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 who asked not to be named as they were not authorized to speak publicly.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump has granted pardons to three founders of the BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, according to a source familiar with the clemency. The co-founders – Arthur Hayes,

Trump has pardoned Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, wiping out their federal convictions tied to operating BitMEX without any real anti-money-laundering compliance, according to CNBC. All three had already pleaded guilty and were sentenced,