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The Bitcoin Debate: Ossify or Change
The exploit of Litecoin last week shows why Bitcoin users are wary of adding complexity to a monetary base layer. A day earlier, Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announced an eCash fork of Bitcoin in what reflects the counter-argument: that Bitcoin’s resistance to new functionality at the consensus layer carries real risks for its long-term survival and relevance. Together, they sharpen one of Bitcoin’s hardest open questions.
Change Log: Version 1.131
Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Insider. The information provided in this article does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Every investment and trading move involves risk; this is especially true for cryptocurrencies given their volatility. We strongly advise our readers to conduct their own research when making a decision.
Change Log: Version 1.131
The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs.
What the KelpDAO Exploit Reveals About DeFi’s Hidden Risks
Attackers drained roughly $292 million from KelpDAO’s bridge this month, then used the released tokens as collateral on lending protocols that were never originally hacked. The result is a textbook example of how one failure can spread through DeFi — and why that matters as more tokenised assets move into wider markets. On April 18, 2026 attackers exploited KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge and drained roughly $292 million in rsETH, a liquid restaking token.
AI Trading Agents: Useful Tool or Security Liability?
AI trading agents now execute a growing share of crypto order flow with little or no human input — but the safeguards around them have not kept pace. The result is a new kind of market risk that shows up both in individual account security and in the collective behaviour of autonomous systems at scale. The use of AI in crypto trading has reached a tipping point over the past year. Early bots followed simple, fixed rules for buying and selling.
Bitfinex Launches Support for XAUT0 on Celo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – April 16, 2026 – Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a premier digital asset trading platform, announced the support for deposits and withdrawals of XAUT0 on Celo. XAUT0 is a tokenised gold token that merges the value of physical gold with blockchain’s accessibility, enabling instant and borderless ownership of the world’s most trusted store of value.
STRC Is the Quiet Hand Behind Bitcoin’s Move
Bitcoin’s surge this week to $76,000, put it at its highest level in 70 days, and coincides with the 15 April ex-dividend date for the Strategy Variable Rate Perpetual Stretch Preferred Shares (STRC). We believe this significant price appreciation is attributable to a confluence of multiple layered factors.
Tokenised Commodities Could Help Oil the Machine
Shifting physical assets onto the blockchain eases collateral frictions, argues crypto expert. By Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations, Bitfinex Securities This article was originally published in Risk.net. Tokenised commodities are no longer a niche experiment. They are an example of how real-world assets are being rebuilt digitally on the blockchain.
Tokenised Fixed-Income Products Are Becoming the New Source of Yield
Tokenised fixed-income products are gaining popularity as investors look for more legible sources of on-chain yield. Bitfinex Securities products ALTERNATIVE and USTBL are two prime examples of how fixed-income structures familiar from the world of traditional finance are increasingly being rebuilt on Bitcoin-native rails. Crypto has a yield legibility problem.
What Is Glamsterdam? Ethereum’s 2026 Upgrade to On-Chain Block Building Explained
Ethereum’s last two major upgrades were focused squarely on Layer 2s. Glamsterdam, targeted to ship in H1 2026, is about improving Layer 1 — not just in terms of speed and efficiency but also the entire block production process. With execution increasingly migrating to L2s and Ethereum itself taking shape as the ecosystem’s underlying settlement and coordination layer, the question of who controls block production and under what rules is more important now than ever.
What Is Glamsterdam? Ethereum’s 2026 Upgrade to On-Chain Block Building Explained
Ethereum’s last two major upgrades were focused squarely on Layer 2s. Glamsterdam, targeted to ship in H1 2026, is about improving Layer 1 — not just in terms of speed and efficiency but also the entire block production process. With execution increasingly migrating to L2s and Ethereum itself taking shape as the ecosystem’s underlying settlement and coordination layer, the question of who controls block production and under what rules is more important now than ever.
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Direction Now Determined by ETF Flows
Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Insider. The information provided in this article does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Every investment and trading move involves risk; this is especially true for cryptocurrencies given their volatility. We strongly advise our readers to conduct their own research when making a decision.
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Direction Now Determined by ETF Flows
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Direction Now Determined by ETF Flows 30 March, 2026 Bitcoin’s recent price action reflects a market caught between weakening demand and a deteriorating macro backdrop. After a failed breakout above range highs, BTC has retraced toward its monthly open, with upside moves increasingly driven by short liquidations rather than sustained spot demand.
Crypto in Latin America: From Survival Tool to Financial Infrastructure
Latin America’s crypto market is no longer defined only by crisis. Inflation, capital controls and expensive cross-border payments still shape demand, but they no longer tell the whole story. What is emerging across the region is something altogether more durable. Data released in February 2026 by Argentine fintech Lemon suggests that monthly active crypto users in Latin America grew three times faster than in the United States in 2025.
