{"id":132850,"date":"2024-07-11T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T04:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=132850"},"modified":"2024-07-11T01:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:38:49","slug":"bitmex-pleads-guilty-to-violating-anti-money-laundering-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/bitmex-pleads-guilty-to-violating-anti-money-laundering-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"BitMEX Pleads Guilty to Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Attorney Damian Williams <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/global-cryptocurrency-exchange-bitmex-pleads-guilty-bank-secrecy-act-offense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">stated<\/a> <\/strong>that BitMEX failed to establish and maintain an adequate AML program, exposing the financial system to risks of large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion.<\/p>\n<p>BitMEX founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed were aware that their lack of proper AML measures affected US-based users, violating federal law.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBitMEX became a conduit for significant money laundering and sanctions evasion, threatening the financial system\u2019s integrity,\u201d<\/em> Williams stated on Wednesday. <em>\u201cThis guilty plea underscores the necessity for cryptocurrency firms to adhere to U.S. law if they wish to operate in the U.S. market.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/worlds-largest-crypto-index-fund-manager-faces-2m-lawsuit\/\" title=\"World&#8217;s Largest Crypto Index Fund Manager Faces $2M Lawsuit\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/fine-us-dollars-court-law-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">World&#8217;s Largest Crypto Index Fund Manager Faces $2M Lawsuit<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>BitMEX, incorporated in the Republic of Seychelles, could see responsible parties facing up to five years in prison and fines.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Hayes, Delo, and Reed were ordered to pay a combined $30 million civil penalty and received probation after pleading guilty to AML violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Department of Justice announced that BitMEX has pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act due to operating without a sufficient AML program from 2015 to 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