Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, is taking a new bet on his own future after receiving a pardon from the U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this year.
According to new reports from Bloomberg, Hayes has invested a large amount of money in a stem cell company where he has also been a regular patient for more than a year.
This clinic, which is based in Mexico and Bangkok, provided him with stem cell infusions designed to extend his lifespan. Hayes explained in an interview, “I want to live as long as possible, as healthy as possible,” and added that he believes this is the future.
He has even joined the board of the company, though he declined to name it because it is currently going through a rebrand.
Hayes Path of Legal Battle
His new focus to live long follows years of legal troubles. Hayes, along with BitMEX co-founders Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, were charged in 2020 for violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
They pleaded guilty to the crime in 2022 and paid $10 million each. They were later sentenced to probation. However, in March, the president pardoned them and wiped their records clean
Hayes has said the pardon did not really change his lifestyle. Before that, he was already living in Singapore and spending time skiing in Japan.
His essays, which are often mixing ideas on markets, memes, and money, are still widely read. In fact, one of his writings, titled “Dust on Crust,” inspired the creation of Ethena’s synthetic dollar, which now has a market value of more than $11 billion.
More Crypto Leaders Are Turning to Longevity Research
Now, Hayes is spending money on both digital assets and new ventures outside of crypto. But he is not alone. The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin has also donated millions to life-extension research, while Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong co-founded a biotech company called NewLimit that raised $130 million this year.
Hayes’s family office, Maelstrom, has also invested in digital asset treasury companies, though his partner has warned that his excitement in this area might go too far.
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