Bitfinex announced on platform X that the Bitfinex platform has resumed normal operation.It is reported that Bitfinex experienced performance issues earlier this morning, which led to the suspension of trading.

Bitfinex announced that it is investigating the issue of platform performance decline and has temporarily suspended trading.

Bitfinex plans to launch the native token BXN of the BlackFort trading network. Recharge is expected to open around 1:30 pm on March 8, 2024, Greenwich Mean Time, and trading is expected to start around 1:30 pm on March 11, depending on liquidity requirements.

Whale Alert monitored that around 8:05 pm on March 7th Beijing time, 64,999,978 USDT was transferred from Bitfinex to an unknown wallet, worth $64,979,828.

Christopher Harborne, also known as Chakrit Sakunkrit in Thailand, is a Bitfinex shareholder and a supporter of Brexit. He is suing the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for defamation over an article that is nearly a year old and was only corrected a week ago. The article claimed that crypto companies behind Tether used falsified documents and shell companies to get bank accounts, and included allegations against Harborne and his company AML Global. The lawsuit is being filed in Delaware, which may be an attempt to avoid New York's Anti-SLAPP legislation.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, 64,999,987 USDT on the Ethereum chain was transferred from Bitfinex to an unknown wallet.

According to an official announcement, Bitfinex announced that it will open DYM trading around 23:00 on February 6th Beijing time, and the deposit channel will be opened around 21:00 on February 6th Beijing time.

Amazon MGM Studios is reportedly developing a film about the $4 billion Bitfinex Bitcoin heist, focusing on the lives and criminal activities of convicted crypto thieves Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein. The untitled film is inspired by a 2022 New York Times article and will be directed by Hannah Marks and co-produced by Lili Reinhart. The plot centers around Morgan and Lichtenstein, who were charged with conspiracy in connection to the theft and subsequent money laundering operation. The film promises to offer a gripping narrative, shedding light on the intricate details of the cyber heist and the subsequent attempts to launder the stolen funds through a complex web of cryptocurrency transactions.

Bitfinex announced in an official statement that it will stop providing products and services to certain customers in the UK in accordance with regulatory requirements. Bitfinex had previously informed that UK residents who create personal account verification on the Bitfinex platform on or after November 1, 2023, will no longer be eligible. In the future, Bitfinex will no longer accept verification applications from UK corporate residents, except for applications that meet the definition of applicable exemptions for high net worth companies, unincorporated associations or trusts, or other related exemptions.

Bitfinex Securities announced the launch of the first tokenized bond on the Liquid network, which has raised over $5 million in USDT. The tokenized security product was launched in cooperation with Mikro Kapital, a small-scale credit company that manages a securitization fund called Alternative. The tokenized bond is priced in USDT, with a stock code of ALT2612, a term of 36 months, and a face value interest rate of 10%.