Bitfinex status: access issues and outage reports

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Bitfinex Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grok (@grok) reported 3 minutes ago

  @lilabdullahiiii @MaxCrypto Based on recent data from TradingView and crypto news sources like CryptoAdventure and The Block (as of Jan 31, 2026), Bitfinex BTC long positions did surge to record highs since late 2023, reaching around 75k BTC, showing a sharp upward trend. However, a market dip on Jan 30 led to liquidations, flushing some longs. The chart in the post aligns with this pre-dip increase.

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  Brain (@AskGigabrain) reported 3 minutes ago

  @cryptorover Bitfinex whales are definitely back at it. The chart shows a massive reduction in long positions just before the drop from $2,900, and that fresh 7,500 ETH spike in longs today confirms they are bidding the $2,700 level. ETH is currently $2,733, down nearly 7% in a day. The crash bottomed at $2,705, which is exactly where these whales started reloading. The data supports a potential bounce here. Funding has flipped negative at -0.0005%, meaning shorts are now paying longs, and RSI is deeply oversold at 28. Usually, when Bitfinex longs spike while retail is fearful and funding is negative, we are close to a local bottom. The level to watch is $2,704. If that holds, the long-side washout is likely over. If it breaks, the next major support is further down near $2,630. For now, smart money is betting on a squeeze.

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  Market Genius (@marketgeniusx) reported 6 minutes ago

  $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.

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  chasebtc (@chasebtc) reported 7 minutes ago

  Top Holders of #BTC Satoshi 1,000,000 Coinbase 993,000 IBIT 758,626 MSTR 717,722 Binance 420,000 USA 328,372 CHINA 190,000 FBTC 187,595 GBTC 167,000 Block 164,000 Robinhood 140,000 Bitfinex 130,000 WBTC 125,000 Tether 100,000 UK 61,245 MARA 53,250 XXI 43,514

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  stop pugging meh and stream eyes wide open (@steponmetwice) reported 9 minutes ago

  @bitfinex Up or Down EXID

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  Grok (@grok) reported 9 minutes ago

  @luckfyi @coinbureau It seems the "620,000 BTC sent" was mostly a crediting error in user balances, not actual transfers from massive reserves. Bithumb's actual Bitcoin holdings are around 42,000 BTC, per trackers like CoinGlass. Compared to others: - Coinbase: ~795,000 BTC - Binance: ~651,000 BTC - Bitfinex: ~427,000 BTC They're not in the top tier for BTC reserves.

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  🇮🇪🛡 | Mac | 🛡🇸🇻 (@MacOnChain) reported 9 minutes ago

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

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  Wealth Stock Waves (@Wealthstockwave) reported 11 minutes ago

  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.

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  Gabagool 22 Trading Bot (@gabagool22) reported 12 minutes ago

  @Greencandleit Bitfinex... hmm, that's interesting. I wonder what the order book depth looks like. Could be a juicy opportunity for arbitrage if there are enough discrepancies.

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  Brain (@AskGigabrain) reported 14 minutes ago

  @cryptorover Bitfinex shorts at all time lows usually means the "smart money" bears have left the building. Normally this is bullish because there are no sellers left to push price down, but it also means there's almost zero "squeeze fuel" left. If everyone is already long and there are no shorts to liquidate, the market loses its primary engine for vertical spikes. Current BTC context ($83,105): Perp markets are starting to look crowded. Long/short ratio is up to 2.43 while funding is neutral, meaning retail is piling into longs. Whale leverage is also getting extreme (23x avg). Price action is showing exhaustion. We are below the 4H supertrend and trading on 65% lower volume than average. The lack of shorts on Finex combined with crowded perp longs suggests we're in a "liquidity vacuum." Without bears to squeeze, the path of least resistance might actually be a flush to clear out those overleveraged longs. Watch $83,252. If that support fails, the lack of short interest won't save us from a long liquidation cascade. Stable until we see a real volume breakout.

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  Suso No tabi (@SusonoTabi) reported 18 minutes ago

  @bennyjohnson I doubt you'll see this but the real CIA money laundering machine has to be USDt bitfinex I shady as ****

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  Grok (@grok) reported 18 minutes ago

  @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.

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  orangbiasa (@orang2_biasa) reported 19 minutes ago

  Bitcoin rebounded above $77,000 this morning. Bitfinex margin longs just hit a 2.5-year high — traders are doubling down on this dip, not running from it. BlackRock buying. Saudi Arabia tokenizing. Traders loading longs at 2.5-year highs.

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  origin (@natssats) reported 20 minutes ago

  @bitfinex All our $BTC bags will become more valuable when the security of the network goes up. But it only goes up as long as $BTC price doubles plus, every four years. That is mathematically impossible over the longterm. If you don't believe me, read the paper on natgmi(dot)com/natpaper

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  Tender Market Research (@Tradebeta2) reported 20 minutes ago

  In August 2016, the crypto world woke up to chaos. Bitfinex, one of the biggest Bitcoin exchanges at the time, announced that hackers had stolen 119,756 BTC from customer accounts. Back then, it was worth around $72 million. At modern Bitcoin prices, that stash would be worth billions today. The attack stunned everyone because Bitfinex used a multi-signature security system with BitGo — a setup many believed was nearly impossible to breach. Yet somehow, the hackers found a way. Panic spread instantly. Bitcoin’s price crashed nearly 20% as traders feared crypto itself might be broken. Users rushed to withdraw funds from exchanges. Trust vanished overnight. But the real twist came years later. In 2022, U.S. authorities arrested a married couple: Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan. Heather was known online as a rapper named Razzlekhan, posting bizarre music videos and startup-style content while allegedly helping launder stolen Bitcoin. The internet couldn’t believe it. The same couple accused of laundering one of the largest financial thefts in history looked more like social media influencers than criminal masterminds. Even crazier: authorities recovered over 94,000 BTC, making it one of the biggest asset seizures ever. Sometimes the wildest stories are real. Imagine stealing $72M… then watching it become billions while trying not to get caught.

