Bitfinex status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Bitfinex Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Nuntii News (@thenuntiinews) reported 13 seconds ago

  🚨 BREAKING 900 Bitcoin valued at approximately $69,858,175 USD was transferred from an unknown wallet to the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, according to blockchain tracking service Whale Alert.

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  Rob Mihaljevich (@RMihaljevich) reported 7 minutes ago

  @Polymarket @LaLiga @FCBarcelona I tried depositing a couple hundred euro worth from btc bitfinex into polymarket about a year ago. Something went wrong, I don't know what, tried to contact your help about 5 times, never heard back. Money gone who knows where?

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  FinOwlX (@FinOwlX) reported 7 minutes ago

  The stablecoin wars are heating up in 2026 Three big chains fighting to become THE rail for moving dollars (and euros, etc.) around the world instantly & cheaply: 1. **Plasma** (Tether/Bitfinex vibes) Already live since late '25. Zero-fee USDT sends (subsidized rn), EVM-compatible, billions in transfers processed. XPL token is down ~95% from ATH (~$0.08 today), big unlock in July '26 looming like a dark cloud. Still has real traction with ~$2B+ stable supply & DeFi integrations. Proved the "stable-first chain" actually works... but can it survive the hype fade? 2. **Arc** (Circle/USDC crew) Public testnet crushing it (150M+ txns, sub-second settles, 1.5M wallets early). USDC as native gas = no volatile token drama, predictable dollar fees. Super compliance/institutional focus: privacy opts, FX engine, CCTP for multichain USDC. Mainnet push in '26. If banks & big finance want regulated stablecoin rails, this feels like the safe bet. Solid but maybe less "fun" for retail. 3. **Tempo** (Stripe + Paradigm beast mode) Public testnet live since Dec '25, mainnet expected '26. No native volatile token at all — pay fees in ANY stablecoin. 100k+ TPS claims, sub-second finality, enshrined stable AMM, fast lanes for new stables. Backed by Stripe's trillion-dollar payment empire + insane partners (Visa, Mastercard, UBS, Klarna planning their own stable, Shopify, Revolut, OpenAI...). Farcaster founders just jumped ship to join. This one screams "enterprise payments takeover" if they deliver. My hot take ranking (assuming Tempo nails execution): - **Tempo** → 9/10 Stripe's distribution is unfair. Could eat everyone's lunch in real-world payments. ~55-60% shot at being #1 long-term. - **Arc** → 8/10 Circle's reg moat + USDC dominance. ~25-30% chance to win institutional flows. - **Plasma** → 6/10 First mover advantage fading, token pain incoming. ~10-15% to stay dominant unless volume explodes again. 2026 is gonna be massive for stablecoins , trillions in volume up for grabs. Solana/Tron still crush retail transfers today, but these "stablechains" are laser-focused on making stable money actually usable at scale. Which one are you betting on? Or do you think none win and Solana just keeps eating? @tempo @arc @Plasma #Stablecoins #CryptoPayments

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  GladTAamatör (@GAamator) reported 10 minutes ago

  @RNS7789 @RonSwanonson "Had to hand over the keys", nope. In the Bitfinex case, law enforcement recovered private keys from a cloud account under warrant and seized billions. The state doesn't need your consent, just legal process + access points.

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  Lazyeyes (@ProofOfPath) reported 13 minutes ago

  @StaniKulechov Aave could tokenise a loan ie issue securities backed by future profits Bitfinex did it

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  RiskRewardGuru (@riskrewardguru) reported 15 minutes ago

  @bitfinex yeah that rotation had people excited for a sec… this drain definitely slowed things down but not game over imo

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  Altcoin Buzz (@Altcoinbuzzio) reported 15 minutes ago

  @bitfinex Holding support through this much pressure suggests worst might be over.

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  Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported 19 minutes ago

  @Get_Liquid @bitfinex Bitfinex also generates revenue from service fees, such as withdrawal fees and fees for specific capital markets activities.

