Bitfinex

Exchanges

Bitfinex Offline as Customer Bitcoin Reported Stolen

Digital currency exchange Bitfinex has taken its trading platform offline following a reported hack that resulted in the theft of customer funds.

Business  ·  2 August 2016
Regulation

Petition Pushes CFTC to Clarify Rules on Blockchain ‘Delivery’

A US law firm has filed a petition that argues the CFTC needs to provide clarity on the definition of "delivery" as it pertains to blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 July 2016
CFTC

Why the CFTC Bitfinex Enforcement Actually Benefits Bitcoin Exchanges

Chamber of Digital Commerce Kevin Batteh offers his take on the recent Bitfinex/CFTC settlement.

Markets  ·  6 June 2016
CFTC

CFTC Fines Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex $75,000 Over Trading Violations

Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex has settled with the CFTC following an investigation into its financed trading activities.

Markets  ·  2 June 2016
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex Adds Ether Trading Amid Increasing Demand

Digital currency exchange Bitfinex has added ether trading prior to the release of the Ethereum's next software implementation 'Homestead'.

Tech  ·  14 March 2016
Exchanges

Bitcoin Price Slumps Following Bitfinex Outage

The price of bitcoin slumped again today after Bitfinex closed its order book, citing issues with its post-trade processing.

Tech  ·  24 August 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Price Falls 14% Following Bitfinex ‘Flash Crash’

Bitcoin's price fell 14% in a period of just 30 minutes following a 'flash crash' on exchange Bitfinex yesterday night.

Business  ·  19 August 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchanges Kraken and Bitfinex Cut Services in New York

Bitcoin exchanges Kraken and Bitfinex have indicated they will not be applying for licenses to operate in New York.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 August 2015
Exchanges

Bitfinex First Bitcoin Exchange to Offer On-Blockchain Transactions

Bitfinex has become the first bitcoin exchange to offer on-blockchain transactions.

Markets  ·  4 June 2015
Exchanges

Bitfinex Warns Customers to Halt Deposits After Suspected Hack

UPDATE (22nd May, 17:2opm GMT): A representative from Bitfinex has indicated it has generated a new hot wallet on a “failsafe machine”. It expects deposits and withdrawals will be live “soon”, after the wallet has successfully synced. Popular bitcoin exchange Bitfinex today urged customers to halt deposits while it investigates a suspected hack. In a statement released this morning, […]

Policy & regulation  ·  22 May 2015
Exchanges

Former OKCoin Product Manager Joins Bitfinex

Former OKCoin manager of international operations Zane Tackett has announced he will join Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex. Tackett became the latest public-facing figure to resign from OKCoin on 10th March. At the time, he cited a “difference of opinion” as well as “unsolved problems” facing the exchange as motivating factors. Tackett revealed his position […]

Tech  ·  16 March 2015
Exchanges

Markets Weekly: Slow Week for Bitcoin Price as ‘Grexit’ Looms

Bitcoin traded sideways over the last week, with the price largely unchanged, as the wider macro-economy awaits a possible Greek Eurozone exit.

Markets  ·  9 February 2015
Markets

Bitcoin Price Crashes Through $250 Mark

The bitcoin price has broken the $250 mark and appears to be headed lower, as sell orders pile up at exchanges.

Markets  ·  13 January 2015
Markets

Markets Weekly: Bitcoin’s New Year Starts With a Crash

Bitcoin's price crashed over the New Year weekend, losing $51 over two days. Why?

Markets  ·  5 January 2015
Exchanges

Bitfinex Prepares for Bitcoin Trading Growth with New Back-End

Bitfinex has announced that it will replace the back-end of its trading exchange through a new partnership with AlphaPoint.

Markets  ·  3 November 2014