Bitfinex
Sign in to saveBitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange owned and operated by iFinex Inc, and is registered in the British Virgin Islands. Bitfinex was founded in 2012. It was originally a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange, and later added support for other cryptocurrencies. Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms built for cryptocurrency trading. Bitfinex is the world's second-largest exchange by number of bitcoins held in its digital wallet, and is estimated to have about 403,000 bitcoins. It has 1.6 million users.
Key facts
- Website.name
- Bitfinex, Inc.
- Website.company_type
- Private
- Website.logo
- Bitfinex Logo light.svg
- Website.services
- Cryptocurrency exchange, P2P Margin trading, P2P Margin lending, OTC
- Website.products
- Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Ripple, OmiseGO, Monero, NEO, EOS Fiat currencies USD, EUR, JPY, GBP
- Website.area_served
- 52 countries
- Website.language
- English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- 2012: Early history
- 2015–2016: New partnership and security breach
- 2016 hack
- 2017–2018: Banking changes
- 2019: Launch of Tether investigation
- 2020–2025: Acquisitions and investments
- Tether
- See also
- References
- External links
Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange owned and operated by iFinex Inc, and is registered in the British Virgin Islands. Bitfinex was founded in 2012. It was originally a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange, and later added support for other cryptocurrencies. Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms built for cryptocurrency trading. Bitfinex is the world's second-largest exchange by number of bitcoins held in its digital wallet, and is estimated to have about 403,000 bitcoins. It has 1.6 million users.
== History == === 2012: Early history === Bitfinex was founded in December 2012 as a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange offering digital asset trading services to users worldwide. Bitfinex initially started as a P2P margin lending platform for bitcoin and later added support for more cryptocurrencies. It was one of the first professional platforms built for cryptocurrency trading.
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