Bitfinex

Tron

Crypto ATM Operator Postpones Tether Buying ‘Until the Smoke Clears’

Crypto ATM firm CoinFlip has postponed adding the Tron version of USDT, citing the New York Attorney General's Tether probe.

Markets  ·  1 May 2019
Crypto Exchange

Two Charged With Running ‘Shadow Banking’ Service for Crypto Exchanges

The U.S. government has sued two individuals in connection with a scheme to provide "shadow banking" services to unregulated crypto exchanges.

Markets  ·  30 April 2019
Tether

Tether Lawyer Admits Stablecoin Now 74% Backed by Cash and Equivalents

Tether's general counsel told the New York Supreme Court that it can only back about 74% of USDT in circulation as of Tuesday.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 April 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Is Planning to Issue an Exchange Token, Shareholder Says

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is planning to issue a proprietary exchange token, according to a shareholder claiming knowledge of the plan.

Markets  ·  30 April 2019
Exchanges

Want to Understand Bitfinex? Understand Mt. Gox  

People interested in understanding Bitfinex are well-served to understand what happened with Mt. Gox.

Markets  ·  30 April 2019
Tether

This Week’s Bitfinex-Tether Allegations Explained

A quick visual overview of New York's allegations against crypto companies Bitfinex and Tether.

Markets  ·  27 April 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Needs ‘A Few Weeks’ to Unfreeze Funds, CFO Tells Shareholder

A Bitfinex shareholder says its CFO told him the exchange needs 'a few weeks' to recover the funds at issue in the New York Attorney General probe.

Markets  ·  26 April 2019
New York

Bitfinex Covered $850 Million Loss Using Tether Funds, NY Prosecutors Allege

New York's Attorney General has obtained a court order against crypto exchange Bitfinex's operator iFinex as well as stablecoin company Tether.

Markets  ·  25 April 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Drops Minimum Balance to Trade on Crypto Exchange

Bitfinex has removed its $10,000 minimum equity requirement to start trading on the cryptocurrency exchange.

Business  ·  9 April 2019
Exchanges

US Government Returns Bitcoins Retrieved Following 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Bitfinex has announced that 27 of the bitcoins stolen in a major 2016 hack have been returned after they were retrieved by the U.S. government.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 February 2019
Exchanges

Tether Says Customers Can Once Again Deposit and Redeem Fiat

Tether is again offering fiat redemption of its stablecoin USDT. Meanwhile, Bitfinex is now offering tether trading pairs with USD and EUR.

Markets  ·  27 November 2018
Bitcoin

Report: US Officials Are Probing Tether Role in Bitcoin Market Manipulation

The U.S. DOJ is reportedly probing Tether and Bitfinex over whether they artificially boosted bitcoin's price using the USDT stablecoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 November 2018
Exchanges

Major Exchanges Are Already Distributing New Bitcoin Cash Tokens

After yesterday's split of the bitcoin cash blockchain, several top exchanges have already accommodated the resulting two tokens.

Markets  ·  16 November 2018
Tether

Bitfinex’s Parent Company Has a New Offshore Services Provider

iFinex, the parent company of Bitfinex, has parted ways with its old offshore services provider for a new firm.

Markets  ·  16 November 2018
Exchanges

For Bitfinex Users, Dollar Withdrawals Are Now a Weeks-Long Struggle

Three weeks after being assured everything was running smoothly, some customers at Bitfinex are wondering why they still can't get their money out.

Business  ·  9 November 2018