Bitmex-medstifter Arthur Hayes undgår fængsel for at overtræde den amerikanske lov om bankhemmelighed

Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes is not going to prison for violating the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. Instead, the former crypto exchange CEO has been sentenced to “six months of home detention and two years of probation.” Hayes has agreed to pay a fine of $10 million.

Indhold

Bitmex’s Arthur Hayes Sentenced

USA. Justitsministeriet (DOJ) announced Friday that the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitmex has been sentenced for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Hayes pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in February.

The DOJ states:

Hayes, 36, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced to six months of home detention and two years of probation. Hayes also agreed to pay a fine of $10 million dollars representing his pecuniary gain from the offense.

OS. Attorney Damian Williams explained that while building a cryptocurrency trading platform “that profited him millions of dollars,” Hayes “willfully defied U.S. law that requires businesses to do their part to help in preventing crime and corruption.”

Williams added: “He intentionally failed to implement and maintain even basic anti-money laundering policies, which allowed Bitmex to operate as a platform in the shadows of the financial markets.”

Two other Bitmex co-founders, Benjamin Dalo and Sam Reed, also pleaded guilty and are scheduled to be sentenced in the near future.

Like Hayes, the two other co-founders have also been ordered to pay $10 million each in a civil monetary penalty.

Tags i denne historie

What do you think about Arthur Hayes’ sentence? Fortæl os det i kommentarfeltet nedenfor.

Kevin Helms

Studerende i østrigsk økonomi, Kevin fandt Bitcoin ind 2011 og har været evangelist lige siden. Hans interesser ligger i Bitcoin-sikkerhed, open source systemer, netværkseffekter og krydsfeltet mellem økonomi og kryptografi.




Billedkreditter: Shutterstock, Pixabay, Wiki Commons

Ansvarsfraskrivelse: Denne artikel er kun til informationsformål. Det er ikke et direkte tilbud eller opfordring til et tilbud om at købe eller sælge, eller en anbefaling eller godkendelse af produkter, tjenester, eller virksomheder. Bitcoin-Tidings.com giver ikke investeringer, skat, gyldige, eller regnskabsrådgivning. Hverken virksomheden eller forfatteren er ansvarlig, direkte eller indirekte, for enhver skade eller tab forårsaget eller påstået at være forårsaget af eller i forbindelse med brugen af ​​eller tilliden til noget indhold, varer eller tjenesteydelser nævnt i denne artikel.

Læs ansvarsfraskrivelse