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Co-founder of Bitmex
| Born | 1985 · Detroit, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Known for | BitMEX |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
At Korea Blockchain Week, BitMEX co-founder, Maelstrom CIO and Flop Labs CEO Arthur Hayes offered a contrarian view: AI agents will not transact in stablecoins because their value is set by Fed officials, not computing power. He also argued that AI investment involves capital misallocation headed for a government bailout and said Korean retail investors may rotate back into crypto.
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CoinDesk
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes says the AI infrastructure boom is being overbuilt. He is betting that a eventual crash and bailout will push cryptocurrencies higher.
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CNBC
Arthur Hayes says a falling EUR/JPY rate could warn of wider crypto-market liquidity stress, but the Federal Reserve mechanisms in his scenario have not activated. The pair fell from 185.63 on Sept. 1 to 181.21 on Sept. 3, still 29.4% above Hayes’s 140-or-below threshold for a much larger increase in dollar liquidity.
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CryptoSlate
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Arthur Hayes said he took profits on Ethereum, Ethena, Uniswap and other cryptocurrencies, citing rising macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty. On-chain analysts are tracking about $26 million in token sales.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-24 18:00
At Korea Blockchain Week, BitMEX co-founder, Maelstrom CIO and Flop Labs CEO Arthur Hayes offered a contrarian view: AI agents will not transact in stablecoins because their value is set by Fed officials, not computing power. He also argued that AI investment involves capital misallocation headed for a government bailout and said Korean retail investors may rotate back into crypto.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-17 15:00
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes says the AI infrastructure boom is being overbuilt. He is betting that a eventual crash and bailout will push cryptocurrencies higher.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-07 00:49
Arthur Hayes says a falling EUR/JPY rate could warn of wider crypto-market liquidity stress, but the Federal Reserve mechanisms in his scenario have not activated. The pair fell from 185.63 on Sept. 1 to 181.21 on Sept. 3, still 29.4% above Hayes’s 140-or-below threshold for a much larger increase in dollar liquidity.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 16:40
