Crypto Trading Firm Rents World's Priciest Offices, Paper Says

  • BitMEX joins famous finance names in Hong Kong skyscraper
  • Hayes founded trading platform in 2014 after being laid off

The Cheung Kong Center

Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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A cryptocurrency trading platform co-founded by former Citigroup Inc. trader Arthur Hayes just rented the world’s most expensive offices, a Hong Kong newspaper reported.

BitMEX leased the 45th floor of the Cheung Kong Center, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported Wednesday, citing people it didn’t identify. The skyscraper is home to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Barclays Plc, Bank of America Corp., the securities regulator, Bloomberg LP and billionaire Li Ka-shing’s empire.