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BitMEX, a crypto derivatives exchange, was incorporated in Seychelles. Yet, the US government successfully indicted and got the four founders to surrender [1]
by boeingUH60 4y ago
BitMEX, a crypto derivatives exchange, was incorporated in Seychelles.
Yet, the US government successfully indicted and got the four founders to surrender [1] (two of whom were non-US citizens).
They can definitely claim jurisdiction if American users were affected in the scheme.
1 - https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/03/15/bitmex-founder-ben-delo-surrenders-to-us-authorities/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/03/15/bitmex-founder-b...