Court orders BitMEX founders to pay $30M civil penalty

The three co-founders have been ordered to pay hefty fines for what the CFTC calls their involvement in serious violations of regulations and the Commodity Exchange Act.
Source: Court orders BitMEX founders to pay $30M civil penalty (https://cointelegraph.com/news/court-orders-bitmex-founders-to-pay-30m-civil-penalty)
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