CFTC charges BitMEX with illegally operating an unregistered trading platform
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged the owners of BitMEX with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating multiple CFTC regulations, including failing to meet required AML procedures. According to the lawsuit, five entities and three individuals were charged, which include Arthur Hayes, the co-founder, and CEO of BitMEX, Ben Delo, the exchange’s co-founder, and Samuel Reed, its co-founder, and CTO.
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