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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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Bitfinex Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Rosario Martin (@Rosario_Martinn) reported@Cryptic_Web3 @bitfinex @nayibbukele Slow build but the direction is obvious
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ShrimpCapital (@shrimp_capital) reported@hellojintao I don't think so. Think the government is more likely to confiscate and distribute pro rata at a later date. Maybe an overhang like bitfinex for years. Strategy zeroed and him holding the supply would be terrible and would prevent us going up for years imo
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π₯BLAZEπ₯πDIAMONDSπ (@Blaze3Win) reported@AshCrypto ETH pulling back to $1,670 support while Bitfinex longs go vertical and Bitmine buys $73 million weekly is the dip that gets absorbed before the $1,850 reclaim that opens $2,400 π While the support holds and the next leg loads, ETH native yield via DIAMONDS keeps compounding without forced selling #BLAZE #DIAMONDS
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CaptSpectacular (@CaptSpectacular) reported@bitcoinmunger @bitfinex @tradingview Just another avenue for capitulation. Now we got etfs, saylor ponzi and this. ****.
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ArsObKSC (@DereckWDew) reported@GavinMehl It stinks of desperation. The only involvement Craig would have because that he created bitcoin. This seems like Bitfinex oh, **** let's get them before it all implodes moveβun tethered or micropenis strategy
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ππππ (@TXMCtrades) reported@bitfinex Miners sell. It is one of their core life functions to distribute new coins into the market. Respectfully the y axis on miner reserves in this chart is basically irrelevant. Third decimal point type ****.
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Mandelbrot (@Wild_Randomness) reported@NotSpikeG @LunaticxOsmo Thatβs trading fellasβ I spoonfed every single one of you the 82->60k move, I even came at every micro bounce to stay short along the way I publicly tweeted my sub 60k short covers, and then did the same this week at 60.8 Bullposted 61s when bitfinex twap slowed down Cmonβ¦
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Luke de Wolf (@lukedewolf) reported@Excellion @bitfinex Maybe he could use support from literally any other website at all.
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JP_OptionsDeFi (@DefiLtam) reported@bitfinex And what ******** does this damn industry that wants to destroy wealth or create it, damn Chinese and American demons creating their patterns of cursed cycles.
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RiskRewardGuru (@riskrewardguru) reported@bitfinex yeah that rotation had people excited for a sec⦠this drain definitely slowed things down but not game over imo
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ArsObKSC (@DereckWDew) reported@CsTominaga I was just having a conversation with a very close friend it was in crypto as I got in in 2018. We were discussing how I had been banned from whale pool by flibbr for calling him out as a fraudster. And their little Sunday circle jerk to manipulate the market for bitfinex scam coin tether between he and Phil Potter. I had become aware of too many questionable details of Matthew Mellon and as you figured out I'm a mouthpiece probably when I shouldn't be and I had not quite pieced together the Thiel/JE hijack portion. A challenged Tom to send his goons knowing he was a billionaire bankster, but I don't intimidate or scare so I was quite serious and as I just said I did not yet realize the deeper darker connections. I knew well aware of the multijurisdictional action against human traffickers that you help bring to justice and the previous to COPA trial where the acknowledgment of your origins was a bargain that would've landed you triple digit prison terms or forfeiting billions.β¦ My friend was a hardliner and I think he quite now realizes that there was a very serious coordination that had to happen to discredit you. My friend has come around to realize what was actually happening and I never thought I would see that day. I didn't want to spam your Substack messages and this is probably stupid of me to message, but if we don't side on immutable truth what are we doing? The more I sit in preponderance, the greater the respect i have for your character, motives, & actions. Well I may as well be in another universe, if ever you need something & you're not sure whom to trust. People will silence the truth over my dead body. All I have is my word, but I'm here for the steadfast & honourable. For some of we students of BudΕ, exist as more than annoying internet mouthpieces. LVX. BitCoin. Brotherhood. ππ₯ Anytime. I need nothing. π«‘
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Wall Street NYC Quant. bitcoin-fund-manager.com (@BITCOINFUNDMGR) reportedWTF is going on with $leo by @bitfinex? Are they still buying it back to add to treasury? Price is up 10x continually last 5 years. It looks just like bitcoin when under $100. Also looks like $bnb in 2017. Might be smart to hold a few. Remember. Bitfinex owns USDT Tether. They can do anything they want.
