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A few days after being charged and arrested by the US Department of Justice, BitMEX CTO Samuel Reed has been released on a $5 million appearance bond.His release came with two conditions. Those are: Reed has to appear for court proceedings, and if convicted, to “surrender to serve a sentence that the court may impose.”The statement also informed that the $5 million bond is secured by $500,000 in cash. As reported by CryptoPotato last week, BitMEX owners and executives came unto scrutiny from...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 988. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: Jack Dorsey’s Firma Square kauft knapp 5000 BTC, KuCoin rettet 204 Mio aus Hack & BitMex Management tritt geschlossen zurück. [embedded content] 1.) Bitcoin und das 50 Mio. Investment: Jack Dorsey’s Firma Square kauft BTChttps://cryptomonday.de/bitcoin-und-das-50-mio-investment-jack-dorseys-firma-square-kauft-btc/ 2.) KuCoin rettet 204 Millionen US-Dollar aus...

Following the fiasco between the United States Commodity and Futures Trading Commission and BitMEX – one of the world’s largest crypto derivatives platform, there will be major shifts in the executive management of the latter. As per an official announcement published today, October 8th, Arthur Hayes, the well-known CEO of the company operating BitMEX, will be stepping down. In his place, Vivien Khoo, who’s currently the Chief Operating Officer at 100x Group, will become the interim CEO....

Criminal charges have been filed against the owners of BitMEX, arguably one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. The company has been accused of engaging in illegal transaction activity and of money laundering.BitMEX Owners Experience IndictmentsBitMEX chief executive Arthur Hayes was formally charged on Thursday by prosecutors in the greater metropolitan area of New York City. In addition, three of the platform’s other owners – including Benjamin Delo,...

Yesterday, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) filed charges against BitMEX and its executive team, pressing both criminal and civil allegations. Its CTO, Samuel Reed, was arrested. The platform’s CEO, Arthur Hayes, and its cofounder Ben Melo are still under the radar.The news spread quickly throughout Crypto Twitter, and of course, the community reacted with mixed but well-argued opinions.The Bitmex Case is BadAs soon as the news came out, the nervousness of the...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 983. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: CFTC klagt BitMEX wegen unrechtmäßigem Derivathandel an, Bitcoin vor den Behörden sicher bis zu diesem Preis & World-of-Value-Investmentkonferenz. [embedded content] 1.) CFTC klagt BitMEX wegen unrechtmäßigem Derivathandel anhttps://de.cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-charges-bitmex-with-illegally-operating-derivatives-exchange 2.) Stärkere Regulierung – Bis zu diesem Preis ist...

Ethereum’s next target is $500, according to BitMEX co-founder and CEO Arthur Hayes. He expressed his amazement about ETH’s surge to $400, calling for the continuation of the rally.Ethereum Breaks Above $400 For First Time Since August 2018On Sunday, Ether hit the highest level in two years, breaking above $400 for the first time since August 2018. Ethereum has benefited from the general bullishness of the cryptocurrency market, but it’s not only that.The second-largest cryptocurrency is at...

Bitcoin’s price took a turn for the best over the past couple of days as it breached the coveted $10,000 mark in today’s early hours.  Naturally, this brought a lot of excitement in the cryptocurrency community, and a definitive testament of this is the reaction of Arthur Hayes – the CEO of one of the leading Bitcoin margin trading exchanges, BitMEX.  “It’s A F***** Bull Market” Arthur Hayes, the CEO at BitMEX, is known for his eccentric behavior and witty comments. More than once has he...

The popular Bitcoin margin trading exchange BitMEX is launching a new program tailored towards its corporate customers. Called BitMEX Corporate, it will provide them with enhanced legal, auditory, and client relationship benefits.BitMEX Flatters Its Corporate CustomersIn the announcement from earlier today, BitMEX describes the corporate accounts on its platform as “the part of our customer base where the account owner is not an individual, but a company or other legal entity.” As such, they...

Arthur Hayes, the CEO of one of the leading Bitcoin derivative exchanges, BitMEX, has once again slammed a cryptocurrency for being a “shitcoin.” This time it was Bitcoin Cash (BCH) that’s under his radar.BitMEX Listing BCH/USD Perpetual ContractIn an announcement from June 01st, 2020, BitMEX revealed that it’s going to launch a BCH/USD perpetual swap contract with up to 25x leverage. Today, the contract went live.“This is the fourth quanto contract to be launched on our platform and follows...