BitMEX was ordered to pay a $100 million fine by Manhattan federal judge John G. Koeltl, following a prolonged legal struggle regarding money-laundering violations in the United States. This ruling marks another chapter in an ongoing saga that involves violations from 2015 to 2020. The exchange's legal team contended that a previous fine of $110 million, along with prior guilty pleas, constituted sufficient punishment. However, Judge Koeltl disagreed and imposed the additional fine. Founders Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo had previously admitted to similar charges, each accepting a $10 million criminal fine. BitMEX indicated that while the fine imposed was lower than demanded by the U.S. government, they contested the need for any penalty at all.

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