Arthur Hayes

About

Co-Founder of BitMEX & Managing Partner at Maelstrom Background: Arthur Hayes is a legendary pioneer in the digital asset trading space, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of BitMEX, the trading platform that revolutionized the crypto industry by inventing the perpetual swap. A former equities market-maker at Deutsche Bank and Citi in Hong Kong, Arthur seamlessly blends traditional derivatives trading mechanics with crypto-native market structures. Current Role: He serves as the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom, a family office venture capital fund explicitly backing infrastructure projects that will anchor the decentralized economy, with recent notable expansions into Decentralized Science (DeSci). He is also one of the industry's most widely-read macroeconomic essayists. Why Arthur is a Good Fit for the Council: Arthur injects raw, high-stakes market reality, derivatives expertise, and systemic macroeconomic analysis into the council. Uniquely attuned to global liquidity cycles, central bank policies, and trading psychology, he possesses an extraordinary ability to dissect complex banking regulations and foresee their direct impact on digital asset valuations. His presence ensures the council balances institutional formality with real-world, crypto-native trading dynamics and structural venture insight.