Crypto in Latin America: From Survival Tool to Financial Infrastructure
Latin America’s crypto market is no longer defined only by crisis. Inflation, capital controls and expensive cross-border payments still shape demand, but they no longer tell the whole story. What is emerging across the region is something altogether more durable. Data released in February 2026 by Argentine fintech Lemon suggests that monthly active crypto users in Latin America grew three times faster than in the United States in 2025.
Scheduled Maintenance: Platform Downtime – March 25, 2026
The Bitfinex trading platform will be offline for a limited period of time on 25/03/2026 to undergo a scheduled maintenance upgrade aimed at enhancing the stability and scalability of our infrastructure. The upgrade is expected to begin at approximately 08:00 AM UTC (subject to change) and will last for around six hours. During this period, all Bitfinex services will be unavailable. Trading will be suspended. Customers will be unable to log in, access wallets or funds, or execute trades.
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Eyes the $72-$82k Air Gap
Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Insider. The information provided in this article does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Every investment and trading move involves risk; this is especially true for cryptocurrencies given their volatility. We strongly advise our readers to conduct their own research when making a decision.
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Eyes the $72-$82k Air Gap
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Eyes the $72-$82k Air Gap 23 March, 2026 Last week was a game of two halves for BTC, as it rallied to a high of $76,000 on Tuesday only to trade down to almost $68,000 on Sunday as the market responded to PPI data, Fed comments and ongoing tension in West Asia. BTC, however, remains above its March open, in contrast to the volatility seen in the S&P500 index, with potentially clear air above $72,000, if the market has sufficient conviction to get there.
The Rise of Bitcoin Options
Bitcoin’s options market has grown too large to ignore. What that signals about who is now participating in crypto, and why, matters more than the numbers alone. Crypto markets are no stranger to sharp drawdowns. As Bitcoin fell roughly 50% from its October 2025 peak to a low of around $60,000 in February, however, one aspect was different from previous cycles.
Change Log: Version 1.129
The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs.
Mobile App Change Log 7.22.0
Recent updates and optimisations to the Bitfinex mobile app We’re pleased to present Version 7.22.0 of the Bitfinex mobile app. The latest update to the Bitfinex mobile app includes general improvements. iOS Android You can also download the latest version of the Bitfinex mobile app from the Android Application Package (APK).
Mobile App Change Log 7.22.0
Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Insider. The information provided in this article does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Every investment and trading move involves risk; this is especially true for cryptocurrencies given their volatility. We strongly advise our readers to conduct their own research when making a decision.
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Momentum Builds
Subscribe to Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe .wp-block-buttons > .wp-block-button { flex: 1; } .wp-block-buttons .wp-block-button .wp-block-button__link { display: block; text-align: center; } .wp-block-buttons .wp-block-button:last-child .wp-block-button__link { background-color: #1ABC91; border-color: #1abc9c; color: #fff; } Bitcoin is approaching this week’s FOMC meeting on March 18 with renewed momentum, and has decisively reclaimed the $70,000 level.
Why the Future of Tokenised Assets is Collateral
Traditional collateral management still relies on inefficient, outdated systems that cost financial institutions millions each year in unnecessary operational expense and lost interest earnings. Tokenisation offers a potential fix — but only when it makes assets genuinely mobile and deployable across workflows, rather than simply representing value on-chain. With technical, operational and regulatory hurdles now starting to clear, early-movers stand to capture some of the biggest gains.
From Private to Inclusive Markets: How Tokenisation Is Driving Real Change in Global Investment Opportunities
This article was originally published in Alternative Investor. Private markets have long been the lifeblood of growth-stage and mid-size businesses looking to scale. Private equity alone saw $2.6 trillion in deal value globally in 2025, up by almost a fifth on the year before. Yet while private markets are seeing a resurgence, their infrastructure still belongs to a bygone era.
Bitfinex Alpha | Whales in Accumulation Mode
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Why Bitcoin and Stablecoins on Lightning Will Power the Next Phase of AI Agent Payments
AI agents can now do the work. The problem is paying for it. The Lightning Network gives autonomous software a Bitcoin-native way to settle small obligations at high frequency — fast and cheap enough to sit inside execution, so an agent can pay for data, compute or API access the moment it needs it, without pulling a human back into the loop.
BTC Battered but Far from Beaten
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How Institutions and Businesses are Using Lightning
River Financial’s latest annual Lightning adoption report indicates the Lightning Network processed a record $1.17 billion in volume in November 2025. This figure is inevitably an estimate rather than an audited total due to the difficulty of observing network activity from the outside. Drawing on data aggregated from major node operators that account for over 50% of Lightning’s total capacity, however, the implication is clear: the Lightning Network is operating at meaningful scale.
