BitMEX's parent company, HDRGlobalTrading, plans to respond to the US government's claims.

On October 2, The Block announced that HDR Global Trading, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, had committed to counter the allegations, according to a new statement. "We strongly oppose the strong condemnation of these allegations by the United States government and are ready to defend this assertion," the spokesperson said in a statement. He followed the instructions there. In the latest news, US Commodity Futures Trading (CFTC) accused BitMEX and its regulators of keeping it a secret.