U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned Arthur Hayes, the ex-CEO of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, along with his co-founders Samuel Reed and Benjamin Delo, senior employee Greg Dwyer, and the company’s operating entity, HDR Global Trading. The White House confirmed the pardons on Friday, which were signed by Trump on Thursday.
The pardon comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged BitMEX, its founders, and Dwyer in 2020 for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Prosecutors accused the exchange of allowing users to trade anonymously without proper know-your-customer (KYC) protocols. All four individuals pleaded guilty and received fines and probationary sentences. Hayes was sentenced to two years of probation, Delo to 30 months, Reed to 18 months, and Dwyer to 12 months.
Delo expressed gratitude for the pardon, stating it vindicated their stance that they were “wrongfully targeted” under an outdated law. He claimed BitMEX’s success made it a political sc
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