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Institution record

BITFINEX

Risk level not supplied1 of 2 licences marked regulated
Source score
—
Warnings
0
Comments
0

Licence records

Licences within our coverage (forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.

RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
FinCENTier-1
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
31000162888565Exceeded scopeBFXNA INC.2020-02-07
CNADTier-3
Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales
Number pending checkRegulated——

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing BITFINEX against peer institutions in our forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe dataset.

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InstitutionPrimary regulatorsRegulated / totalRisk classificationSource scoreWarnings
BITFINEX (this record)
FinCENCNAD
1 / 2Risk level not supplied—0
BAM
FIBdEPolish+12
15 / 15Risk level not supplied—0
CANADA
CNBNRAFCIS+8
3 / 11Risk level not supplied—0
Binance
AMFOAMFI+11
12 / 14Risk level not supplied—0
BitGo
BaFinMASFinCEN+1
4 / 4Risk level not supplied—0
Uphold
FCISFCAMSC+1
4 / 4Risk level not supplied—0

BITFINEX: institutional due diligence FAQ

Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.

What is BITFINEX's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, BITFINEX (legal entity reference: BITFINEX) holds 2 recorded licence entries, of which 1 carries a "regulated" status and 1 are marked regulated or registered: FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)) — licence 31000162888565, status: exceeded scope, Tier-1; CNAD (Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales) — licence Number pending check, status: regulated, Tier-3. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official FinCEN, CNAD public register.

Which of BITFINEX's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?

BITFINEX is registered at Trinity Chambers, Road Town, Tortola and tracked under our forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe scope based on its institutional service profile (Crypto spot trading, Derivatives contracts, Investment products) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 2 recorded licences (FinCEN, CNAD) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

What is BITFINEX's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?

BITFINEX carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts and 1 licence record with elevated status flags (FinCEN: exceeded scope). Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.

What operational due diligence steps apply to BITFINEX's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with BITFINEX, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (not supplied in source) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to FinCEN.

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BITFINEX — Regulation, Licence Records & Risk Profile | FXMacro Wire