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Bitcoin and Ether Market Update: December 5, 2019

December 5, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Market Outlook, Ethereum, News, News Digest, Price Analysis, Price pages, Ripple, Stablecoins, Top Coins For The Week

Total crypto market cap lost $3.9 billion of its value since the morning of Monday, December 2 and now stands at $197.5 billion. Top ten coins are all in green for the last 24 hours with Binance Coin (BNB) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) being the best performers with 3.1 and...

Bitfinex Integrates Lightning Network Deposits and Withdrawals

December 3, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

Major global crypto exchange Bitfinex has become the first exchange to integrate Bitcoin Lightning Network deposits and withdrawals. Bitfinex released the official news exclusively for its users on December 2 and subsequently, the information, was confirmed by Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino via Twitter. Bitfinex Bring Lightning to the Mainstream By...

Forensic Researchers Claim a Single Whale Caused the 2017 Bitcoin (BTC) Spike

November 5, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

John Griffin and Amin Shams, two well-known forensic researchers, have built on their previous research which accused Tether (USDT) of single-handedly causing the 2017 bitcoin rally. According to research shared with Bloomberg, the two have found that when BTC decreased in a certain increment on Bitfinex, one single whale exerted...

President of Payment Processing Firm Linked to Bitfinex-Tether Fiasco Arrested by Polish Authorities

October 25, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Polish news outlet wPolityce reported on October 24, 2019, that Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, the CEO of the controversial Panama-based payments processor Crypto Capital was arrested by the Polish authorities on suspicion of money laundering and involvement with an international drug cartel. More than Meets the Eye? Crypto Capital, a...

Bitfinex Moves Judiciary to Unlock their $880 Million in Seized Capital

October 21, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin, Development

According to new court filings, Bitfinex's parent company, iFinex Inc, has filed a discovery with relation to the $880 million seized from the exchange and its partner companies. These funds were held by Crypto Capital on behalf of Bitfinex and was seized by the FBI amid shadow banking allegations, as...

Piecing Together the Class Action Lawsuit Against Bitfinex and Tether

October 8, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Just two days ago, Bitfinex announced they foresee a "meritless" lawsuit coming their way based on a study that has inconsistent assumptions and skewed findings. About a day later, it was revealed that several individuals have taken iFinex to court claiming that, with Tether, they single-handedly manipulated the entire cryptocurrency...

Bitfinex Refutes Study Linking Tether (USDT) Issuance to Market Manipulation

October 7, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

Bitfinex has publicly stated that they have caught wind of an unpublished paper that wrongly accuses the Tether stablecoin of being a main force behind the cryptocurrency bull market. The exchange has disputed these conclusions and claims that said the study is based on cherry-picked data and unrealistic assumptions, October...

Bitfinex Granted Short-Term Legal Relief by New York Supreme Court

September 25, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

The New York Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Bitfinex for a motion to refuse document submission until the appeal for whether this is even the correct jurisdiction for the case has been decided. According to Forbes, this is merely short term relief, as if the appeal by iFinex is...

Bitcoin and Ethereum Derivatives Launched on Bitfinex

September 4, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

According to official news released by Bitfinex on September 3, the exchange has added support for two derivatives products based on Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitfinex, the Market Leader Founded in 2012, Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange providing advanced services for digital currency traders and liquidity providers, while also being closely linked with the...

Bitfinex New York Supreme Court Pointing Fingers

New York Supreme Court Dismisses Bitfinex Petition

August 20, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Business

Earlier this month, Bitfinex filed a petition with the New York Supreme Court claiming that the New York State Attorney General (NYAG) was wrongly investigating Bitfinex as New York lacks the jurisdiction to do so. This argument was based on the fact that Bitfinex claims they have never catered to...

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