BitMEX CEO, CFO to Buy One of Germany's Oldest Banks

BitMEX CEO, CFO to Buy One of Germany's Oldest Banks
BXM Operations, a firm founded by the CEO and CFO of crypto trading platform BitMEX, plans to purchase Bankhaus von der Heydt, one of the oldest banks in Germany.The Munich-based bank’s current owner, Dietrich von Boetticher, has signed a purchase agreement with BXM, BitMEX announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Bankhaus von der Heydt was formed in 1754 and has in recent years become one of the first regulated institutions in Germany to offer digital asset services.The German bank offers cryptocurrency trading and custody, the latter through technology provider and crypto unicorn Fireblocks.The planned purchase forms part of…