities and pleaded guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations.

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ForkLog 7 25.02.2022

Former BitMEX chief and co-founder plead guilty to one count

The founders of the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes and Ben Delo, pleaded guilty to one count of violating U.S. law, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's website.

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ForkLog 16 18.01.2022

BitMEX announces acquisition of one of Europe’s oldest banks

The BXM Operations AG, linked to the BitMEX crypto-derivatives exchange, announced plans to acquire Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH), a German bank in operation since 1754.

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ForkLog 9 29.12.2021

Hearing for former BitMEX executive set for October 2022

The legal team for BitMEX's former development chief Greg Dwyer persuaded a U.S. judge to delay proceedings until October 2022, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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ForkLog 12 21.12.2021

BitMEX to launch its own BMEX token

The BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange announced the launch of its own BMEX token and unveiled an airdrop.

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ForkLog 13 15.09.2021

Former BitMEX executive agrees to extradition to the United States

Gregory Dwyer, the former BitMEX head of business development who resides in Bermuda, has agreed to extradition to the United States to face trial. The Royal Gazette reports.

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ForkLog 9 09.09.2021

Court dismisses BMA LLC’s suit against BitMEX over market-manipulation allegations

The court dismissed the lawsuit by BMA LLC against the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX. The judge found that a substantial portion of the allegations duplicated other complaints against the platform.

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ForkLog 9 11.08.2021

BitMEX to pay $100m to settle US regulators’ claims

The BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange settled a civil dispute with the U.S. CFTC and FinCEN and agreed to pay a $100 million fine.

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