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Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Freed Early via First Step
Ilya Lichtenstein was released from prison after serving 14 months of a five-year sentence tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack.He credited President Donald Trump’s...
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Bitfinex Bitcoin Longs Surge, Historically Signal Potential Downturn
Long positions on Bitfinex for Bitcoin have risen 20% in the past three months.
The total number of leveraged BTC long bets reached 52,774 margin...
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Bitfinex Delists 10 Tokens with September 18 Withdrawal Deadline
Bitfinex has delisted 10 tokens including Polygon (MATIC), Decentraland (MANA), and The Sandbox (SAND) following a review of listing qualifications.Users must withdraw all delisted...
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Bitfinex’s Plasma Launch Threatens Tron’s USDT Dominance with Zero Fees
Bitfinex will launch Plasma, a blockchain with zero fees for Tether’s USDT transfers.
Analysts say the move threatens Tron, which currently hosts most USDT activity.
Plasma...
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Major Exchange Delists Ten Tokens Amid Regulatory Review
Bitfinex closed deposits and trading for ten tokens on July 16, 2025, following review of listing qualifications.Users have until September 18, 2025, to withdraw...
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Lutnick Leads $3B Crypto Venture with SoftBank, Tether, Bitfinex
Brandon Lutnick of Cantor Fitzgerald is partnering with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex to create a $3 billion crypto acquisition company.The new venture, 21 Capital,...
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Report Raises Questions About Bitfinex’s Control Over El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserves
Research suggests nearly 100% of El salvador's 6,114 Bitcoin reserves originate from Bitfinex, raising questions about who truly controls these assets.The IMF's recent $1.4...
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DOJ: Bitfinex Should Receive $9.3B in Recovered Bitcoin from 2016 Hack
The U.S. Department of Justice recommends returning $9.3 billion worth of recovered Bitcoin to Bitfinex exchange.
Federal authorities recovered 94,643 Bitcoin from the 2016 hack,...
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Polymarket hit by $2.6M hack via compromised DebugBear script
Malicious code on Polymarket's site, loaded via a compromised DebugBear script, drained funds from signed-in traders on October 29.Hackers...
Chainalysis Hit by AI Agentic Attack, Customer Data Exposed.
Chainalysis said an external actor accessed non-sensitive customer data using offensive agentic techniques.The breach did not expose investigation content,...
Chainalysis Hit by Cybersecurity Incident; No Sensitive Data Breached
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed a Cybersecurity incident affecting its systems.The investigation found no evidence that investigation content, authentication...
