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Bitfinex

Logo: P,zitek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Cryptocurrency exchange

Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange owned and operated by iFinex Inc, and is registered in the British Virgin Islands and regulated in El Salvador. Bitfinex was founded in 2012.2 It was founded by Raphael Nicolle.1 Its chief executive is Jean-Louis van der Velde.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2012Founded1

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Bitfinex is a cryptocurrency exchange owned and operated by iFinex Inc, and is registered in the British Virgin Islands and regulated in El Salvador. Bitfinex was founded in 2012.2

Corporate structure

Bitfinex sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Bitfinex British Virgin Islands
    • Tether Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Bitfinex reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Tether

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Raphael Nicolle in 2012, in Hong Kong.1

Leadership

Who has led Bitfinex, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • cryptocurrency
  • cryptocurrency exchange

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Tether

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2012Founded Founded in Hong Kong1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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