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The head of BitMEX's business operations accepted extradition terms from the United States to face charges from federal prosecutors in New York

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All four BitMEX executives have now been extradited to the United States to await trial.

Gregory Dwyer, one of four senior executives of cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform BitMEX who were charged in October with violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), has agreed to be extradited from Bermuda to the United States. On October 1, 2020, federal prosecutors in New York charged four BitMEX executives with conspiring to evade money-laundering regulations, They include Arthur Hayes, chief executive of the trading platform, Samuel Reed, chief technology officer, Co-founder Benjamin Delo and Gregory Dwyer, head of business operations.

Samuel Reed 在马萨诸塞州被捕，Benjamin Delo 于 3 月向当局自首，Arthur Hayes 于 4 月 6 日自首。这三人都被指控一项违反 BSA 的罪名，一项合谋违反该法案的罪名，后来分别以 500 万美元、2000 万美元和 1000 万美元保释。这些罪行中的每一项都可能导致他们面临最高五年的监禁。审判定于 2022 年 3 月 28 日在纽约进行。

According to reports, Gregory Dwyer's extradition request has been filed with the Bermuda District Court and is awaiting approval from Governor Rena Lalgie. Dwyer's bail was reportedly set at $20,000.