Bitfinex'ed is an anonymous crypto critic and research account that published reports alleging a correlation between Tether issuance and Bitcoin price movements, drawing sustained attention to Bitfinex and Tether during a period of significant regulatory and academic scrutiny. Bitfinex'ed's Twitter Score is 145 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #3,994 (top 1%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.
Bitfinex'ed focused its reporting on the relationship between Tether's USDT issuance and Bitcoin price activity, claims that overlapped with a academic study by John M. Griffin and Amin Shams alleging that Tether flows from Bitfinex after negative Bitcoin returns had measurable effects on future Bitcoin prices. Bitfinex CEO J.L. van der Velde denied market manipulation claims. Investopedia cited the account in the context of scrutiny of Tether and Bitfinex, and the CFTC issued subpoenas to both Bitfinex and Tether in December 2017 over questions around Tether backing and market activity, per Investopedia's reporting.
Bitfinex'ed covers regulatory and legal developments that followed. The New York Attorney General alleged in April 2019 that Bitfinex used more than $700 million from Tether reserves to cover an $850 million loss of customer funds, an allegation rather than a finding of guilt. In February 2021, iFinex, Bitfinex and Tether settled that matter for $18.5 million without admitting wrongdoing. In October 2021, Tether paid a $41.6 million CFTC fine over inaccurate statements that USDT was fully backed by fiat USD, after which Tether revised its reserve descriptions. The account has 109,558 followers as of October 2026 and has published 86,554 posts. Bitfinex'ed has been mentioned by 422 accounts, with 1,265 total mentions.
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