Bitfinex Simplifies Access to Tokenised Capital Markets
Bitfinex Securities is ushering in a new era of accessibility and efficiency by giving investors visibility of their securities in their primary Bitfinex trading account. This simplifies how participants engage with tokenised capital markets on Bitfinex, removing the administrative hurdle of having separate sub-accounts. This change aligns with Bitfinex Securities’ mission to democratise access to regulated digital securities.
Change Log: Version 1.128
25 Feb Change Log: Version 1.128 Posted on 25 February, 2026 in Change Log by Maria Lobusova The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs.
Mobile App Change Log 7.21.0
Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Insider. The information provided in this article does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. Every investment and trading move involves risk; this is especially true for cryptocurrencies given their volatility. We strongly advise our readers to conduct their own research when making a decision.
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Can Bitcoin Handle the Threat from Quantum Computing?
Quantum computing has recently become one of the biggest open questions in Bitcoin, particularly for institutions. Not because a breakthrough is considered imminent, but because long-horizon tail risks matter. If quantum machines ever reached the right scale, they could theoretically target the cryptography upon which Bitcoin relies, raising uncomfortable questions not only about security but what happens to long-dormant coins if key recovery ever becomes feasible.
Why Wall Street Is Starting to Take Prediction Markets Seriously
For most of their existence, prediction markets sat squarely outside mainstream finance: an interesting technological and cultural phenomenon, but too small, too thinly traded and too often associated with online gambling to attract meaningful institutional interest. That began to change in 2025, as trading volumes rose sharply, media attention intensified and regulatory clarity improved, making the sector increasingly difficult for institutions to ignore.
Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Stabilises as Early Signs of Optimism Emerge
Subscribe to Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe .wp-block-buttons > .wp-block-button { flex: 1; } .wp-block-buttons .wp-block-button .wp-block-button__link { display: block; text-align: center; } .wp-block-buttons .wp-block-button:last-child .wp-block-button__link { background-color: #1ABC91; border-color: #1abc9c; color: #fff; } Bitcoin is attempting to stabilise after the 5 February capitulation event, which drove the price to a local low of $60,100.
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Bitfinex Alpha | Crypto Undergoes Structural Reset
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AI, Repricing Risk and the Outlook for Bitcoin in 2026
Artificial intelligence has become the dominant narrative in global markets over the past 18 months. What began as a major technological breakthrough has evolved into a once-in-a-generation capital-allocation story, with investment now running into the hundreds of billions across data centres, advanced semiconductors and the power infrastructure required to support them.
What is USAT (USAt)?
USAt is a US-regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin created by Tether specifically for the American market. Issued by Anchorage Digital Bank — the first and only federally chartered crypto bank — with reserves managed by Cantor Fitzgerald, USAt maintains a 1:1 peg to the US dollar fully backed by high-quality liquid reserves.
Bitfinex to List USAT (USAt), Tether’s Stablecoin Built for the U.S.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 27th January 2026 – Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a premier digital asset trading platform, has announced today that it will list USAt, the newly launched, U.S.-regulated stablecoin from the Tether ecosystem. USAt is built specifically for the American market. It serves as a compliant digital dollar alternative that is structured to align with the latest U.S. regulatory frameworks. Every token is 100% backed by U.S. Dollar reserves.
Bitfinex Alpha | In the Absence of Spot Demand, BTC Is Drifting
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Ethereum’s Record Throughput, Low Fee Paradox - Implications for Institutions and the EVM Ecosystem
Ethereum processed just over 2.88 million transactions in a single day last Friday — the highest daily total in its history. What made this moment particularly noteworthy was that it occurred in the context of unusually low average transaction fees. At first glance, that seems paradoxical. Activity spikes on Ethereum have historically coincided with congestion, fee spikes and, in some quarters, calls for the network’s imminent demise. This cycle looks different.
Bitfinex Alpha | Market Structure Improves but Sell Overhang Persists
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The Liquid Network & The Inevitable Rise of Bitcoin-Native Tokenisation
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has called tokenisation the “next generation of markets.” Regardless of whether trillion-dollar projections materialise on schedule, the direction of travel is clear. Regulators are no longer ignoring the trend and capital is swiftly moving on-chain. The question now isn’t whether financial assets will be tokenised, but on what kind of infrastructure.
What is Rayls (RLS)?
Rayls is an institutional-grade blockchain ecosystem designed to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi). Positioned as “the blockchain for banks,” it provides financial institutions with the infrastructure to operate privately, settle securely and access global liquidity—without compromising compliance, confidentiality or performance.
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