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The Crypto Couple, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Rhiannon Morgan, implicated in the money laundering of $4.5 billion in Bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, are expected to plead guilty after 6 years origin »
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The US Department of Justice seized $3.6 billion in bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 and arrested a couple involved in money laundering.
2022-2-14 13:07 | |
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Bitfinex, the embattled cryptocurrency exchange, says it raised about one billion in USDT from private investors even amid accusations that the company and Tether covered up losses to the tune of $850 million.
2019-5-13 13:00 | |
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Bitfinex will be the first trading platform to attract approximately $1 billion during the initial exchange offering. The attracted financing will allegedly be spent on covering losses from $850 million confiscated due to New York Attorney General's investigation.
2019-5-16 10:16 | |
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The embattled crypto exchange, Bitfinex published the official whitepaper for its LEO token sale project earlier today, May 8. The token sale project is expected to raise $1 billion for the company that also announced that it would be launching a platform dedicated to raising funds for similar IEOs.
2019-5-8 18:59 | |
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Bitfinex $1 billion IEO rumors have been confirmed with a whitepaper issuance
2019-5-8 13:06 | |
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Just over a week ago, Bitfinex faced accusations of lost funds and charges of a cover-up. Now, its parent company, iFinex, is planning to temporarily recover those funds through a token sale and buyback.
2019-5-6 17:48 | |
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The case of Tether (USDT) and Bitfinex has taken the cryptocurrency community by surprise (or not so). Tether lent Bitfinex almost $1 billion USD to cover up a loss of $850 million arising from trades with Crypto Capital Corp.
2019-5-3 22:56 | |
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As many of our readers may already be aware of, over the course of the past week or so, there have been many rumors circulating over the internet that claim Bitfinex may make moves to raise a whopping sum of USD $1 billion via a token sale event as early as next week. In regards […]
2019-5-2 17:47 | |
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Rumors of an initial exchange offering (IEO) worth $1 billion are persisting, suggesting Bitfinex may try to plug the $850 million financial hole by all means.
2019-5-2 16:49 | |
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Crypto exchange Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong has revealed details of the company’s reported plans to launch a $1 billion initial exchange offering (IEO) imminently
2019-5-2 13:30 | |
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By CCN. com: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has increased by just over 1 percent against the U. S. dollar, extending its year-to-date (YTD) gain to 44. 27 percent and leading the crypto market to recovery.
2019-5-2 12:48 | |
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Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong has detailed the timing and features of the exchange's potential $1 billion token sale.
2019-5-2 23:55 | |
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On April 25, cryptocurrency markets tumbled after the controversy between the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office, the stablecoin company Tether, and Bitfinex exchange. Since then, prices have slightly recovered and the entire cryptoconomy regained $4.
2019-5-1 17:45 | |
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Tether’s lawyer has now admitted that the stablecoin is only 74 percent backed by cash and equivalents, according to an affidavit filed on Tuesday. In the filing, Stuart Hoegner, the company’s general counsel, said Tether held approximately $2.
2019-5-1 13:19 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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By CCN. com: According to an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Stuart Hoegner, the general counsel to Tether and major bitcoin exchange Bitfinex, only 74 percent of Tether’s holdings are backed by cash.
2019-5-1 23:36 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) consolidate among bears BitFinex considering an IEO to raise $1 billion It may take weeks, but whales are already lining up $300 million in USDT to shore BitFinex, and maintain community’s trust.
2019-5-1 22:00 | |
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Bitfinex, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges has been the highlight of the crypto-verse following the NY AG/Tether news. It’s in the spotlight again after news broke out that it was planning an Initial Exchange Offering [IEO], with expectations of raising $1 billion in USDT.
2019-4-30 20:30 | |
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Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is reportedly planning to raise $1 billion worth of Tether (USDT) in what they’re calling an ‘initial exchange offering – although it has some bizarre traits that differentiate it from other IEOs we’ve seen on Huobi and Binance in the past.
2019-4-30 05:30 | |
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After a cover-up by Tether (USDT) and Bitfinex was unearthed, the crypto market lost over $10 billion in market cap as Bitcoin and other altcoins had their values noticeably reduced. However, even though most of the top cryptos experienced significant reductions in value, the Binance Coin (BNB) continued to trade in the green, increasing up […] The post Could the Tether (USDT) Situation Possibly Help Binance Coin (BNB) Gain? appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2019-4-27 15:38 | |
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On Thursday, the cryptocurrency market took a major hit, dropping more than $10 billion in market cap following allegations surrounding Tether (USDT). According to a press release officially published on the New York Attorney General website, iFinex Inc which is the company behind Bitfinex crypto exchange and Tether Limited, covered up a loss of $850 […] The post Crypto Market Loses a Whopping $10 Billion in Wake of Tether/Bitfinex Scandal appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2019-4-27 09:00 | |
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The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) shed $4 billion after NY OAG sue iFinex Tether controversy force Bitcoin liquidation The OAG of New York is after iFinex, and from their documents, officials say the Hong-Kong based exchange, BitFinex are contravening NY Laws and therefore suing them.
2019-4-26 22:00 | |
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As crypto-traders departed from Bitfinex following the alleged cover-up of $850 million using the stablecoin Tether, the cryptocurrency market posted significant losses. The second largest crypto-asset, Ethereum [ETH], was at press time, holding a market cap of $16.
2019-4-27 20:30 | |
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Cryptocurrencies dropped in value yesterday after the New York Attorney General’s court filings against Bitfinex and Tether were published. Currently, the entire market capitalization is roughly $170 billion and most cryptocurrencies have lost 2-10% of their value since the announcement.
