Tagged: bitfinex

August 27, 2020 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Utilizing Bitfinex Token Sales technology, Fetch.ai says that 1.9 million in FET tokens sold out in just 14 seconds. The token event took place earlier today (August 27, 2020) with FET priced at $0.112 (USDT). Fetch.ai is crafting machine learning tools and infrastructure to build… Read More

August 22, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Blockchain Research Lab published a report on August 20, 2020, in which it noted that previous studies have alleged or found that cryptocurrency exchanges use wash trading to “falsely signal their liquidity.” The team at Blockchain Research Lab said they had monitored twelve digital… Read More

July 31, 2020 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Friday it has launched Bitfinex Pulse on mobile, which will enable the exchange’s growing user base to obtain market-moving information on the go. According to Bitfinex, Bitfinex Pulse is a social network tailored to meet the needs of crypto… Read More

July 27, 2020 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Monday it will be launching its peer-to-peer lending tool, Lending Pro, in the first week of August. According to Bitfinex, the new tool will be providing users with an advanced lending tool designed to automate lending in order to… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paolo Ardoino, the CTO at Bitfinex and Tether and a highly skilled computer programmer, recently noted that the fairly recent involvement of world governments in projects aimed at launching their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should not have a negative impact on stablecoins like… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Monday it has launched a paper trading (PT) competition, dubbed Rey del Papel, to allow users to test their trading skills against each other and win prizes of up to 5,000 Tether (USDt). According to Bitfinex, the competition will… Read More

July 10, 2020 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A US state appeals court on July 9, 2020 confirmed that it will be siding with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) as it aims to obtain documents, involving an investigation, from Bitfinex, a major digital asset exchange, and its sister company… Read More

July 6, 2020 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Friday it is now offering over-the-counter (OTC) paper trading on its platform. According to Bitfinex, paper trading is a new feature that is available on sub-accounts and enables users to test strategies and trade Bitcoin in a simulated market… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief against Daniel F. Putnam, of Utah, Jean Paul Ramirez Rico, of Colombia, and Angel A. Rodriguez, of Utah, who allegedly scammed over $12 million from over 2000 investors in a… Read More

May 31, 2020 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the blockchain-powered platform that’s used to power the largest stablecoin by market cap, and Aave Protocol, an open-source and non-custodial money market protocol, have reported a significant increase in demand for Tether (USDT). They claim that the surge in demand for USDT may be… Read More

May 23, 2020 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based SMC Capital, a VC firm focused on blockchain technology, and Estonia’s bigX, a Fintech firm that provides a crypto-fiat exchange, have co-published an extensive report on initial exchange offerings (IEOs). IEOs came after initial coin offerings (ICOs), which are a type of crowdfunding… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with digital asset custody provider Koine to launch an institutionally oriented post-trade service, enabling investors to mitigate counterparty risk and the use of private keys in the clearing and settlement of cryptocurrencies.  Through the… Read More

May 6, 2020 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitfinex announced on Wednesday it is now offering Bitcoin Dominance (BTCDOM) Perpetual Swap through its digital asset exchange. Bitfinex claims Bitfinex Derivatives is the first derivatives platform to offer Bitcoin BTCDOM, which enables investors to take a position on the market weighting of the world’s… Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis of the top 10,000 Ethereum (ETH) wallet addresses suggests that the world’s second-largest digital asset (by market cap and overall adoption) could potentially see its value increase significantly in the foreseeable future. This, as the blockchain network prepares to transition from proof-of-work… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 7:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Tuesday Whale Alert, a tracking service of cryptocurrency transactions from and to exchanges, is available on the social network, Bitfinex Pulse. According to Bitfinex, Whale Alert is claimed to be a vital information source in the digital asset space… Read More

April 7, 2020 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Tuesday it is offering a new Staking Rewards Program that will allow users to earn rewards by holding funds on the Bitfinex platform. The Bitfinex team revealed that the program was designed to provide users with “another avenue” to… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has introduced a new surveillance tool, called “Shimmer,” reportedly in order to combat cryptocurrency market manipulation and other types of abuse. The tool will also help promote “orderly trading” on the exchange, according to the company. Bitfinex has been the target… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has introduced its first cryptocurrency hedge fund. Bitfinex’s management confirmed on March 17, 2020, that its $280 million digital currency hedge fund, called Fulgur Alpha, will be available only to the firm’s institutional clients. Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, told The… Read More

January 31, 2020 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-based digital asset exchange Bitfinex has introduced margin trading for Tether gold (XAU₮). Beginning on January 30, 2020, the exchange has confirmed it will support margin trading for XAU₮ with trading pairs for major fiat currencies including the US dollar and Bitcoin (BTC). Bitfinex’s… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has reportedly been beefing up its know your customer (KYC) requirements and guidelines. The crypto trading platform sent an email to its verified users requesting additional identifying information. The purpose of Bitfinex’s email is to strengthen its due-diligence processes and to… Read More