company

Bitfinex

Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange that serves traders and institutions. iFinex Inc owns and operates it. The exchange was founded in 2012.

bitfinex.com

CEO

Jean-Louis van der Velde

Key facts

Founded: 2012source
Owner and operator: iFinex Incsource
Registration and regulation: Registered in the British Virgin Islands and regulated in El Salvadorsource
Security breach: August 2016: 119,756 units of bitcoin, worth about $72 million at the time, were stolensource
Trading fees: Zero trading fees for all spot, margin, and derivatives trading on its platform, announced in 2025source

WYDE coverage of Bitfinex

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Bitfinex, on Sep 28, 2026. Bitfinex is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is The Justice Department Seizes $84 Million From a Tether-Linked Payments Firm.

Crypto & DeFi

The Justice Department Seizes $84 Million From a Tether-Linked Payments Firm

Federal prosecutors in California moved to seize $84 million from Capstone, a payments company they say ran as an unlicensed money transmitter and helped scammers turn stolen cash into stablecoins, with the complaint noting the firm processed payments tied to Tether and Bitfinex.

Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

Reported alongside Bitfinex

Tether · in 1 story with Bitfinex
U.S. Department of Justice · in 1 story with Bitfinex

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