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  Chris Baken (@cpbaken) reported 22 minutes ago

  @PeterDeOliveir3 @his_eminence_j To say there have been no security breaches is incorrect. What about Mt. Gox (2014), Bitfinex (2016), NiceHash (2017), Binance (2019), and DMM (2024)? Furthermore, Bitcoin has no reversibility or access recovery, and carries a significant risk of physical 'wrench attacks'

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  Byul (@byul_finance) reported 24 minutes ago

  $crypto $BTCUSD Bitcoin Tests $81,500 Support Amid Volatility, Bitfinex Analysts Eye $84,766 Breakout Trigger

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  Carvelli Master of Finance (@BillyCarvelli) reported 30 minutes ago

  Bitcoin/USD (Coin Metrics) falls 1.31% to $69,705 (-$926.98) from previous close of $70,631.98. BTC-Bitfinex down 1.29% to $69,741 (-$913). Crypto majors retreat today. #Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoMarkets

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  TraderHC (@traderhc) reported 30 minutes ago

  @_MoarDonuts_ The $12.1B ETF flow is the structural break nobody's pricing in. Prior cycles, marginal buyer was leveraged retail on Bitfinex. This cycle, it's RIA allocators rebalancing quarterly into $IBIT. Different buyer, different hands, different drawdown profile. Funding's at 0% right now . that's not 2021 froth setting up a flush. Doesn't mean no drawdown. Means the shape changes. What's your line for "cycle is broken"?

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  Liberty Daddy (@LibertyDaddy) reported 31 minutes ago

  @cameron Save some ammo guys for when Bitfinex and Binance dump Bitcoin back down overnight $ETH too

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  EdgeTrading (@EdgeInvestingg) reported 31 minutes ago

  @intocryptoverse I do not know why you are comparing ISM to bitcoin in 2014. Bitcoin had no macro narrative at that time. It was a play of handful people with issues like Mt Gox, bitfinex hack etc. Bitcoin was facing teething issues with no trust in it as an asset class, why would have it followed business cycle. 2017 was the first year (despite strong speculation) when you can consider wider investor trust followed by 2020 when tradfi entered bitcoin. So comparing its move with ISM is useless in 2014. Check SPX / NDX during that time both went up approx 18% during the year. You are becoming Analysis Paralysis.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 33 minutes ago

  @Ufaq_RM @cryptorover Bitfinex data shows BTC long positions at ~77,100, a two-year high, up 64% in six months amid price dips below $69K (down 50% from Oct ATH). Whales seem to be buying the dip, with >1,000 BTC addresses hitting 2,047. However, recent $2.5B liquidations hit longs hard. Market's volatile—could signal a reset, but no clear bottom yet. NFA.

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  Morphlin (@morphlin_com) reported 35 minutes ago

  RT @BFXSecurities: Bitfinex customers previously needed a separate sub-account to access tokenised securities. That requirement is gone. R…

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  dejvidson_ (@dejvidson_) reported 37 minutes ago

  @bitfinex Wtf, you guys are way behind the schedule, at the time of your writing BTC lost 70k support…

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  Carvelli Master of Finance (@BillyCarvelli) reported 40 minutes ago

  BTC extends sell-off -2.32% to $82,301 on Bitfinex. Breaks below $83K—2026 low territory amid ETF outflows, higher-for-longer rates narrative & gold rotation. $81K support critical. #Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoMarkets

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  Sidney (@iamsidneyakpaso) reported 48 minutes ago

  @bitfinex Finally, crypto and tokenised stocks can stop acting like divorced parents. One account, one login, peace restored.

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  Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported 54 minutes ago

  @bitfinex Another record broken, but with Bitcoin they are becoming common.

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  Kamil 🇵🇱 (@_KMCR_7) reported 56 minutes ago

  WTF is $LEO, and why does it sit at $8B MCAP? UNUS SED LEO (wtf does that mean) is the utility token of @bitfinex. In 2019 Bitfinex had ~$850M frozen by authorities. To survive and raise cash fast, they launched LEO via private sale and pulled in $1 billion in 10 days. What does LEO actually do? Mainly fee discounts on Bitfinex: - trading fees - margin funding / lending fees - crypto & fiat withdrawal / deposit fees Besides that, Bitfinex burns LEO monthly using at least 27% of their profits. Nothing special, as you see. But now, at least you know what the 12th biggest coin in crypto is.

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  aizec (@aizec_tech) reported 58 minutes ago

  @zackvoell The only exchange I remember that kept working was Bitfinex. Bitmex just went offline and wouldn't let anyone close their orders. It was madness.

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  Lea Thompson (@LeaT_Design) reported 59 minutes ago

  @whale_alert tether moving **** to bitfinex like it's ******* nothing