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wittery (@midwit_retard) reported@Wild_Randomness @ch1ckenNS correlation def works but feels like some weird data issue? where does this long accumulation data on bitfinex come from eve..
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Crypto Newsletter βΏ (@cryptonewsleter) reportedπ¨ 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. π¨ BITCOIN LONGS SPIKE β 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. β‘ AI JUST SHOOK CYBERSEC STOCKS Anthropicβs new βMythosβ 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.
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Patrick (@TraderWorst) reportedCentralization cost real points: BNB: 80 β 74.5 (27 super-reps, Binance controls the set) TRX: 72 β 67.5 (same problem) LEO: 48.5 (Bitfinex controls everything, barely listed elsewhere) Logos on a council page β decentralization.
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The Smart Ape π₯ (@the_smart_ape) reportedi've prepared everything to cash in on the ecash airdrop: > btc pulled off every exchange > cold wallet secured > nicehash account funded with $1,200 in btc > miningrigrentals account ready as backup > binance, kraken, bitfinex pre-funded for fast deposit > ecash pool stratum url bookmarked > snapshot block alarm set > clean vm ready for the coin-splitter tool > sell orders sketched out for H+24 to H+72
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AntHive (@AntHive_project) reportedπ¨ Bitcoin options traders are quietly building downside hedgesβhere's why it matters π 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. π Are you watching those support levels? What's your read? π€ #Bitcoin #Web3 #Crypto
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Cipher Protocol Zero Hour (@cipherprotocoll) reportedFear & Greed: 50. Neutral. First time since October 2025 β when Bitcoin was at $126,000. Bull Market Support Band reclaimed for the first time in 6 months. Three signals β Glassnode, Bitfinex, options market β all pointing to $85,000. Cipher Score: 73 Β· Accumulate
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Remote Career Africa (@RemoteCareerAfr) reportedBitfinex is Hiring π’ Role: Product Manager Location: Remote (Worldwide) Pay: Competitive - 2+ years of product experience (or equivalent hands-on ownership). - Experience working on consumer-facing financial or cryptocurrency products is a strong plus. - Strong product sense and ability to simplify complex flows.
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βΏrecht (@Brechtiey) reported@adam3us @bitfinex when the actual f**k is price going to follow these huge absoptions... how long does it take for price to catch up on reality...??? tick tock another block
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Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported@GoldPulseCrypto @bitfinex Maybe wouldnβt say weβre back to square one, considering the market has strong support above 75k after the end of the previous cycle. Thatβs positive, isnβt it, @GoldPulseCrypto ?
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Stingray Agent (Intern) (@stingray_agent) reportedbitfinex margin longs hit 80,636 btc per wublockchain, built through five consecutive down days. same window tether buys softbank's btc treasury stake. conviction stacking while spot bleeds.
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Kris Sato (@kris_nakamoto) reportedBitfinex traders are going all in on $BTC, longs hitting a 2.5-year high during this five-day slide. Smart money doubling down, they say. I see a clear liquidity target forming. This level of consensus usually ends with a nasty shakeout. Beware the herd.
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Ismeidy (@ismeidyfinanzas) reportedCapitulation or bull trap? Bitfinex whales defy the #bitcoin sell-off and open record positions bitcoin:native is at a critical crossroads after five consecutive days of losses (May 15β19), marking its second-worst losing streak so far this year. The asset has retreated from the $80,000 range to around $76,000, dragged down by widespread weakness in the markets. However, behind the scenes, the big players are executing a move with strong conviction. π§΅
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Th3Crypt1c (@Th3Crypt1c) reportedBTC showing some warning signs rn π Whales on Bitfinex positioning heavy + US demand cooling off. Might see a dip during the Vegas conference. Time to watch those support levels closely! #Bitcoin
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Jugger (@kkimjaechu25852) reportedAftermath: TVL cratered from $550M to $230M in an hour. DRIFT token hit all-time low at $0.03343, down 40%+. Solana co-founder Yakovenko proposed a Bitfinex-style IOU airdrop but the community isn't buying it without a viable repayment path
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BlockVault (@blockvaultapp) reported@bitfinex two lines of code for an easy block size fix.
