{"id":391547,"date":"2019-07-29T22:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T22:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=391547"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:46:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:46:04","slug":"analyst-bitfinex-court-hearing-could-contribute-to-massive-bitcoin-volatility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/analyst-bitfinex-court-hearing-could-contribute-to-massive-bitcoin-volatility\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst: Bitfinex Court Hearing Could Contribute to Massive Bitcoin Volatility"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crypto markets have been closely following the situation that has been unfolding around the popular and controversial Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, which also owns the controversial stable coin Tether, which is accused by the NYAG of allowing US-based users to flout the Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) and crypto leveraged trading restrictions.<\/p>\n

Because of the significance of the cryptocurrency exchange and stable coin, analysts are noting that the outcome of this court case could lead to volatility for Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets in the week ahead.<\/p>\n

Bitfinex vs NYAG Proceeds in the NY Supreme Court, Will Bitcoin Be a Center Topic?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The court proceedings between the embattled cryptocurrency exchange<\/a> and the crypto-adverse NYAG began a handful of hours ago and Bitcoin has already become a topic of discussion, as the initial proceedings appear to be centered around whether or not the court has subject matter jurisdiction over this case as Tether \u2013 the exchange\u2019s legal team claims \u2013 is not a security or commodity.<\/p>\n

Zach Voell discussed the happenings of the court proceedings in a recent tweet thread, explaining that the Judge was questioning whether or not Tether is a commodity, with the AG claiming that it is, partially because it can be used to trade both Bitcoin and Ethereum.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudge: So if Tether \u2018relates to\u2019 securities or commodities, that\u2019s enough? (to trigger Martin Act things) AG: Yes, absolutely (referencing that it\u2019s used to trade $ETH and $BTC)\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Judge: So if Tether \u201crelates to\u201d securities or commodities, that\u2019s enough? (to trigger Martin Act things) <\/p>\n

AG: Yes, absolutely (referencing that it\u2019s used to trade $ETH<\/a> and $BTC<\/a>) <\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n

— Zack Voell (@zackvoell) July 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n