$BITMEX SALE COLLAPSED — FOUNDER CONTROL JUST SANK THE $1B EXIT 🚨

Two years of deal-hunting, zero buyers. BitMEX's sale collapsed because the co-founders who stepped back from the 2020 criminal charges still held the keys — and potential acquirers like Exodus refused to close on a founder-controlled shell. 🦈

There's nothing buyers hate more than fat ownership stakes with no post-deal incentives. Stack that on a shrinking slice of the derivatives pie — bigger CEXs and decentralized perp venues chewed up their market share — and the ~$1B asking price became pure fantasy. šŸ“‰

The pioneer of perpetual futures gets buried by the market it invented. With a class-action lawsuit swirling and shutdown set for Sept 23, this is the cleanest example of legacy structures losing to speed. šŸ’„ Who's holding the perp crown now — the decentralized venues? šŸ‘‡

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