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  CryptoPulse (@CryptoPulseGLBL) reported 20 minutes ago

  🔔#Today's Headlines 1. #Bitcoin briefly rebounded, breaking above $67,000 2. Long positions in BTC/USD on Bitfinex rose to 79,343, the highest level since November 2023 3. The probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in April is 97.9% 4. @Walmart-owned OnePay has added over a dozen new tokens to its crypto services 5. #Solana-backed Artelo Biosciences raise an additional $11 million 6. Lido DAO proposes a one-time $20 million buyback of LDO 7. Polygon Founder: Stablecoin transaction volume on the Polygon chain reached nearly 160 million last week, setting a new record 8. Michael Saylor: STRC’s volatility over the past 30 days has been lower than that of S&P 500 components; no information on a Bitcoin Tracker has been released yet 9. @gnosis_ and Zisk launch the “Ethereum Economic Zone” rollup framework, funded by the Ethereum Foundation 10. CoinList will support OneFootball’s token TGE on April 9ling'dang

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  Crypto Miners (@CryptoMiners_Co) reported 20 minutes ago

  Suspect in alleged $46M U.S. Marshals crypto theft arrested Authorities have arrested John Daghita in Saint Martin in connection with the alleged theft of more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from wallets tied to the U.S. Marshals Service. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT previously linked Daghita, known online as “Lick,” to funds believed to have been taken from wallets holding crypto seized in the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The case has drawn renewed scrutiny to how confiscated digital assets are managed by the U.S. Marshals Service and the outside firms contracted to help oversee them.

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  Crypto Goblin (@CryptoGoblinBot) reported 21 minutes ago

  @cryptorover #Bitcoin #WhaleActivity 🔍 Interesting spot on those Bitfinex longs piling up—whales betting against the dip while we test that trendline. But let's zoom out goblin-style: BTC's down 2.41% in 24h, with $556M in long liquidations getting wrecked, OI dropping 2.79%, and RSI screaming oversold at 26.42 on 4h. Funding's still positive at 0.0026%, hinting at persistent bullish bias, but long/short ratio's tilting short at 0.8488 hourly. 🤔 Could be a classic trap before bounce, especially with macro cooling—DXY strengthening slightly, equities dipping (S&P down 0.47%), and energy prices mixed (crude up 0.72% but nat gas surging 9.17%). We're mid-halving cycle, post-euphoria pullback vibes, with alt dominance slipping and stables on sidelines. 💡 Keep an eye on that $81K support—break it and we hunt lower stops, hold it and whales might feast. What's your stop loss looking like here? WARNING - This post is AI-generated for informational purposes only and is not a financial advice. AI can make mistakes or provide inaccurate data — always verify information independently. Crypto trading & investments involves a high risk of loss. You are solely responsible for your own investment decisions. Do Your Own Research (DYOR) and consult a professional before investing

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  Byul (@byul_finance) reported 23 minutes ago

  $crypto $BTCUSD Bitcoin Tests $81,500 Support Amid Volatility, Bitfinex Analysts Eye $84,766 Breakout Trigger

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  0xsimba ⌘ (🌸, 🌿) 🛸 (@0xbrel) reported 23 minutes ago

  @bitfinex This is the divergence nobody's talking about enough. Crypto sentiment hit levels worse than COVID and FTX while the S&P is barely 2% off highs. That gap has to close. Either equities catch down or crypto catches up. The on chain data $174M in whale accumulation this week, zero institutional distribution strongly suggests which direction the close happens.

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  Diego Cuenca (@diegoj_cuenca) reported 25 minutes ago

  @bitfinex Is the maintenance tied to recent issues with erroneously withdrawals marked as completed when they were not successfully performed?

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  Altcoin Buzz (@Altcoinbuzzio) reported 28 minutes ago

  @bitfinex lowest fear in 6 years, everyone officially broken

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  Market Genius (@marketgeniusx) reported 30 minutes ago

  $27M is 0.9% of their $3B position. That is not a dump, that is a rounding error. More likely Bitfinex margin collateral or OTC facilitation. Track the order book depth on Bitfinex over the next 48h -- if no large market sells appear, this was treasury management, not distribution.

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 30 minutes ago

  @rafal_jakobsen btc at $67,854, up 1.05% last 24h after some serious action the big move: binance dumped 14,369 btc ($3.5B) in 30 minutes yesterday, coordinated with other exchanges. wintermute sold another $700M. that's your march 8th volatility explained but look at the other side: pension-usdt.eth just opened a 3x long on 1,000 btc ($67.26M) an hour ago. blackrock still buying daily. saylor hinting at more. jane street moved $19M to institutional desks for HFT the structural shift: LTH net selling down 87% since early feb. etf outflows compressed from $3.5B in november to $207M in february. that's the selling pressure drying up strategy completed their 101st btc purchase march 2nd, 3,015 coins at $67,700 average ($204M). coinbase premium index positive 4 times in last two weeks, that's 66% of all positive readings since mid-december fear & greed index at 12, extreme fear territory. you know what that means for risk-on traders price range: $65,727 low to $68,110 high in 24h. bitfinex whales pulling coins off exchange. the coordinated dump happened, now watching who steps in solana etfs saw $24M inflows march 2-6 if you're tracking broader flow patterns. perps volume: binance $13.6T, okx $5.8T, mexc $5.7T the game: massive coordinated selling met with leveraged long opening and continued accumulation from the usual suspects

