Trump pardons BitMEX co-founders over AML violations

March 28, 2025, 7:14 PM

CNBC reported that the U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned BitMEX exchange co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed. The trio had pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act and agreed to pay $10 million each in 2022. The exchange previously paid a $100 million fine for anti-money-laundering failures.

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