BitMEX Co-founder Arthur Hayes Sells HYPE to Fund Ferrari Purchase, Stands by 126x Forecast

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Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder who now runs crypto venture fund Maelstrom, sold his personal stash of Hyperliquid’s HYPE tokens just weeks after predicting the asset could rally 126-fold. Ferrari jokes and blockchain receipts Blockchain analytics service Lookonchain reported on Sunday that Hayes unloaded 96,628 HYPE — worth about $5.1 million — booking a profit […]

President Trump Pardons Arthur Hayes, 3 Other BitMEX Co-Founders and Employee

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Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of crypto exchange BitMEX, has been granted a pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump, a White House official confirmed Friday. Trump also pardoned Hayes’ co-founders at BitMEX, Samuel Reed and Benjamin Delo, as well as senior employee Greg Dwyer and BitMEX’s operating entity, HDR Global Trading, a BitMEX spokesperson said. […]

South Korea Plans Sanctions Against BitMEX, KuCoin, Others: Report

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South Korean financial authorities are planning sanctions against crypto exchanges who are operating illegally in the country, business newspaper Hankyung reported on Friday. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) classified a number of exchanges who are not registered as Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) as targets for sanctions, according to the report. The exchanges targeted – […]