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Crypto exchange BitMEX removes CEO, CFO and head of growth
Key takeaways
- The firm’s former global general counsel and chief operating officer, Peter Wilkinson, has taken over as CEO.
- Wilkinson, Lutz, Steiner and Polansky did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Crypto exchange and derivatives trading platform BitMEX was co-founded in 2014 by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo and Samuel Reed.
The firm’s former global general counsel and chief operating officer, Peter Wilkinson, has taken over as CEO. The moves were highlighted in recent postings on LinkedIn.
Wilkinson, Lutz, Steiner and Polansky did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Crypto exchange and derivatives trading platform BitMEX was co-founded in 2014 by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo and Samuel Reed. In 2020, BitMEX was alleged to have failed to implement adequate anti-money laundering measures in place, and later pleaded guilty to the charges. Hayes, Delo and Reed resigned shortly after the U.S. brought criminal charges.
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