BitMEX Founder Ben Delo Surrenders and Will Face Trial on Charges of Money Laundering Blockchain News


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BitMEX Founder Ben Delo Surrenders and Will Face Trial on Charges of Money Laundering Benjamin Delo, a co-founder of BitMEX crypto derivatives exchange, has surrendered himself to US authorities to face money laundering charges. Benjamin Delo, a British citizen, was wanted on charges of violating US anti-money laundering laws. Delo is an Oxford-educated computer scientist who in the past created high-frequency trading systems for JPMorgan Chase & Co. He founded BitMEX with Samael Reed and Arthur Hayes in 2014. Delo’s surrender agreement was reportedly negotiated with federal prosecutors in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Custom and...