Former BitMEX CEO Hayes Surrenders to Face US Charges: Report


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Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes surrendered to U.S. authorities in Hawaii to face charges he failed to take proper steps to safeguard the cryptocurrency exchange he co-founded from being used for money laundering, according to a published report. Hayes surrendered six months after prosecutors in New York accused him and his BitMEX co-founders of conspiring to get past U.S. laws requiring the implementation of money-laundering controls, Bloomberg said in its report . Hayes was released on $10 million bond pending court proceedings in New York, the report said. According to court documents released last month , the surrender was planned...