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