Bitfinex

Exchange record

Major centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched in 2012 and operated within the iFinex group. Bitfinex remains active after a long event-backed history that includes U.S. commodity-regulatory actions, the 2016 exchange hack, recovery-token handling, and later seizure and recovery proceedings connected to stolen bitcoin.

CEXActive

Also known as: Bitfinex Exchange, iFinex, iFinex Inc., bitfinex.com

Registry sequence

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Key facts

Launch date

2012-11-06

Death date

—

Years

2012–—

Origin

British Virgin Islands

Confidence

high

Last verified

2026-06-26

URL handling

Preferred action

Use current URL handling based on status below.

URL status

Live verified

Original URL

https://www.bitfinex.com/

Archived URL

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Summary

Timeline

CFTC ordered Bitfinex to pay civil monetary penalty

2016-06-02regulatory_actionmedium

The U.S. CFTC ordered Bitfinex to pay a $75,000 civil monetary penalty over financed retail commodity transactions and registration-related findings.

Bitfinex suffered major bitcoin theft

2016-08-02hackhigh

Bitfinex suffered a major security breach in August 2016. Public reporting and DOJ materials describe roughly 119,754 bitcoin stolen from the exchange.

U.S. authorities seized bitcoin connected to the 2016 Bitfinex hack

2022-02-08otherhigh

The U.S. Department of Justice announced arrests and the seizure of more than $3.6 billion in bitcoin connected to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, calling it the department's largest financial seizure at the time.

Evidence

Bitfinex official site snapshot

Bitfinex2026-04-07official_statementmedium reliabilityentityarchive

CFTC Orders Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex to Pay $75,000

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission2016-06-02regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive

Bitfinex public reference summary

Wikipedia—database_referencelow reliabilityeventarchive

US married couple arrested for allegedly conspiring to launder $4.5bn in bitcoin

The Guardian2022-02-08news_articlehigh reliabilityeventarchive

DOJ says it seized $3.6 billion in stolen bitcoin from 2016 hack

Axios2022-02-08news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

When stolen crypto is recovered, who is entitled to restitution?

Reuters2024-12-09news_articlehigh reliabilityeventarchive

Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency

U.S. Department of Justice2022-02-08court_documenthigh reliabilityeventarchive

Inside the Chess Match That Led the Feds to $3.6 Billion in Stolen Bitcoin

TIME2022-02-10news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

Bitfinex Exchange Terms of Service

Bitfinex—official_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive

What is Bitfinex

Bitfinex—official_bloghigh reliabilityentityarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note

The 2016 CFTC order, 2016 hack, 2021 CFTC settlement, and 2022 U.S. seizure are already represented in the canonical event history and are not duplicated in this bundle. Current terms and first-party support materials confirm continued platform operation under the Bitfinex / iFinex structure.

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