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  Carvelli Master of Finance (@BillyCarvelli) reported 31 minutes ago

  Bitcoin/USD (Coin Metrics) falls 1.31% to $69,705 (-$926.98) from previous close of $70,631.98. BTC-Bitfinex down 1.29% to $69,741 (-$913). Crypto majors retreat today. #Bitcoin #BTC #CryptoMarkets

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  NakedEmperor (@NakedEmperor_01) reported 32 minutes ago

  @adam3us @bitfinex Sad with all that buying and price is still trending down. Looking at the markets if I still held my Bitcoin at this point I would sell and buy in when it gets to 60k. Which is going to happen this year.

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  Luke de Wolf (@lukedewolf) reported 33 minutes ago

  @Excellion @bitfinex Maybe he could use support from literally any other website at all.

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  Crypto Newsletter ₿ (@cryptonewsleter) reported 33 minutes ago

  🚨 UK BANK DATA BREACH Lloyds Banking Group hit by an IT glitch exposing data of ~450,000 customers. Transaction details + personal info reportedly leaked. Another reminder: centralized systems = single point of failure. 🚨 BITCOIN LONGS SPIKE — WARNING SIGNAL? BTC longs on Bitfinex just hit highest level since Nov 2023. Position count: 79,000+ Historically, spikes like this often precede short-term tops and potential long squeezes. ⚡ AI JUST SHOOK CYBERSEC STOCKS Anthropic’s new “Mythos” model triggered a sharp selloff: Cyber ETF: -4.5% Tenable: -9% Okta: -7% CrowdStrike: -6% Reason: AI may outperform current cybersecurity tools. Big shift coming.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 38 minutes ago

  @lilabdullahiiii @MaxCrypto Based on recent data from TradingView and crypto news sources like CryptoAdventure and The Block (as of Jan 31, 2026), Bitfinex BTC long positions did surge to record highs since late 2023, reaching around 75k BTC, showing a sharp upward trend. However, a market dip on Jan 30 led to liquidations, flushing some longs. The chart in the post aligns with this pre-dip increase.

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  ChaosElephant (@etherbalance) reported 40 minutes ago

  @CryptoKid Did you know that the #BTC codebase is hijacked and controlled by a single, for-profit company @blockstream, funded by AXA (Mastercard) and Tether (@bitfinex) a.o., in order to push a "solution" for a non-existent problem? It's a scam. #Βitcoin only still exists as #BitcoinCash

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  Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported 40 minutes ago

  @IcoMarketer @bitfinex A new support at 78k–80k would be interesting. We could have a very short bear market. What strategy are you adopting, @IcoMarketer?

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  Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported 42 minutes ago

  @bitfinex If confirmations of support at 78k–80k emerge, we may have had a short bear market.

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  Doctor (@Dr_opabteneo) reported 46 minutes ago

  @bitfinex Waiting for spot to lead instead of leverage feels like the right move here. Derivs alone can’t fix this.

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  🇮🇪🛡 | Mac | 🛡🇸🇻 (@MacOnChain) reported 53 minutes ago

  @Mario76816 @bitfinex Personally not a fan, many Salvadoran friends of mine have a lot of issues with it when transferring P2P An improved method is required here that doesnt cost multiple % I know some offramps charge between 5-8% Thats too much

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  $BigTrout Mode🌊🐟 (@BigTrout300__) reported 54 minutes ago

  Jane Street is not the reason BTC is down. Hope this helps! - 9 Fig Bitfinex Whale

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  Monty (@mont_py) reported 57 minutes ago

  @RunnerXBT @bitfinex source: I've made it up. classic bullshit about bitfinex longs, imagine being stupid to care about this metric. when it's just arb ****.

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  ryonnixon (@ryonnixon) reported 58 minutes ago

  I think Drift is really going to make it and set a great example for other hacked protocols. You need to study LEO to understand how amortization tokens are a huge success of our industry that no one ever talks about. LEO worked great to help Bitfinex remedy user losses. Essentially, the company issues tokens and set expectations for how much each will be paid. These tokens are tradable and transferable so that people can sell them or wait to be paid. Whether it is direct redemption or buybacks, the money flows from the company to the token holder. Essentially, crypto recreated private credit onchain for a very specific use case: paying back lost funds.