Bitfinex

Gold

Tether Says Its Newest Stablecoin Is Backed by Gold in Swiss Vault

Tether is issuing a new stablecoin as ERC-20 and TRC20 tokens, backing their price with one ounce of gold.

News  ·  23 January 2020
Bitfinex

Law Firm Representing Quadriga’s Ex-Users Want Info About ‘Shadow Bank’ Crypto Capital

Miller Thomson, the court-appointed law firm representing former users of the QuadrigaCX exchange, wants information about Crypto Capital and whether it holds any of Quadriga's funds.

News  ·  23 January 2020
Binance

Retail Accumulation? Number of Bitcoin Addresses With One or More Coins Sees Solid Rise

A key on-chain metric has witnessed solid growth over the past 12 months, possibly indicating steady accumulation of bitcoins by retail traders.

Markets  ·  22 January 2020
Tether

Plaintiffs Move to Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether

Three class action lawsuits alleging Bitfinex and Tether manipulated the bitcoin market are moving to consolidate, with the stablecoin issuer promising to fight the claims.

News  ·  17 January 2020
Tether

Suit Alleging Tether and Bitfinex Manipulated Bitcoin Market Has Been Revised

A class-action that alleged Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the bitcoin market has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs.

News  ·  10 January 2020
Bitfinex

Fowler May Change ‘Not Guilty’ Plea in Crypto Capital Laundering Case

Crypto Capital principal Reginald Fowler is expected to plead guilty to at least one charge stemming from allegations he ran an unlicensed money services business.

News  ·  19 December 2019
Tether

Another Class Lawsuit Claims Bitfinex, Tether Manipulated Bitcoin Market

Crypto exchange Bitfinex and its sister firm, stablecoin issuer Tether, have again been accused of working to manipulate the bitcoin markets. Bitfinex has called the suit "mercenary and baseless."

News  ·  25 November 2019
Tether

Tether Says Its Stablecoin Is ‘Fully Backed’ Again

Tether says its USDT stablecoin is "fully backed by reserves," after reporting in April its token was only 74% backed.

Markets  ·  8 November 2019
Exchanges

Kim Dotcom’s Planned Token Sale Is Off, Says Bitfinex

Bitfinex and a blockchain project launched by Kim Dotcom have "mutually agreed" to part ways, scuppering an IEO for the kimcoin token.

Markets  ·  6 November 2019
Europe

Crypto Capital Principal Indicted on Fraud, Confirming Bitfinex Allegations

Crypto Capital's Oz Yosef has been indicited on three criminal acts, confirming statements made by Bitfinex Friday.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 October 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Denies Laundering, Says It’s a Victim of ‘Fraud’ by Crypto Capital

The crypto exchange released a statement Friday denying that it had any part in the payment processor's alleged money laundering.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 October 2019
Bitfinex

Polish Police Arrest Head of Payment Processor Tied to Bitfinex Crypto Exchange

Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, president of Crypto Capital, was arrested over allegations of money laundering.

Markets  ·  25 October 2019
Bitfinex

Bitfinex Files for Subpoena in Bid to Recover $880 Million in Frozen Funds

Bitfinex has filed a subpoena application on a former banking executive of a trust company that it believes can help it recover over $850 million.

Markets  ·  21 October 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Doesn’t Have to Compile Documents During Appeal, Judge Says

A New York judge has rejected the state attorney general's request to have Bitfinex and Tether compile documents during an ongoing appeal.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 October 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Traders’ Lawsuit Claims Bitfinex, Tether Cost Market Over $1 Trillion

Bitfinex and sister company Tether caused more than $1 trillion in damages to the crypto market, a new lawsuit claims.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 October 2019