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iFinex Inc.

ExchangeEl Salvador Founded 2012bitfinex.com
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Last reviewed
27 Aug 2026
2026-08-27

Compliance snapshot

  • Digital asset service provider licence — El Salvador (CNAD)
  • No EU CASP authorization; retail access restricted in the EEA
  • 2016 hack of 119,756 BTC still material to counterparty reviews
Overall concern
High concern

Offshore group with historic reserve-disclosure settlements and a major 2016 hack; licensing is limited to a digital-asset regime outside the EU.

Licenses & registrations

  • El SalvadorAuthorized
    Digital asset service provider licence
    Comisión Nacional de Activos DigitalesCNAD
    CNAD-2023-00042023-11-08
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  • British Virgin IslandsRegistered
    VASP registration
    Financial Services CommissionFSC
    VASP-BVI-00882023-07-31
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  • European UnionNot licensed
    MiCA CASP authorization
    National competent authoritiesNCA
    ——
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Reputation

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Press sentiment
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Recent press

  • 2026-06-09
    Exchange relocates group functions to El SalvadorNeutral

    Reuters — The move followed the country's new digital asset framework.

  • 2026-03-31
    Professional trading volumes hold steadyPositive

    Bloomberg — The venue retained a niche among high-volume traders.

  • 2025-11-19
    Affiliate stablecoin issuer faces EU delisting pressureNegative

    Financial Times — European venues removed a related stablecoin ahead of new rules.

  • 2025-08-05
    Recovered 2016 hack proceeds returned in partPositive

    CoinDesk — US authorities began returning a portion of seized assets.

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2021-10-15FineUSD 1,500,000

    US commodities regulator settlement over illegal retail transactions and registration failures.

  2. 2021-02-23EnforcementUSD 18,500,000

    New York settlement with an affiliated stablecoin issuer over reserve disclosures.

  3. 2016-08-02HackUSD 72,000,000 (at the time)

    Breach of multi-signature wallets; 119,756 BTC stolen, socialised across customer balances.

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Profile last reviewed 27 Aug 2026 (2026-08-27)