(This March 28 story has been corrected to say that the co-founders failed to implement a Bank Secrecy Act-compliant anti-money laundering program, not violating the Bank Secrecy Act, in paragraph 3)(Reuters) - U.

President Donald Trump has pardoned Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, the three co-founders of the storied crypto exchange BitMEX, according to a person familiar with the matter. The three co-founders were charged in 2020 with violating the Bank Secrecy Act,

U.S. President Donald Trump has granted pardons to three co-founders and executives of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX. This groundbreaking development comes years after the trio pleaded guilty to financial crimes related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).