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Top BitMEX employee guilty of violating US anti-money-laundering rules

A top employee at BitMEX has pleaded guilty in New York to failing to put in place an anti-money-laundering program

A top employee at BitMEX has pleaded guilty in New York to failing to put in place an anti-money-laundering programme at the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, joining three co-founders who previously admitted to violations of US law.

Gregory Dwyer entered a guilty plea on 8 August in New York federal court, admitting to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

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