2019-4-26 19:55 | |
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By CCN. com: The valuation of the crypto market dropped by $8 billion in a matter of minutes after the office of New York Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit against iFinex, alleging Bitfinex of mismanaging $850 million in Tether funds.
2019-4-26 11:44 | |
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The crypto markets endured a loss of as much as $10 billion around 21:00 UTC on Thursday, following the NYAG's allegations on Bitfinex and Tether.
2019-4-26 07:40 | |
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On the price front, XRP/USD is seeing 24-hours greens of 2 percent as it trades at $0. 3269. The increase in price was accompanied by an increase in trading volume to $4. 3 billion while an average daily trading volume for XRP doesn’t go much beyond $1 billion.
2019-4-22 16:56 | |
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Total crypto market cap increased by $1. 8 billion to $171. 1 since Wednesday, April 17. Top ten currencies are mostly in red for the 24-hour period with Binance Coin (BNB) once again being the exception with 8.
2019-4-19 13:00 | |
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The total crypto market cap increased by $5. 3 billion to $177 billion since April 12. The op ten currencies are all in green for the 24-hour period with Binance Coin (BNB) leading the pack with 4. 4 percent gains.
2019-4-17 15:29 | |
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The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap of over $14 billion, Ethereum has been enjoying a lot of traction lately. After successfully releasing its Constantinople hard fork, Ethereum got another positive push in the form of exclusive support from Samsung Blockchain wallet along with Ethereum-derived tokens.
2019-3-13 18:16 | |
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The total crypto market cap increased by $1 billion since March 9, 2019, and now stands at $134. 9. At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $3,989, ether (ETH) at $138, and Ripple’s XRP is hovering around $0.
2019-3-11 12:00 | |
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The total crypto market cap gained $3. 8 billion of its value for the past seven-day period and rose to $134. 1. By the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $3,965, while ether (ETH) stands at $141.
2019-3-7 11:30 | |
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Two “prominent professional hacking groups” are responsible for the majority of publicly reported hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges and other cryptocurrency organizations, concludes a report published by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis this week.
2019-2-2 01:45 | |
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22 months since Wells Fargo suspended the processing of withdrawals sent by four Taiwanese banks that service Bitfinex, the platform remains among the top 20 exchanges by adjusted volume. While Bitfinex hosted more than $5 billion in trade this past month, the exchange has struggled to establish reliable banking partners, with traders seeking to deposit […] The post Bitfinex Partnered With at Least 6 Different Banks During 2018 appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-1-29 13:00 | |
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex will launch an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk today, January 14, 2018, by 18:00 UTC. The service will allow investors to trade nearly 200 digital assets currently offered on the Bittrex trading platform.
2019-1-15 00:10 | |
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There are approximately 1,568 different cryptocurrencies available in the digital market today. And to facilitate the trading of these cryptocurrencies, there are around 200 exchanges across the globe.
2019-1-4 14:10 | |
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Tether Burns Half a Billion USDT Coins in an Act of RedemptionAn ongoing criminal probe into potential Bitcoin price manipulation conducted by the U. S. Department of Justice has begun to take a closer look at how Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex may have played a role in Bitcoin’s parabolic rise in late December.
2018-11-21 23:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitfinex recently released an updated fee structure for fiat withdrawals. The twelfth-largest exchange also revealed that it processed more $1 billion in fiat withdrawals throughout October 2018.
2018-11-12 22:00 | |
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Bitfinex once again accumulated a larger number of USDT, which were promptly sent back to the treasury wallet.
2018-10-24 19:42 | |
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After months of bearish action, the Bitcoin price on Monday soared above $7,000 within a matter of hours. BTC/USD bounced from $6,269 earlier today to establish fresh highs towards $6,950, according to CoinMarketCap, adding approximately $9 billion to its market cap.
2018-10-15 14:31 | |
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The crypto market and Bitcoin investors were in for a shock on Monday morning, as Tether, a self-proclaimed “stablecoin,” fell 6% below its U. S. Dollar (USD) peg amid a growing sense of confusion within the cryptosphere.
2018-10-15 10:19 | |
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The crypto market has experienced a selloff back on Thursday that affected most of the virtual currencies in the market. Indeed, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies reached $200 billion dollars, losing $25 billion dollars in just a few hours.
2018-10-14 05:57 | |
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After the market crash on Thursday, the future of a further drop in Bitcoin seems to be a bit brighter according to CoinDesk. The biggest digital currency in the world has been staying relatively steady over the past month but on Thursday there was a massive drop bringing the price down below the $6,500 mark and to the $6,200 level confirming a range breakdown.
2018-10-13 21:30 | |
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The popular digital currency exchange, Bitfinex has reportedly stopped its USD deposits to their exchange. This news comes after last weeks, several rumours that the exchange was broke which made management forced to step up and deny the rumours that they were not bankrupt.
2018-10-11 21:30 | |
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Top-three cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is pushing back against claims that call its solvency into question. The Hong Kong-based company released a blog post on October 7, 2017, that states, contrary to recent rumors, it is not insolvent.
2018-10-9 00:43 | |
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Bitfinex has hit back against claims it is insolvent, disclosing wallet addresses appearing to show it holds over $1.5 billion in crypto assets.
2018-10-8 12:30 | |
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There have been allegations in the past on Tether scam and the fact that it is connected to Bitfinex Exchange. In fact it is said the two companies have the same owner. EOS conducted and Initial Coin Offering that lasted a year which ended in June this year.
2018-9-27 16:01 | |
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As the old maxim asserts: those who made the most money in the gold rush were those who sold shovels. With our own digital gold rush in a downturn, however, the shovels aren’t selling so well, as mining companies themselves are struggling to move hardware because miners are struggling to turn a profit.
2018-8-22 22:53 | |
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