Bitfinex

On July 29, Joel Cohen, a judge at the New York State Supreme Court, decided not to make a final decision in the case of the State Attorney’s Office (NYAG) against the Bitfinex exchange. This means that at least one more meeting will take place, and the court will continue to consider the case for the next 90 days, reports The Block. So, in April, the prosecutor's office has made prescriptions against companies Bitfinex and Tether, […]

Bitfinex Bitcoin Exchange believes that on July 7, the New York State Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) misled the State Supreme Court, exaggerating the site’s connections with New York residents. This is stated in a statement by lawyer Stuart Hogner. 450545 2019 in the Matter of the I AFFIDAVIT or AFFIRM 111 by the ForkLog on Scribd So, […]

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched an investigation into the BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The agency intends to find out whether BitMEX allowed Bitcoin derivatives trading to US citizens without registration in the CFTC. The investigation may take months, sources say. On March 6 of this year, BitMEX updated the user policy, officially banning […]

On the evening of Saturday, July 13, the steeblecoin issuer Tether unexpectedly released 5 billion USDT tokens on the TRON blockchain. Almost immediately released tokens were burned, and instead of them 50 million tokens were issued, which were intended for the Poloniex Bitcoin Exchange. Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex, affiliated with Tether, commented on the situation as follows: “In the process of preparing to transfer emissions from Omni […]

Bitfinex Cryptocurrency Exchange announced the suspension of trading and the beginning of unplanned technical work. It happened at 12:17 UTC. We are undergoing unscheduled maintenance with trading temporarily halted. All wallets remain unaffected and they are available. Thank you for your patience. – Bitfinex (@bitfinex) July 11 […]