From crypto to stem cells

Pioneer: Bitcoin Billionaire Pardoned by Trump Turns Focus to Biohacking

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Arthur Hayes got rich, indicted and banned—all before turning 40. He built BitMEX into one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms, watched it buckle under regulatory and legal fire, and later saw his conviction wiped clean by a pardon from President Donald Trump.

Now, Hayes is back investing—not only in tokens, but in himself. He recently took a large stake in a stem cell business with clinics in Mexico and Bangkok where he's been a regular patient for over a year, flying in for infusions aimed at extending his healthspan.

"I want to live as long as possible, as healthy as possible," Hayes said.

"This is the future—you're seeing more and more countries are relaxing their regulations around the use of stem cells."

Hayes wouldn't name the company because it's in the middle of a rebrand, but said he joined the board this summer.