Tag: BItfinex

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitfinex announced its updated fee structure for high frequency/size fiat withdrawals, through a blog post published November 11, 2018. Notably, regular withdrawals are unaffected by this change. A Step Backward? One of the characteristics that make cryptocurrencies tower over the conventional medium of exchanges is their low cost of transaction compared to payment services like…

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Noble Bank International, the Puerto Rican financial services firm whose clients were some of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency world, is looking for a buyer as it’s no longer profitable. The report from Bloomberg cited an unnamed source October 2, 2018. Seeking a Sale Puerto Rico-based Noble Bank International is reportedly looking for a buyer due to the company’s…

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Bitfinex, one of Asia’s most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges, in its latest blog post, has announced that it would be launching a beta version of a high-performance decentralized exchange which will be built on the EOS platform. The infant crypto exchange dubbed “EOSfinex” would be launched on September 26, 2018, at Blockchain Live event in London. 3 Essential Pillars of the…

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A 21-year-old Bitcoin dealer is currently being prosecuting for illegal money transmission and money laundering. According to the Department of Justice in the Southern District of California, Jacob Burrell Campos was arrested in August 2018, as he attempted to enter the United States from Mexico. He was ordered to be held without bail on Friday, August 17, 2018, at a…

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In a bid to offer state-of-the-art, robust, and high-performance connectivity for its institutional clients, on July 11, 2018, Bitfinex announced a strategic alliance with Market Synergy, a highly reputable Swiss-based company whose primary objective is providing security and standard fail-proof connectivity for digital asset firms, banks, brokers, and hedge funds alike. Aiming for the Moon The fifth largest cryptocurrency exchange…

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A rampant epidemic of cryptocurrency fraud plaguing Twitter for the past several months has now drawn the attention of Elon Musk. Musk took to Twitter on July 8, 2018, to speak out against the scam after he found himself in the whole mess. Musk Drawn into the Crypto Scam “I want to know who is running the Etherium scambots! Mad…

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Data collated from Google Trends and PlayStore indicates the waning popularity of several cryptocurrency services including wallets and exchanges. In this regard, San Francisco-based Coinbase has seemingly taken the biggest hit according to reports on July 10, 2018. Falling Bitcoin Prices = Falling App Downloads As reported by Quartz, Coinbase, the self-proclaimed “Google of cryptocurrencies,” has seen its download rankings…

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In an exciting turn of events, the people at Tether seem to have finally done what they have not been able to do since dissolving their relationship with their auditor six months ago – produce an independent report on their currency reserves. While still not an actual audit, the report was supposed to silence the critics, but this is not…

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While EOS launched their mainnet on June 14, 2018, alarming statistics recently emerged when it came down to the EOS Block Producer elections. Community Speaks out According to the EOS Reddit Community, Reddit user 8ce26f noted that Bitfinex received 50 percent of their votes from four large whales. To ensure that his data source and collection was reliable and valid,…

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A research study by a finance professor at the University of Texas John Griffin and co-author, graduate student Amin Shams, cleverly titled “Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered?” reveals the pioneer cryptocurrency’s price was artificially propped up at its peak in 2017 when it hit a record high of almost 20,000 USD. The authors suggest covert activities may have been used to inflate…

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