Tag: BItfinex

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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Bitfinex, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world, is under scrutiny as rumors have been going around that it has been using one of Puerto Rico’s financial institutions as a banking partner. According to three people with knowledge on the matter, Bloomberg has reported that Bitfinex has opened accounts with Puerto Rico’s Noble Bank International. The unnamed…

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Its stale news that world governments are finding it a herculean task getting cryptocurrency investors to pay their taxes. In the latest development, the fourth largest crypto exchange in the world, Bitfinex, is now working hand-in-hand with the government of the British Virgin Islands in a bid to clamp down on bitcoin tax evaders. Bitfinex Tax Office In a notice…

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The Polish media have made a tenuous link between the arrest of two companies on suspicion of money laundering, and the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. The news comes two months after it emerged that Polish Central Bank had funded a social media campaign against crypto. But is this latest scandal another smear campaign, or a legitimate claim? Verifying a Network of…

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Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex has announced new support for an increased range of Ethereum tokens. On April 7, 2018, the company posted details of the new range of tokens that will be enabled by the exchange’s expansion. The exchange has established deposits and withdrawals for all (new) currency pairs traded, and its latest move is anticipated to swell the company’s user…

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