May 05, 2022
The co-founder and former CEO of offshore cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX sought to avoid prison Wednesday after pleading guilty in what he called a "first-of-its-kind" criminal case alleging the platform flouted U.S. anti-money laundering requirements.
September 20, 2021
A minority owner of BitMEX has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss him from a suit brought by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, saying there are no individualized allegations showing he had the power to control the offshore cryptocurrency derivatives exchange.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the nature of the CFTC suit. The story has been updated to correct this and to include a comment from Delo's counsel.
August 10, 2021
The offshore cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has reached a $100 million settlement with two regulators to resolve claims that it operated illegally in the U.S. and evaded anti-money laundering rules.
January 03, 2021
Economic tumult in 2020 resulting from the coronavirus pandemic drove the adoption of fintech and prompted additional scrutiny of the burgeoning sector. These rapid-fire fintech developments, combined with the coming changing of the guard in Washington and a potentially new enforcement framework, will inform both enforcement cases and private litigation in 2021, attorneys told Law360.
October 01, 2020
New York federal prosecutors on Thursday accused the founders of offshore cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX with evading U.S. anti-money laundering rules, while civil regulators sued the company for allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform.