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The Australian bitcoin mogul at the centre of an epic crypto scandal
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If the pictures of Lamborghinis lined up outside bitcoin conferences in Manhattan or jet skis bobbing in the crystal clear waters of Bermuda are anything to go by, working at leading cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives trading platform BitMEX was a sweet gig.
That was especially so for its first employee, Australian born and raised Greg Dwyer. Joining BitMEX in 2015, which grew into a $US3 billion ($3.9 billion) financial behemoth in just a few years, must have seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime for Dwyer. Until it all came crashing down last year. ....

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