After the US Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected a request for information on Tether and Bitfinex, a possible criminal investigation decision on the companies came to the fore.
Recently, many US-based crypto companies have been the target of investigations and bans. Terra (Luna) The successive crises that followed the collapse push law enforcement to make sudden and harsh decisions. Suspending withdrawals on August 10 hotbit exchange, a former manager have been investigated had explained. In another similar case, SEC by last week Coinbase for coins and staking programs listed on the exchange A detailed investigation was initiated.. Now at the center of the discussion Bitfinex includes the stock market. With the statement made, the crypto money exchange Bitfinex is in the United States. with criminal investigation said to be faced.
CoinmarketCap According to the data, among the stock markets on a global scale, 8th place and daily trading volume 672 million dollars Bitfinex stock market, which is at the level of hard days may await. The United States Department of Justice shared on the social media platform Twitter. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in his replystated that the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex may be under investigation by the authorities in the United States.
DOJ, Tether Holdings Limited, parent company iFinex Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Bitfinex, citing Freedom of Information Act Guidance Exemption 7(A). The exemption “prevents the disclosure of records or information compiled for law enforcement agencies, but this prevention can only take place if such law enforcement records or information are produced.” defined in terms.
The leading stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market TetherAlthough it is not known how this shadow of investigation on Bitfinex, which is known to be a subsidiary company of . legal compliance discussions looks like it will continue.
In addition to these developments, Bitfinex exchange No statement has been made yet on the subject..