BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Steps Down Following Criminal Charges
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BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Steps Down Following Criminal Charges

THELOGICALINDIAN - Key associates of BitMEXs csuite accept either taken a leave of absence or stepped bottomward absolutely afterward the latest acknowledged action

Following civilian and bent charges brought up by the CFTC and Department of Justice, Bitcoin derivatives barter BitMEX has appear above administration changes to its platform. 

BitMEX Appoints New C-Suite Members

The acclaimed Arthur Hayes has stepped bottomward as the CEO of BitMEX. Samuel Reed, the additional co-founder and CTO of the exchange, has stepped aback as well. The third co-founder, Ben Dilo, does not authority any position at the exchange. 

The fourth being included in the acknowledged filings is Greg Dwyer, who was BitMEX’s aboriginal employee. Dwyer has additionally taken a “leave of absence” from his role as the arch of business development. 

The lath of BitMEX’s ancestor company, 100x Group, has answer arch operating administrator Vivien Khoo as the new CEO. Khoo has ahead formed with Goldman Sachs and the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. 

Commercial administrator Ben Radclyffe will booty over the responsibilities of Reed. 

The Chairman of 100x accumulation said

“We accept an aberrant chief administration aggregation who are well-placed to abide the advance and development of the 100x Group, including achievement of the BitMEX User Verification Programme (details here). It is business as accepted for us and we acknowledge all audience for their support.”

The aggregate of accessible interest, however, has continued to drop on BitMEX back the acknowledged fillings. It is currently alone at 40,000 BTC. 

Meanwhile, Binance, Gemini, and Kraken accustomed a major portion of the address from BitMEX.