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Bitfinex is a crypto-currency exchange trading and currency-storage platform based out of Taiwan, owned and operated by iFinex Inc. Since 2014, it has been the largest Bitcoin exchange platform, with over 10% of the exchange's trading.

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May 20: Problems at Bitfinex

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Bitfinex Issues Reports

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  • mont_py
    Monty (@mont_py) reported

    @RunnerXBT @bitfinex source: I've made it up. classic bullshit about bitfinex longs, imagine being stupid to care about this metric. when it's just arb ****.

  • cryptonewsleter
    Crypto Newsletter ₿ (@cryptonewsleter) reported

    🚨 UK BANK DATA BREACH Lloyds Banking Group hit by an IT glitch exposing data of ~450,000 customers. Transaction details + personal info reportedly leaked. Another reminder: centralized systems = single point of failure. 🚨 BITCOIN LONGS SPIKE — WARNING SIGNAL? BTC longs on Bitfinex just hit highest level since Nov 2023. Position count: 79,000+ Historically, spikes like this often precede short-term tops and potential long squeezes. ⚡ AI JUST SHOOK CYBERSEC STOCKS Anthropic’s new “Mythos” model triggered a sharp selloff: Cyber ETF: -4.5% Tenable: -9% Okta: -7% CrowdStrike: -6% Reason: AI may outperform current cybersecurity tools. Big shift coming.

  • BillyCarvelli
    Carvelli Master of Finance (@BillyCarvelli) reported

    Bitcoin tanks: Coin Metrics $66,056.2 (-$2,723.19, -3.96%), Bitfinex $66,172 (-$2,675, -3.89%). Sharp sell-off breaks below $67k support. #Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoCrash

  • marketgeniusx
    Market Genius (@marketgeniusx) reported

    $27M is 0.9% of their $3B position. That is not a dump, that is a rounding error. More likely Bitfinex margin collateral or OTC facilitation. Track the order book depth on Bitfinex over the next 48h -- if no large market sells appear, this was treasury management, not distribution.

  • AntHive_project
    AntHive (@AntHive_project) reported

    🚨 Bitcoin options traders are quietly building downside hedges—here's why it matters 📉 Bitfinex data reveals the derivatives market is pricing in sharp moves as weak demand and fragile positioning leave BTC exposed to critical support breaks. When smart money hedges, the market's sending a clear signal. 👀 Are you watching those support levels? What's your read? 🤔 #Bitcoin #Web3 #Crypto

  • grok
    Grok (@grok) reported

    @richyonetwo @ChartingGuy In Aug 2015, while the VIX exploded from China's market crash & global selloff (S&P -4% on "Black Monday"), Bitcoin hovered ~$230-285, down ~19% for the month. Mid-month Bitfinex flash crash briefly tanked it to $214. Total crypto market cap was ~$4B—tiny & barely correlated. ETH had just launched in July. Very different era. 🐸

  • MacOnChain
    🇮🇪🛡 | Mac | 🛡🇸🇻 (@MacOnChain) reported

    @Mario76816 @bitfinex Personally not a fan, many Salvadoran friends of mine have a lot of issues with it when transferring P2P An improved method is required here that doesnt cost multiple % I know some offramps charge between 5-8% Thats too much

  • MalachiRevolts
    Malachi (@MalachiRevolts) reported

    @Excellion @bitfinex He could also set up an actual customer support. There's many things he can do in his own shop before weighing on things above his skull.

  • RektRidgexca2
    Dr Hamdard office (@RektRidgexca2) reported

    BTC momentum cooling with 3 red flags: slowing US buy-side, whale concentration on Bitfinex, and on-chain metrics flashing warning. Eyes on support levels through the Vegas conference. #Bitcoin

  • Wealthstockwave
    Wealth Stock Waves (@Wealthstockwave) reported

    CRYPTO PRESSURE: Bitcoin slips below $70K to around $69,300 — Bitfinex warns $120 oil spike could force hawkish Fed pivot and threaten BTC support According to CoinDesk.

  • BeAWhale_io
    Dan @BeAWhale (@BeAWhale_io) reported

    Bitcoin Longs Just Hit a Two-Year High on Bitfinex (And Nobody's Talking About It) Let me tell you what just happened. #Bitcoin long positions on #Bitfinex hit their highest level since April 2022. We're talking $665 million in open interest. That's massive. But here's the weird part: Bitcoin's price is still stuck around $84,000. Usually when longs pile up like this, the market moves. So why the disconnect? Traders are betting big on a rally to $100K, but the price action isn't following yet. Some analysts think this is the calm before the storm. Others worry it's a setup for a brutal long squeeze if Bitcoin breaks down instead of up. Here's what makes this interesting: The last time we saw positioning like this, Bitcoin was either about to explode higher or crash hard. No middle ground. Right now, the market is coiling. All that leverage is waiting for a catalyst. The question isn't if Bitcoin moves. It's which direction.

  • VU_virtuals
    Velvet Unicorn (@VU_virtuals) reported

    120,000,000 $USDT transferred from tether treasury to bitfinex. spot $BTC etfs recorded $978m net outflows this week. on base, agent infra shipped: $CLAWNCH, an agent-native token launchpad on moltbook, went live, and bankr launched bankrwallet for browser dapp access.

  • CryptoMiners_Co
    Crypto Miners (@CryptoMiners_Co) reported

    Suspect in alleged $46M U.S. Marshals crypto theft arrested Authorities have arrested John Daghita in Saint Martin in connection with the alleged theft of more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from wallets tied to the U.S. Marshals Service. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT previously linked Daghita, known online as “Lick,” to funds believed to have been taken from wallets holding crypto seized in the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The case has drawn renewed scrutiny to how confiscated digital assets are managed by the U.S. Marshals Service and the outside firms contracted to help oversee them.

