In an effort to project solvency and health, Bitfinex has released a flurry of promotional tweets lauding the financial successes of its top traders. This comes the same week that a pair of alleged Bitfinex hackers are due to appear in court, with all the attendant publicity.
“This week the top traders in the Bitfinex Leaderboard are still at the top of their game!” posted Bitfinex on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The exchange claims trader EGAF leads with $4.4 million in unrealized profits.
Bitfinex Lost 119,754 Bitcoin in the 2016 Hack
The social media posts are laudatory. But this week, the company and its traders may remember darker times, as a reputed hacker couple appear before a Manhattan court.
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan are due for a plea hearing on Thursday, August 3. Authorities arrested the so-called “crypto couple” in 2022 following what the DOJ called its “largest…
