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[UngratefulTony]

4ltc0ins. Figures.  

[adamstgBit]

Update

Aug 5, 16:00 UTC
We received reports that phishing emails are being circulated from an address made to appear to be a @bitfinex.com email address. The email is in fact sent from @ibitfinex . com (note the additional i).

We like to stress this is not a message sent out by Bitfinex and we advise anyone that has received this email or any similar email to delete it immediately.

Do not open the attachments and if you have opened the attachments do a full virus scan of your computer.

In case users receive emails in relation to Bitfinex and have doubts about the validity of the message received, please always feel free to send an email to support@bitfinex.com and we will be happy to confirm if we did or did try to contact you.

The phishing email contains this text, THIS IS NOT FROM BITFINEX!

We apologize to you for our inconveniences appeared in result of security incident. We intensively work with the law enforcement agencies to find out guilty people to make answer. In near future our website will be restarted. We will strive to keep you as informed as we can

Unfortunately, our losses have a big scale. So, we cannot return you a total sum of lost money.

But we propose a solution.

We are planning to set electronic bonds which will let you claim for dividend payment from the common benefit of our company. You will receive the percentage of dividends, equal to the sum of lost funds.

If you accept our offer, please, check your personal information carefully, fill in the Application for refund and send it back to us.

Thank you for understanding and support.

The Bitfinex Team

Again, THIS IS NOT FROM BITFINEX, it is an imposter sending phishing emails.

We will continue to post details about any such attacks as we have them.

[savetherainforest]

Update

Aug 5, 16:00 UTC
We received reports that phishing emails are being circulated from an address made to appear to be a @bitfinex.com email address. The email is in fact sent from @ibitfinex . com (note the additional i).

We like to stress this is not a message sent out by Bitfinex and we advise anyone that has received this email or any similar email to delete it immediately.

Do not open the attachments and if you have opened the attachments do a full virus scan of your computer.

In case users receive emails in relation to Bitfinex and have doubts about the validity of the message received, please always feel free to send an email to support@bitfinex.com and we will be happy to confirm if we did or did try to contact you.

The phishing email contains this text, THIS IS NOT FROM BITFINEX!

We apologize to you for our inconveniences appeared in result of security incident. We intensively work with the law enforcement agencies to find out guilty people to make answer. In near future our website will be restarted. We will strive to keep you as informed as we can

Unfortunately, our losses have a big scale. So, we cannot return you a total sum of lost money.

But we propose a solution.

We are planning to set electronic bonds which will let you claim for dividend payment from the common benefit of our company. You will receive the percentage of dividends, equal to the sum of lost funds.

If you accept our offer, please, check your personal information carefully, fill in the Application for refund and send it back to us.

Thank you for understanding and support.

The Bitfinex Team

Again, THIS IS NOT FROM BITFINEX, it is an imposter sending phishing emails.

We will continue to post details about any such attacks as we have them.

Well that is epic... keep milking those cows brah...




That screams so much scam... asking for information that they probably should have had.



*Edit: I hate the powers that be... The freedom of speech seems to hang out in some kind of dictatorship...
ANd I actually try to make my posts educational... ffs this world is so backwards. Anti-education, Anti-wealth, Anti-racism, Anti-christ... etc.

[JayJuanGee]

i can't quite tell if this is NLC

IMO a fully successful bitcoin fork that brings about change and progress, and displaces cores monopoly, would be ultra bullish.
the chances of this thing succeeding are very slim
but why not take a min to answer some polls
click it -> https://btcfork.consider.it/ -> make accunt quiclky show your approval or disaporval

You are pretty delusional if you really believe any kind of contentious hard fork is bullish in any kind of way... 

Such a proposal is not logical, and that is one thing that the Ethereum hardfork should teach - especially, when you calculate something to be less controversial/contentious than it ends up being.

[gentlemand]

 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-08-05/the-race-to-be-first-in-bitcoin-etf-market

Some ETF talk here. Might we end up being spoiled for choice sooner than we know it? Or it might be another five or more years. If I was in the SEC my head would start spinning every time I tried to look into it.

