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Amid ongoing legal proceedings, Bitfinex announces Tether loan repayment
5.2.2021
A half-billion dollar loan has been closed out, but multiple court cases grind on
Bitfinex Repays USD 550m to Tether, Nigerian Ban, Dorsey's Bitcoin Node + More News
5.2.2021
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Bitfinex said that, in January, it repaid the remaining balance of USD 550m of the outstanding revolving loan facility to its sister...
Bitcoin ‘ascendant’ as GameStop saga unfolds, Bitfinex CTO says
31.1.2021
The GameStop short squeeze and Bitcoin have a lot more in common than appears at the surface, according to Paolo Ardoino
Questions About Tether Just Won’t Go Away. Does the Crypto Market Care?
26.1.2021
Is the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies inflated because the backing of tether may not be as strong as people think it is?
Tether and Bitfinex seek further 30 days to produce critical trial documents
20.1.2021
iFinex Inc needs another 30 days to produce trial documents for the New York Attorney General
Bitfinex Says It’s Nearly Done Turning Over Documents to NYAG
19.1.2021
The document production process has already stretched over a year
Bitfinex & Tether in Focus amid Key Milestone in NYAG Probe
15.1.2021
Source: iStock/standret, Cryptonews.com
Today is the date on which the injunction placed on related major crypto companies Bitfinex and Tether by the New York Attorney General (NYAG) expires, and it is also the deadline for both companies to hand over any remaining financial documents tied to...
Bitfinex Executives Deny Allegations of Issuing USDT to Pump BTC – “Tether Backed by Cash Assets and a Loan”
13.1.2021
Bitfinex general counsel Stuart Hoegner has dismissed the notion that only 74% of the tether stablecoin in circulation is fully backed. Hoegner insists the stablecoin is fully backed by assets that include cash, cash equivalents as well as bitcoin. However, both Hoegner and the company’s...
Tether Mints Record 2B USDT in One Week
11.1.2021
The previous record of 1.5 billion USDT was set the week before last
BTC Reaches a Whopping $40,000, Industry Exec Says ‘Bitcoin Rises in the Eye of a Perfect Storm’
7.1.2021
The price of bitcoin has astonished the masses once again surpassing $40,000 per coin across crypto exchanges worldwide. With well over $28 billion in global trade volume, the leading crypto asset’s overall market valuation is now a whopping $728 billion in value. Bitcoin’s Value Soars...
The Reported Number of Stolen BTC Drops by 92% as ‘Bitcoin Security Appears to Be Improving’
6.1.2021
The number of stolen bitcoins that were publicly reported in 2020 dropped to 4,472 coins or 0.02% of the digital asset’s circulating supply. This new figure represents a 92% drop from the 56,870 reported in 2019. When using current bitcoin prices, the 2020 thefts caused losses that...
Massive Exodus of Bitcoin Continues to Leave Exchanges, Over 87,900 BTC Withdrawn in 30 Days
4.1.2021
Despite the bitcoin price high, there continues to be a massive exodus of bitcoin leaving exchanges. Onchain data shows exchanges are being drained like a sieve and during the last 30 days, 87,954 bitcoin was withdrawn from the top crypto trading platforms. Back in December 2019, it was reported...
While Bitcoin Tapped New Price Highs, 78,000 Short Positions Worth Over $800 Million Got Liquidated
2.1.2021
While bitcoin has crossed a new all-time price high in 2021, traders are leery toward shorting the crypto asset. Data from Bitfinex shows the number of short contracts has been extremely low in comparison to the total number of shorts in mid-March 2020. On Saturday, January 2, 2021, when the price...
Relax, Tether won’t be targeted by SEC, says Bitfinex CTO
31.12.2020
Paolo Ardoino says Tether hasn't done anything to warrant any additional investigations from the SEC
Bitfinex CTO: Tether Is Registered and Regulated Under FinCEN- USDT Not Next Target of the US SEC
31.12.2020
The CTO at Bitfinex Paolo Ardoino has pushed back against rumours that the company’s Tether stablecoin may be the next target of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Bitfinex executive insists that the Tether stablecoin, whose market capitalization has now surpassed...
New York Attorney General Says Bitfinex, Tether Could Complete Loan Document Handover in ‘Weeks’
11.12.2020
The NYAG has said Tether and Bitfinex have been cooperating in its inquiry, which is expected to progress more quickly once the documents are provided
NY Attorney General expects documents within weeks in Bitfinex/Tether case
11.12.2020
The New York Attorney General’s Office has reported that Ifinex is cooperating in producing documents regarding Bitfinex and Tether’s business relations from April 2019
Eosfinex set to list 18 DeFi tokens from Ethereum
10.12.2020
Most major DeFi tokens will be available for trading on Eos
Over 5,000 Bitcoin Worth $97 Million from the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Spring Into Action
1.12.2020
As bitcoin surpassed its 2017 all-time high on Monday morning, a few hours later 5,045 BTC or $97 million worth of bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was transferred. The hackers that stole the funds four years ago have moved the bitcoins numerous times this year. The hackers that stole 119,756...
Someone just moved $5M in BTC from the 2016 Bitfinex hack
30.11.2020
The exchange's pilfered funds are on the move once again