{"id":298559,"date":"2021-07-14T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/judge-scolds-bitmex-lawsuit-plaintiffs-for-offering-him-crypto-basics-lessons\/"},"modified":"2021-07-14T12:29:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T09:29:00","slug":"judge-scolds-bitmex-lawsuit-plaintiffs-for-offering-him-crypto-basics-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/judge-scolds-bitmex-lawsuit-plaintiffs-for-offering-him-crypto-basics-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"# Judge scolds BitMEX lawsuit plaintiffs for offering him crypto \u2018basics\u2019 lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Judge scolds BitMEX lawsuit plaintiffs for offering him crypto \u2018basics\u2019 lessons <\/strong>”
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The California District Judge overseeing a racketeering suit filed against crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, William H. Orrick, has rebuffed the plaintiffs\u2019 motion offering to provide them with a tutorial on \u201ccryptocurrency basics.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a July 13 report from Law360, the judge responded<\/a> to Bitcoin Manipulation Abatement LLC (BMA)\u2019s proposal with a one-page order on Tuesday, outlining the offer was \u201cnot well taken.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaintiffs believe that cryptocurrency tutorial will benefit the court. I think not,\u201d Judge Orrick wrote, adding that the plaintiffs should \u201cfocus on the task at hand \u2014 convincing me that they have stated a plausible claim.\u201d <\/p>\n

BMA\u2019s complaint was first filed in May 2020, just weeks after the firm filed lawsuits against Ripple and FTX. The suit against BitMEX is now in its fourth iteration.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs allege that BitMEX\u2019s former parent company, HDR Global Trading Limited, and executives Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed deliberately designed the exchange to \u201cengage in, facilitate, aid, abet, counsel, induce and\/or procure a myriad of illegal activities.” BMA alleges BitMEX carried out racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud.<\/p>\n

A previous version of the suit was dismissed without prejudice in March. BitMEX has staunchly rejected BMA\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n

The United States Department of Justice has accused Delo, Hayes, Reed and BitMEX head of business development Gregory Dwyer of violating the Bank Secrecy Act, having filed complaints against the group in October 2020.<\/p>\n

Reed was arrested the same month, while Delo and Hayes voluntarily surrendered to authorities in March and April respectively, before being released on bail. The trio will face trial in March 2022, with Dwyer remaining at large.<\/p>\n