[adamstgBit]

i can't quite tell if this is NLC

IMO a fully successful bitcoin fork that brings about change and progress, and displaces cores monopoly, would be ultra bullish.
the chances of this thing succeeding are very slim
but why not take a min to answer some polls
click it -> https://btcfork.consider.it/ -> make accunt quiclky show your approval or disaporval

You are pretty delusional if you really believe any kind of contentious hard fork is bullish in any kind of way...  

Such a proposal is not logical, and that is one thing that the Ethereum hardfork should teach - especially, when you calculate something to be less controversial/contentious than it ends up being.

2D thinking is fine. but think outside the box for a min
if bitcoin is better off going  that direction and the fork does end up becoming bitcoin
then we are better off with it.
and if bitcoin isnt better off going that direction, this fork is about as meaningful to us a new pointless altcoin.
now I've repeated this over and over... i do not think they will success at delivering a better product then core and so will not be able to convince poeple that it is indeed better, when it clearly wont be. but we'll see i could be wrong about that.
It has always been my opinion that forks are good, and an important aspect to bitcoin's development / evolution.
Its wonderful how a user could be afk for a year, bitcoin could completely change without his knowledge and then he could come on the network and do a TX as he has always done and it will be accepted.

[Tzupy]

The BFX "hack" increasingly looks like an inside job, I wonder if those involved are on the run...
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitfinexs-ceo-seemingly-tried-start-ponzi-scheme/

[gentlemand]

The BFX "hack" increasingly looks like an inside job, I wonder if those involved are on the run...
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitfinexs-ceo-seemingly-tried-start-ponzi-scheme/

That's not a very high quality website but it's hard to deny that this - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=109285.0;all  is unsexy, but perhaps everyone was starting quasi ponzis back in the day.

There've been consistent mysteries and questions surrounding Bitfinex. No one seemed to care enough to bother clearing anything up. I wonder whether this situation is going to force out some answers.

[mr angry]

The BFX "hack" increasingly looks like an inside job, I wonder if those involved are on the run...
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitfinexs-ceo-seemingly-tried-start-ponzi-scheme/

That's not a very high quality website but it's hard to deny that this - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=109285.0;all  is unsexy, but perhaps everyone was starting quasi ponzis back in the day.

There've been consistent mysteries and questions surrounding Bitfinex. No one seemed to care enough to bother clearing anything up. I wonder whether this situation is going to force out some answers.

And nothing's been heard from BFX today. They must be 'thinking' still.

On reddit they say they have an upcoming announcement they will be making addressing how they will deal with compensating users. They apologise for missing deadline after deadline, and say they are doing a "final review" before making it. I bet they will make another apology tomorrow and say they are doing yet another "final review".

[gentlemand]

On reddit they say they have an upcoming announcement they will be making addressing how they will deal with compensating users. They apologise for missing deadline after deadline, and say they are doing a "final review" before making it. I bet they will make another apology tomorrow and say they are doing yet another "final review".

Well, it's possibly the most important decision they'll ever make so it makes sense to ponder it properly. At the same time they must be aware there are a lot of anxious people out there and should be taking that into account.

If I were them I'd probably chuck my computer in the sea and go on holiday but luckily I'm not.

[mr angry]

On reddit they say they have an upcoming announcement they will be making addressing how they will deal with compensating users. They apologise for missing deadline after deadline, and say they are doing a "final review" before making it. I bet they will make another apology tomorrow and say they are doing yet another "final review".

Well, it's possibly the most important decision they'll ever make so it makes sense to ponder it properly. At the same time they must be aware there are a lot of anxious people out there and should be taking that into account.

If I were them I'd probably chuck my computer in the sea and go on holiday but luckily I'm not.

When Bitstamp was hacked there was delay after delay and broken deadline after broken deadline before it made an announcement. After that there were more delays before the website went back online. I bet Bitfinex is no different, but it's doing a better job than Cryptsy. At least the CEO hasn't gone on the run yet (as far as I know).

[AlexGR]

The BFX "hack" increasingly looks like an inside job, I wonder if those involved are on the run...
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitfinexs-ceo-seemingly-tried-start-ponzi-scheme/

So, from what the article says, bitfinex is run by a ~30y.old ponzi schemer, who nobody really knows anything about (no pic, no address etc), yet individuals and corporations (88% of the trading volume was supposed to be corporate?) are trusting him to run an exchange with >100mn in assets?

