唐納德·特朗普總統已向Bitmex加密貨幣交易所的三位創始人授予了赦免

華盛頓 - 據熟悉寬大處理的消息人士稱，唐納德·特朗普總統已將赦免給了Bitmex加密貨幣交易所的三個創始人。

President Donald Trump has granted pardons to three founders of the BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, according to a source familiar with the clemency.

一位熟悉寬大處理的消息人士稱，唐納德·特朗普總統已向Bitmex加密貨幣交易所的三名創始人授予了赦免。

The co-founders – Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed – previously pleaded guilty in 2022 to one count each of violating the Bank Secrecy Act for flouting money laundering rules and failing to police the exchange. Trump signed the pardons Thursday without publicizing the action.

聯合創始人 - 亞瑟·海斯（Arthur Hayes），本傑明·德洛（Benjamin Delo）和塞繆爾·里德（Samuel Reed）曾在2022年認罪，每項違反《銀行保密法》（Bank Secrecy Act）的一項罪名，以違反了洗錢規則，未能向交易所監管交易所。特朗普週四簽署了赦免，但沒有公開訴訟。

BitMEX was fined $100 million in January for violating the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to establish, implement, and maintain an adequate anti-money laundering and know-your-customer program.

Bitmex在一月份因違反《銀行保密法》而被罰款1億美元，因為他們故意未能建立，實施和維護足夠的反洗錢和知道自己的客戶計劃。

Delo issued a statement Friday saying the Justice Department "wrongfully targeted BitMEX and its co-founders." Delo also expressed his gratefulness to Trump for the pardon.

Delo週五發表聲明說，司法部“錯誤地針對Bitmex及其聯合創始人”。德洛還對特朗普對赦免表示感謝。

“This full and unconditional pardon by President Trump is a vindication of the position we have always held – that BitMEX, my co-founders and I should never have been charged with a criminal offense through an obscure, antiquated law," Delo said. “As the most successful crypto exchange of its kind, we were wrongfully made to serve as an example, sacrificed for political reasons and used to send inconsistent regulatory signals.”

德洛說：“特朗普總統的這種充分而無條件的赦免是對我們一直擔任的立場的證明 - 比特梅克斯，我和我的聯合創始人和我永遠不應該通過一項晦澀的，過時的法律被指控犯有刑事犯罪。” “作為同類加密貨幣的最成功交流，我們被錯誤地作為一個例子，出於政治原因而犧牲，並用來發送不一致的監管信號。”

"A legal wrong has been righted today and despite the distress I have been through over the past few years I’m pleased to have cleared my name and to be able to continue my life and philanthropic work without the burden of an unfounded conviction," Delo added.

Delo補充說：“今天的法律錯誤已經糾正了，儘管過去幾年我感到困擾，但我很高興清除我的名字，並能夠繼續我的生活和慈善工作，而沒有毫無根據的信念。”

Hayes posted a note on social media saying "thank you" to Trump.

海耶斯在社交媒體上發布了一張筆記，對特朗普說“謝謝”。

Federal prosecutors had said as cryptocurrencies proliferate, companies engaged in the virtual economy become critical gatekeepers to ensure markets are fair, efficient and secure. Then-U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the founders of Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange, nicknamed BitMEX, failed to implement even basic anti-money laundering policies.

聯邦檢察官曾表示，隨著加密貨幣的繁殖，從事虛擬經濟的公司成為關鍵的守門人，以確保市場公平，高效和安全。當時的律師達米安·威廉姆斯（Damian Williams）說，比特幣商業交易所的創始人（綽號Bitmex）也未能實施基本的反洗錢政策。

“They allowed BitMEX to operate as a platform in the shadows of the financial markets,” Williams said.

威廉姆斯說：“他們允許Bitmex在金融市場的陰影中作為平台運行。”

BitMEX is an online cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that served thousands of U.S. customers, according to court records. From at least September 2015 through the indictment of the founders in September 2020, the company "was in effect a money laundering platform," according to court records.

根據法庭記錄，BITMEX是一種在線加密貨幣衍生品交易所，為數千個客戶提供服務。根據法庭記錄，從至少2015年9月開始對創始人起訴，該公司“實際上是洗錢平台”。

The company’s website advertised that “no real name or other advanced verification is required on BitMEX,” according to court records. Reed wrote an email in August 2015 that BitMEX’s advantages included “the freedom to create an account without onerous KYC requirements,” referring to the federal requirements to “know your customer.”

法庭記錄顯示，該公司的網站宣傳“ Bitmex上不需要真實姓名或其他高級驗證”。里德（Reed）在2015年8月寫了一封電子郵件，即Bitmex的優勢包括“創建一個沒有繁重的KYC要求的帳戶的自由”，指的是聯邦要求“了解您的客戶”。

Reed was notified in May 2018 of allegations that BitMEX was being used to launder the proceeds of a cryptocurrency hack, prosecutors said in court records. But neither Reed nor the company filed a suspicious activity report with the Treasury Department.

檢察官在法庭記錄中說，Reed在2018年5月被通知，指控Bitmex被用來洗牌加密貨幣黑客的收益。但是里德和公司均未向財政部提交可疑活動報告。

Hayes of Miami and Delo of the United Kingdom and Hong Kong each pleaded guilty in February 2022 to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act. Each agreed to pay a $10 million fine. Reed pleaded guilty in March 2022 to the same crime and agreed to the same penalty.

邁阿密的海耶斯和英國的德洛和香港在2022年2月對違反《銀行保密法》的一項罪名認罪。每個人都同意支付1000萬美元的罰款。里德在2022年3月對同一罪行表示認罪，並同意同樣的罰款。

Hayes was sentenced in May 2022 to two years of probation, with the first six months in home detention. Delo was sentenced in June 2022 to 30 months of probation. Reed was sentenced in July 2022 to 18 months of probation.

海耶斯於2022年5月被判刑兩年，最初六個月被拘留。德洛於2022年6月被判刑至30個月。里德於2022年7月被判刑至18個月。

Prosecutors disagreed with the sentences, arguing that they should have been above the federal guidelines applied in the case because of the seriousness of the crimes.

檢察官不同意這些判決，認為由於犯罪的嚴重性，他們應該超出該案中適用的聯邦準則。