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Bitfinex hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins gets five years in prison

The man behind a hack on Bitfinex that saw nearly 120,000 stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange has been sentenced to five years in prison.

18 November 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Bitfinex becomes first customer for Tap Global Cards-as-a-Service platform

Tap Global Group Plc (AQSE: TAP), the regulated crypto app bridging the gap between traditional finance and blockchain technology, is pleased to announce the launch of its CaaS ‘Cards as a Service’ B2B product (the “Product”) with leading global cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex as the first client for this new service.

24 January 2023

Company announcement/payments

Bitfinex collaborates with OpenPayd to enable SEPA payments

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, in collaboration with fiat on-ramp services provider OpenPayd, is enabling real-time Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payments for euro-denominated deposits and withdrawals.

14 April 2022

News/crypto

Feds seize $3.6bn in crypto linked to Bitfinex hack

US authorities have arrested two people and seized $3.6 billion wort of bitcoin in relation to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.

08 February 2022

News/crypto

34% of UK finance businesses now making crypto payments - Mercuryo

According to new research by global payment network, Mercuryo, over one third of UK finance businesses are now using blockchain to facilitate payments, as demand for innovation soars.

17 December 2021

Company announcement/wholesale

Bitfinex launches FIX Gateway for high-speed trading

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has launched a Financial Information eXchange (FIX) gateway, the message routing service using the FIX protocol that enables high-speed connectivity to the exchange, amid a surge in demand for high-speed connectivity among the exchange’s growing user base.

26 November 2021

News/regulation

CFTC hits Tether and Bitfinex with fines totalling $42.5m

Tether has been hit with a $41 million penalty from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over misleading claim that its stablecoin was fully backed by US dollars. Separately, the CFTC has fined sister company Bitfinex $1.5 million for illegal transactions.

18 October 2021

Company announcement/markets

Bitfinex Securities launches regulated investment exchange

Bitfinex Securities Ltd. a provider of blockchain-based investment products, has launched its regulated investment exchange in the AIFC Fintech Lab, aiming at increasing accessibility to a large set of financial products for eligible members who wish to diversify their portfolio.

06 September 2021

Company announcement/security

Bitfinex Pay adds support U2F security keys

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, will support U2F security keys, an open authentication standard, on Bitfinex Pay, a payment technology that allows online merchants a means of receiving contactless and borderless digital token payments.

03 September 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bitfinex adds live chat customer support

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has launched live customer support, providing the exchange’s growing user base with instant access to its industry-renowned customer service team.

12 April 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bitfinex lets merchants accept payments in crypto

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has announced the launch of Bitfinex Pay, a payment technology providing online merchants with a means of receiving contactless and borderless digital token payments.

04 March 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Bitfinex and Tether to pay $18.5m penalty in New York casse

New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her efforts to protect investors from fraudulent and deceptive virtual or “crypto” currency trading platforms by requiring Bitfinex and Tether to end all trading activity with New Yorkers.

23 February 2021