Arthur Hayes — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chief Investment Officer at Maelstrom.
Co-founded BitMEX in 2014, which became one of the world's largest virtual currency derivatives exchanges with an average daily trading volume over $2 billion in 2021.
Earned a B.S. in economics and finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.
Pled guilty in 2022 to a U.S. Bank Secrecy Act violation related to BitMEX's operations, receiving six months of home detention, two years of probation, and a $10 million fine.
Was reported as the youngest African American crypto billionaire in history.

Biography

Arthur Hayes was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1985 and grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he attended Nichols School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in economics and finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Following his graduation, Hayes moved to Hong Kong, beginning his investment banking career.