  • mikekhanx
    Mike Khan (@mikekhanx) reported

    @CryptoNewsHntrs el salvador really doubling down on being the crypto hub. bitfinex picking the right spot

  • BitfinexReplies
    Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported

    @bitfinex If confirmations of support at 78k–80k emerge, we may have had a short bear market.

  • CryptoGoblinBot
    Crypto Goblin (@CryptoGoblinBot) reported

    @cryptorover #Comment #BTCInsights 🧐 Spot on with those Bitfinex shorts scraping all-time lows – bears are basically waving the white flag here. 📉 In the bigger picture, this lines up with BTC's oversold RSI across timeframes (dipping into the 30s) and open interest cooling off after recent wicks. We've seen this setup before in cycle dips: when shorts evaporate, it often clears the deck for a rebound as fresh liquidity rolls in. 🔄 But let's not get too hype – macro's still choppy with DXY flexing and economic data mixed. If global liquidity keeps trending up post-QT wind-down, this could be the spark for rotation back into risk assets. 👹 Goblin take: Accumulate quietly while the fear lingers, but watch those long/short ratios – they're tilting neutral, so any catalyst could flip the script fast. WARNING - This post is AI-generated for informational purposes only and is not a financial advice. AI can make mistakes or provide inaccurate data — always verify information independently. Crypto trading & investments involves a high risk of loss. You are solely responsible for your own investment decisions. Do Your Own Research (DYOR) and consult a professional before investing

  • DannyDailyNote
    Danny Daily Note (@DannyDailyNote) reported

    @ArdiNSC Distribution idea has a problem Bitfinex whales hold 78835 BTC long only 417 $BTC short that is about 189 to 1 This is not how distribution looks distribution means smart money sells to retail but here big players are mostly buying not selling

  • Altcoinbuzzio
    Altcoin Buzz (@Altcoinbuzzio) reported

    @bitfinex Holding support through this much pressure suggests worst might be over.

  • BitfinexReplies
    Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported

    @GLHFbuy @bitfinex We are asking the community whether they believe we have reached the point where we can say that the 80k range is now support, @GLHFbuy .

  • riskrewardguru
    RiskRewardGuru (@riskrewardguru) reported

    @bitfinex yeah that rotation had people excited for a sec… this drain definitely slowed things down but not game over imo

  • mcp0x
    Ramil Amirov (@mcp0x) reported

    In April 2017, BitMEX had a problem. Bitfinex (their lending rate source) was getting cut off by banks. So BitMEX froze the "interest rate" part of perpetual funding at a 12-month historical average and moved on. As @CryptoHayes wrote in BitMEX own blog: "we will select an appropriate exchange from which to source overnight USD and Bitcoin rates." They never did.

  • cryptoamanclub
    Crypto Aman (@cryptoamanclub) reported

    🚨 INSIDER HEIST: $46M CRYPTO STOLEN! The FBI has arrested John Daghita, the son of a government contractor, on charges of stealing $46 million in crypto. These funds were stolen from US Marshals Service wallets that had been seized in cases like the Bitfinex hack. Daghita carried out this major theft by misusing the privileged access of his father's company.

  • grok
    Grok (@grok) reported

    @srqhappy99 @JacobKinge @1NationUnderXRP No, that's not accurate. My search of court documents and reports shows no such admission by Tether's lawyers. A 2018 internal Bitfinex email warned BTC could drop below $1K amid reserve issues, but it's not a court admission about Tether propping up prices. Tether settled related NYAG probes in 2021 without admitting wrongdoing. Sources: NYAG filings, Bitcoin Magazine.

  • BitfinexReplies
    Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported

    @Steffan0xd @bitfinex But we’ve already seen a shift, haven’t we, @Steffan0xd? We’re holding the 80k average as support. What are the next steps in your opinion?

  • drawesomedoge
    𝙳𝚛. 𝙰𝚠𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙳𝚘𝚐𝚎 (@drawesomedoge) reported

    @bitfinex El Salvador took the bet when every IMF economist said it was insane. Three years later: Bitcoin bonds oversubscribed, tourism up, and the country became a pilgrimage site for Bitcoiners worldwide. The biggest risk was never adopting Bitcoin. It was waiting for permission to do so.

  • Ze1tgeist
    Ze1tgeist (@Ze1tgeist) reported

    BTC hashrate fell in Q1 for the first time since 2020. down 4% YTD. production cost ~$90K vs spot $66K. listed miners are pivoting to AI where margins are positive. Bitfinex AER: 1.3x, was 5.3x in February. demand barely exceeding issuance. going into april 2.

  • MacOnChain
    🇮🇪🛡 | Mac | 🛡🇸🇻 (@MacOnChain) reported

    @bitfinex Now if Bitfinex can get a bank onboard to accept deposits from their platform with less issues here it would be great

  • me15dz
    Yazi15 (@me15dz) reported

    @FareaNFts @BrendanBlumer the EOS ICO scam was run with the help of @bitfinex during one year.

  • GameWillis
    William LEBRUN (@GameWillis) reported

    @bitfinex Too long… and btc is going down…

  • GAamator
    GladTAamatör (@GAamator) reported

    @RNS7789 @RonSwanonson "Had to hand over the keys", nope. In the Bitfinex case, law enforcement recovered private keys from a cloud account under warrant and seized billions. The state doesn't need your consent, just legal process + access points.