Bitfinex continues to monitor its platform and refuse service to U.S. persons_THE:AND

Earliertoday,wewerecontactedbyFrankChaparroofTheBlockseekingcommentonastoryaboutanunnamedpersonopeningaBitfinexaccountfromNewYorkandthenwithdrawingdigitaltokensfromthataccount.

Wehavenowidentifiedthisuser.Wecorrectlyflaggedthisuser’sIPaddressasbeingintheU.S.NotwithstandingtheU.S.IPaddress—whichmaybeusedbyBitfinexcustomers,asappropriate—oursystemlogsdemonstratethatthisuserrepresentedtousseveraltimesthathewasnotanindividualresidentintheU.S.ThispersonhasliedtoBitfinexonmultipleoccasions,deliberatelyandwronglyconcealedhislocation,andflagrantlyviolatedourtermsofservice.

Wethinkit’sunfortunatethatMr.Chaparrowouldratherassociatehimselfwiththeseactionsthanactivelyattempttohelpusuncoverandpunishfraudulentbehaviouronourplatform.Thiskindof‘gotcha’stingalsospeaksvolumesabouthisandourotherdetractors’truemotivations.

Wehavedisabledtheaccountinvolvedinthiscase.Wereservetherighttoreportthisandotherfraudulentbehaviourstoappropriateauthorities.Finally,weremindUnitedStatespersonsthattheyarenotwelcomeonourplatformandthatwewillcontinuetotakeactiontoenforceourrightsandfulfillourlegalobligations.

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