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2022 trial date set for Tether’s accused 'shadow banker' Reggie Fowler
6.8.2021
Former NFL team owner and alleged “shadow bank” operator Reggie Fowler is not engaged in any plea negotiations and the trial against him is set to begin early next year
Tether’s Collapse Would Be Chaotic, Not Cataclysmic
26.7.2021
Possible criminal charges against Tether executives will put even more pressure on a product that the market is already cooling on
Here's how altcoin futures volumes and the USD lending rate signal market crashes
20.7.2021
Data shows that the dollar lending rate and futures volumes of select altcoins can be tracked to pinpoint overheated markets before a crash
Bitcoin price set to rebound? BTC shorts on Bitfinex crash by 25% after record spikes
17.7.2021
The latest meltdown in BitFinex BTC shorts could follow up with a spike in spot Bitcoin bids, stated one analyst
Incoming Squeeze? Bitcoin Shorts on Bitfinex Spike, BTC Long Positions Tap Fresh New Highs
12.7.2021
The entire market capitalization of all 10,800 cryptocurrencies in existence is down 2.8% on Monday as bitcoin has lost over 2.4% during the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, bitcoin shorts are rising again after bitcoin shorts tapped a two-year high on the derivatives exchange Bitfinex on June 25. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin price dips below crucial $33K support as Bitfinex whales shorts with over 5,000 BTC
8.7.2021
Short selling pressure returns to the market with a trader eyeing a retest of $31,000 as a result of support weakness
Bitfinex shorts crumble, bears capitulate after Bitcoin holds above $30K
28.6.2021
$726 million in Bitfinex shorts were quickly closed after Bitcoin price bounced at $30,500, leading traders to speculate whether bears have given up
Data fails to conclude that Bitfinex shorts are depressing Bitcoin price
26.6.2021
A significant surge in Bitfinex short contracts is being attributed to Bitcoin’s current downturn but there are other major factors at play
Bad call? Bitfinex bears closed a block of Bitcoin shorts before the drop below $32K
22.6.2021
Bitcoin short positions at Bitfinex soared as BTC price dropped below $40,000, so why did the majority of them close before the largest part of the correction?
Major Cryptocurrency Exchanges Explore Entering Indian Crypto Market
10.6.2021
Several major global cryptocurrency exchanges are reportedly exploring ways to enter the Indian crypto market. “The Indian market is huge and it is only starting to grow, if there was more policy certainty by now Indian consumers would have been spoilt for choice in terms of exchanges because...
Crypto exchange giants mulling India foray despite regulatory uncertainty
9.6.2021
Kraken, Bitfinex and KuCoin could become the next major crypto exchanges to attempt to service India’s estimated 15 million crypto investors
Crypto Twitter says traders are short Bitcoin, but data shows otherwise
7.6.2021
A growing number of analysts have flipped bearish on Bitcoin and expect a significant price drop, but analyzing data from the perpetual futures and options markets uncovers a contrasting narrative
Ruffer Cashes Out, Bitfinex & Hodl Hodl, Trump on Bitcoin + More News
7.6.2021
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UK-based Ruffer Investment Company made more than USD 1.1bn from investing in bitcoin (BTC) in November last year, The Times...
Bears batter Bitcoin market sentiment as Bitfinex margin shorts surge 378%
7.6.2021
The latest rally in BTC shorts is similar to what appeared ahead of the Elon Musk-led May 19 market crash
PlanetWatch Announces the Listing of the PLANETS Token on Bitfinex Exchange
4.6.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Planetwatch, a French start-up which decentralizes and incentivizes environmental monitoring, announced that its utility token, PLANETS, will be listed on Bitfinex on June 4th. PLANETS are the first Algorand Standard Asset (barring stablecoins) to be supported on a major...
Tether gets Coinbase’s seal of approval, will list on pro offering
23.4.2021
Coinbase seems to be signaling that the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange is not concerned about the stablecoin's regulatory issues
The perils of suing crypto exchanges after ransomware attacks
18.4.2021
As seen in the case of AA v. Bitfinex, targeting a crypto exchange over stolen funds is a high-risk, low-reward proposition
Over 10,000 blacklisted BTC from 2016 Bitfinex hack on the move
14.4.2021
While the hacker will find selling their BTC difficult, the transfers may be contributing to a volatile day in the markets
Over $750 Million in Bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Moved Today
14.4.2021
On Wednesday, after bitcoin prices touched a new all-time high, thousands of bitcoins from the August 2, 2016, Bitfinex hack were transferred to unknown wallets. The exact count of BTC moved from the hack is not entirely clear, but one blockchain parser shows that over 12,208 BTC from the 2016...
Bitcoin Price Taps New All-Time High, Analyst Says ‘Fertile Grounds for BTC to Take a Fresh Leg Up’
13.4.2021
The price of bitcoin has crossed a new all-time high (ATH) on Tuesday, as the leading crypto asset has jumped to $63,275 per unit during the early morning trading sessions (EST). At the time of publication, the entire market economy with over 9,203 cryptos is valued at $2.153 trillion with $164...