I can only L O L.

My name is Raphael NICOLLE, but I prefer unclescrooge. I live in Lyon, France, and I'm 26. Google is your friend for more.

And now, a special one for my ponziiiiii friends

"my ponzi friends" ahahahaha, omg this is even worse in appearance than the moolah guy.

[BlindMayorBitcorn]

Update;

After much thought, analysis, and consultation, we have arrived at the conclusion that losses must be generalized across all accounts and assets. This is the closest approximation to what would happen in a liquidation context. Upon logging into the platform, customers will see that they have experienced a generalized loss percentage of 36.067%. In a later announcement we will explain in full detail the methodology used to compute these losses.

[gentlemand]

And Wences Casares and the Winkies used an exchange run by an autist on a beach ball. Even if it was the only game in town at the time, I would've found another game.

Where's the info about that much Bitfinex volume being corporate? If it was then that's very stupid on their part. Even without the hack, it's pretty obvious to anyone that Bitfinex is not an organisation that's corporate grade.

36% for everyone? That might just be enough to quell the masses. Let's hope they keep on generating some income to pay people back.

[AlexGR]

Update;

After much thought, analysis, and consultation, we have arrived at the conclusion that losses must be generalized across all accounts and assets. This is the closest approximation to what would happen in a liquidation context. Upon logging into the platform, customers will see that they have experienced a generalized loss percentage of 36.067%. In a later announcement we will explain in full detail the methodology used to compute these losses.

So their total fiat/crypto assets are in the range of ~330k BTC. Hmmm...

Now "all accounts and assets" also include ETH, right? So dumping time for ETH?

[AlexGR]

And Wences Casares and the Winkies used an exchange run by an autist on a beach ball. Even if it was the only game in town at the time, I would've found another game.

Where's the info about that much Bitfinex volume being corporate? If it was then that's very stupid on their part. Even without the hack, it's pretty obvious to anyone that Bitfinex is not an organisation that's corporate grade.

=>

If anybody needs proof of "whales"

http://www.cftc.gov/idc/groups/public/@lrenforcementactions/documents/legalpleading/enfbfxnaorder060216.pdf

"However, corporate users compromised a significant portion of Bitfinex's trading volume during the Relevant Period. In 2015, 88% of the dollars deposited to and withdrawn from Bitfinex were by corporate users."

Bottom of page 3

[mr angry]

Bitcoin's price has jumped up more than $15 since Bitfinex made its announcement. Could there be an even bigger jump when it reopens?

It doesn't sound like they are planning to file for bankruptcy so its unlikely to turn into a Gox with everyone's money locked for years. That could have crashed the price, but this is different.

[Torque]

Update;

After much thought, analysis, and consultation, we have arrived at the conclusion that losses must be generalized across all accounts and assets. This is the closest approximation to what would happen in a liquidation context. Upon logging into the platform, customers will see that they have experienced a generalized loss percentage of 36.067%. In a later announcement we will explain in full detail the methodology used to compute these losses.

So their total fiat/crypto assets are in the range of ~330k BTC. Hmmm...

Now "all accounts and assets" also include ETH, right? So dumping time for ETH?

The announcement bullish?

[JimboToronto]

Good morning Bitcoinland.

Still in the general range of $560-$580 I see, but threatening to break upward. Current Bitcoinaverage price is $586.

There's still a half day before the 48 hours are up in Adam's poll. It's looking like $580 is a slam dunk. Do we see $590? $600?

[DaRude]

Update;

After much thought, analysis, and consultation, we have arrived at the conclusion that losses must be generalized across all accounts and assets. This is the closest approximation to what would happen in a liquidation context. Upon logging into the platform, customers will see that they have experienced a generalized loss percentage of 36.067%. In a later announcement we will explain in full detail the methodology used to compute these losses.

So their total fiat/crypto assets are in the range of ~330k BTC. Hmmm...

Now "all accounts and assets" also include ETH, right? So dumping time for ETH?

The announcement bullish?

So they only lost BTC, which translates 36% across all of their assets. They had $38MM in cash just offered for longs. So looks like idiots pretty much lost all of the BTC they held     . But BitGo functioned correctly