Tagged: bitfinex

January 4, 2026 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ilya Lichtenstein, the individual who admitted to orchestrating the massive 2016 breach at cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has announced his impending early release from incarceration. In a recent post on X, Lichtenstein attributed his reduced sentence to the First Step Act, a 2018 criminal justice reform… Read More

November 7, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hadron by Tether, the asset tokenization platform of Tether, KraneShares, the global asset management group, and Bitfinex Securities, the regulated tokenized securities platform, entered into an agreement to accelerate the ongoing development and adoption of tokenized securities across major markets. As tokenization reshapes the manner… Read More

May 27, 2025 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin is currently trading around $109,000 after hitting a new all-time high of almost $112,000. Of course, many Bitcoin prognosticators are sharing their predictions regarding near-term and longer-term price expectations. One big holder anticipates Bitcoin to be measured in the millions of dollars in the… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

While predictions are a dime a dozen and typically forgotten as soon as they are issued, crypto exchange Bitfinex is going out on a limb and stating that Bitcoin will experience a “surge” during the second quarter. The thesis is that hotter inflation will delay the Fed’s… Read More

January 7, 2025 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, started the first full week of 2025 with strong positive momentum, pushing through the key $100,000 mark on Monday and notching up a positive start to the new year. Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and other major crypto-assets have also delivered a… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the results of the US Presidential election, Bitcoin bulls have taken charge as the value of the world’s most popular crypto has rocketed higher—today, it is trading at around $90,000 after topping out at over $93,000 yesterday (11.13.24)—a new all-time record. CI received a… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform, has announced a collaboration to explore a strategic integration with Komainu Connect, a regulated digital asset custodian. The integration is expected to “allow institutions and sophisticated investors to leverage Bitfinex’s deep liquidity and advanced trading features while maintaining the… Read More

April 11, 2024 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. has issued a statement on a security token, or digital security, offering to help finance the Hampton by Hilton Hotel in El Salvador. The project expects to create 1000 jobs during construction and, eventually, 5000 direct and indirect jobs upon… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex Securities, a digital asset marketplace, reports that ALT2612, a tokenized bond, has issued its first payment to investors. Microlender Mikro Kapital issued the digital asset in 2023. The bond, which represents approximately 300,000 borrowers in 14 different countries, has a value of €1.09 billion. The… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the Bitcoin halving approaches, an event that is expected to reduce the daily BTC minting supply by half, several crypto industry analysts have provided their insights on the current state of the volatile crypto-assets markets. The Bitfinex Alpha Report aims to offer a comprehensive… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, finally surging past the $52,000 mark at the time of writing, a pre-halving rally reminiscent of previous cycles seems to be unfolding. This is according to an update shared by the analysts at Bitfinex. To shed light on this… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 2:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) traded above $50,000 today for the first time in a long time. Not since the end of 2021 has Bitcoin traded above this key mark – topping $64000 – its all time high. Bitcoin is the most popular crypto and the only one… Read More

January 10, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, after an extended deliberation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved eleven Bitcoin ETFs. CI has received multiple comments on the approval which is a seminal event for the crypto industry. Rajeev Bamra, SVP of Digital Finance at Moody’s… Read More

January 1, 2024 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

If 2023 has demonstrated anything, it is the “remarkable resilience” of the crypto industry despite “reputational and regulatory challenges,” according to an update from Bitfinex. So as we head into 2024, the analysts at Bitfinex foresee “the number of global cryptocurrency owners to rocket up… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether and Bitfinex say they no longer oppose the  New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). The announcement was made this morning as Tether/Bitfinex say the move is to highlight their support of transparency in the digital asset sector. Tether is the top dollar-based stablecoin… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex announces that it has resolved a minor information security incident, discovered earlier this week. A “small” portion of Bitfinex‘s customer support boards, which “held partial, incomplete and stale information was accessed by an individual or group, through the phishing of a customer support agent… Read More

October 13, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading stablecoin issuer Tether will soon have a new Chief Executive Officer. Announced today, Paolo Ardoino will replace Jean-Louis van der Velde (JL) as CEO. Ardoino will take over beginning this December. van der Velde will remain CEO of the crypto exchange Bitfinex – a… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex and Tether Chief Technical Officer Paolo Ardoino will be deposed as part of a class-action lawsuit against both firms and their related executives. This past Monday, a New York judge reportedly made the decision to deny Ardoino’s request to further delay his deposition until… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A married and aspiring rapper couple from New York City recently pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracies arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 Bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange. Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, and Heather Morgan, 33, were arrested in February 2022… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex has launched peer-to-peer (P2P) services in Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. The service will allow customers to buy and sell crypto directly to individuals while completing the payment process outside the platform. Bitfinex P2P will offer services for Bitcoin, Tether – USDt and EURt, Tether… Read More