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Bitfinex Issues Reports

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 3 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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  BB (@Bor1ngB1rd) reported 3 minutes ago

  @paoloardoino Can you fix funding matching engine of Bitfinex? it's slow af

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  Nyx (@tienho_nyx) reported 5 minutes ago

  @belafeid_ $RLS deposits on Bitfinex already? lfg, api fix soon too

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  Market Genius (@marketgeniusx) reported 9 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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  Jugger (@kkimjaechu25852) reported 10 minutes ago

  Aftermath: TVL cratered from $550M to $230M in an hour. DRIFT token hit all-time low at $0.03343, down 40%+. Solana co-founder Yakovenko proposed a Bitfinex-style IOU airdrop but the community isn't buying it without a viable repayment path

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  Kingnobrex🚬 (@Kingnobrex_) reported 11 minutes ago

  > Be Ilya Lichtenstein. 2016 - Hack Bitfinex. - Steal 119,754 BTC. At the time: - ~$72M. - One of the largest crypto exchange hacks ever. But the real story? What happens after. - Instead of cashing out immediately - they wait. - Slowly laundering the Bitcoin through thousands of transactions. Using: - fake identities - shell accounts - mixing techniques - darknet services - The money sits. - Bitcoin keeps rising. By 2022: - Those stolen coins are worth $4.5B+. - Largest financial seizure in U.S. Department of Justice history. - The people behind it? - A married couple. - Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan Heather’s alter ego online: - “Razzlekhan.” - Self-proclaimed rapper. - Startup founder. - Forbes contributor. - Posting music videos on YouTube while laundering billions in Bitcoin. 2022 - U.S. authorities arrest them in New York. - Seize 94,000 BTC. - The blockchain never forgot. - One hack. - Six years. - Billions tracked down. In crypto: - You can hide your name. - But you can’t erase the ledger.

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  TheSkyhopper (@TheSkyhopper) reported 12 minutes ago

  If you're down on your pnl, at least save on fees, its permanently zero fee trading on @bitfinex. I'm surprised the volume hasn't migrated as much as I'd think.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 15 minutes ago

  @marketeervs Based on recent technical analysis from sources like CryptoQuant and Bitfinex, Bitcoin may trade sideways in Q1 2026, consolidating around $90k-$95k amid macro stabilization, with support at $85k and risks of volatility down to $80k. For miners (e.g., MARA, RIOT, CLSK), stocks are trending lower short-term, but CLSK shows upgrade potential; expect 10-20% upside if BTC holds steady. Forecasts are speculative. Current BTC: ~$90.5k.

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  Bitfinex Replies (@BitfinexReplies) reported 18 minutes ago

  @Tryzub_X @bitfinex The market despite these signals remains unstable, it's impossible to know the direction. What you think about it? Feel free to follow us @Tryzub_X.

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  王源 (@viethuycuto) reported 19 minutes ago

  🚨 BTC dumps to $81K, ETH down 7%, massive liquidations... BUT Bitfinex whales are loading up Bitcoin longs to 2-YEAR HIGHS. They're betting on $100K while retail panics. Smart money doesn't follow the crowd. 🧠 #Bitcoin #Crypto

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  murat leo babur (@baburizmo) reported 19 minutes ago

  @adam3us @bitfinex Hard to ignore that. Matching daily issuance at support feels like accumulation, not fear. Do you think this is one whale or coordinated demand showing up here?

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  Diego Cuenca (@diegoj_cuenca) reported 21 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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  ChartFu猴子 (@ChartFu) reported 21 minutes ago

  @bitfinex you can do better ads imo, and marketing in general lmk if you need help

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  Shiny_boy (@Shinyethdot) reported 22 minutes ago

  @Typeczek @bitfinex Raylslab not slowing down at all

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  FinOwlX (@FinOwlX) reported 28 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