Cryptocurrencies
Crypto Exchange BitMex Hit With $300 Million Investor Suit
- RGB Coin, claiming to be angel investor, alleges fraud
- BitMex didn’t immediately respond to a request seeking comment
Arthur Hayes speaks during the Consensus: Invest event in New York on Nov. 28, 2017.
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BitMex, one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, and founder Arthur Hayes are being sued for $300 million for allegedly stiffing an early investor.
Frank Amato and RGB Coin Ltd. claim to have been the first seed investor of BitMex in 2015. The $30,000 investment was supposed to later be converted into equity, currently valued at more than $50 million, but they weren’t granted the equity, the suit said. Amato claims BitMex, which has employees in California and is registered in the Seychelles, gave him false information.