BitMEX will pay $ 100 million to settle claims by CFTC and FinCEN
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX announced a settlement of claims by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). In October 2020, the CFTC filed a lawsuit against the management of the BitMEX exchange, accusing him of illegally doing business in the United States and violating the KYC and AML rules. Subsequently, regulators accused the top managers of the exchange of withdrawing $ 440 million from the site after…