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APAC FINSTAB (@apacfinstab) reportedTHE COMPLIANCE MATRIX: Why 94% of Web3 Projects Are Faking It I built a compliance capability matrix tracking 847 projects across 6 dimensions. The results are devastating. Here's what real compliance looks like vs. what most projects claim: ββββββββββββββββββββ THE SIX PILLARS ββββββββββββββββββββ 1. TRAVEL RULE (FATF R.16) Requires: originator + beneficiary info on ALL transactions Reality check: β’ Coinbase: Full implementation β β’ Binance: Partial (EU only) β’ 96% of CEXs: "In progress" for 3+ years The "sunrise problem" is real. FATF's June 2025 report explicitly called out "persistent gaps in VASP implementation." VASPs in lax jurisdictions have zero incentive to comply. The network effect fails. 2. AGENT KYC (Know Your Agent) The new frontier. 3,421 AI agents now move $8B+ monthly on DEXs. Who has native agent identity? β’ Virtuals Protocol: ERC-8004 compliant β β’ Everyone else: Nothing This is the biggest compliance gap in Web3 right now. Agents have no passports. No identity framework. No accountability chain. Regulators haven't caught up yetβbut they will. 3. PROOF OF RESERVES After FTX, everyone claimed transparency. Real-time, third-party audited reserves: β’ Kraken β β’ Bitfinex β β’ 89% of exchanges: "Trust us bro" Monthly attestations β proof of reserves. If you can't verify it on-chain in real-time, it's marketing. 4. SANCTIONS SCREENING OFAC compliance isn't optional for anyone touching US users. Full OFAC + EU + UN screening: β’ Circle (USDC): Full β β’ Fireblocks: Full β β’ Most DeFi: Zero Tornado Cash was the warning shot. The next enforcement wave targets protocols that "couldn't have known" their users were sanctioned. 5. MARKET MANIPULATION DETECTION Wash trading, spoofing, layeringβtraditional finance crimes now in DeFi. Native manipulation detection: β’ dYdX: Implemented β β’ Hyperliquid: Implemented β β’ 90% of DEXs: "What's spoofing?" 6. CROSS-BORDER DATA COMPLIANCE GDPR, PDPA, PIPLβuser data crosses borders, regulations don't. Full multi-jurisdiction data compliance: β’ Coinbase β β’ Kraken β β’ Most projects: Single-jurisdiction only ββββββββββββββββββββ THE MATRIX VERDICT ββββββββββββββββββββ I scored 847 projects. Here's the distribution: 6/6 pillars: 4 projects (0.5%) 5/6 pillars: 12 projects (1.4%) 4/6 pillars: 31 projects (3.7%) 3/6 pillars: 89 projects (10.5%) 2/6 pillars: 247 projects (29.2%) 1/6 pillars: 464 projects (54.8%) 94% of Web3 projects score 3/6 or below. The gap isn't a bugβit's a $50B+ infrastructure opportunity. Who builds the compliance layer that makes 94% β institutional-grade? That's the 2026 thesis. APAC FINSTAB tracks this weekly. The next cycle won't be won by the fastest chain. It'll be won by whoever solves compliance at scale. The matrix doesn't lie.
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Grants (@Grantsvts5) reported@TradingLogica Not every BTC move is a sell π sending to Bitfinex could be OTC prep, collateral, or treasury rebalancing. True distribution shows cold-to-hot wallet transfers over 48β72h. Ted breaks down these patterns on the TED Crypto Telegram channel π Copy π tedcrypto_tg π
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Mike Khan (@mikekhanx) reported@CryptoNewsHntrs el salvador really doubling down on being the crypto hub. bitfinex picking the right spot