Trump pardons BitMEX co-founders, White House official says (March 28)
In addition, former employee
Trump granted pardons to co-founders
The pardons come at a time of optimism in the crypto industry about looser regulation under Trump, who courted crypto donors during his campaign and promised support.
Prosecutors had accused BitMEX and founders Delo, Hayes and Reed of willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act between 2015 and 2020 by failing to adopt anti-money-laundering and "know your customer" programs, Reuters reported in January.
Also pardoned this week by Trump was
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