Continuingourheritageofprovidinganeutral,coin-agnosticplatform,fromtodayBitfinexuserswillbeabletotradeTether-fiatdirectlyonourplatformthroughtheadditionofUSDT/USDandEURT/EURTethertradingpairs.Thisreplacestheprevious1:1conversionondepositsandwithdrawalsprovidedbyBitfinex,andreflectstheincreasingrangeofchoiceinthestablecoinmarketanddemandsfromourconsumers.
TetherwascreatedOctober6th2014inresponsetoaclearmarketneedtoallowmovementsoffundsquicklybetweendifferentexchanges,whilstbenefitingfromthestabilityoftheUSDollar.ItremainedthesolestablecoininthemarketuntilMarch2018,withahandfulofalternativeslaunchingthisyear.
HistoricallybyprovidingtheguaranteeoftheTether/USDollar1:1peg,Bitfinexhasprotectedcustomers,ensuringtheycanredeematanytime.HavingincreasedvisibilityofTetherthroughsomesharedexecutiveteammembersgaveBitfinextheconfidencetocommittothisapproach.
Nowinreflectionoftheevolvedstablecoinmarket,andinkeepingwithourethosthatanexchangeshouldbeaneutralactor,walletsonBitfinexwillsupportTetherbalanceUSDTandEURTinadditiontotheexistingUSDandEURfiatbalances.UsersmaythenusethisnewpairtoconvertfiattoTetherandviceversaasdesired.ThiseffectivelymeansthatBitfinexuserscandeposit,tradeandwithdrawUSDandEURinbothfiatandTetherdenominations.
AtBitfinexweareproudtoconsistentlybefirstinmarketinsupportingforksandaccesstoallmajorcurrencies.Wewerethefirsttointroducealternativestablecoinsontoourplatform,includingDai(anEthereumcollateralisedstablecoin),andwewillintroducenewstablecoinpairingsasandwhendemandishighenoughtolistthemonourexchange.
AllexistingUSDbalancesonBitfinexwillremainfiatandunaffectedbythischange.AnyTetherdepositsinitiatedbefore14:30:00UTConthe27thofNovemberwillbecreditedtotheuser'sfiatwalletbalances,whereasTetherdepositsinitiatedafterthiscutofftimewillbecreditedasTether(USDT).Asalways,ourdedicatedsupportteamwillbeavailable24/7foranyqueriesaroundthischange.
ThisupdateislaunchedinconjunctionwithincreasedflexibilityintheredemptionofTetherwithamajorupdatetotheTether.toplatform.CustomersarenowabletoredeemtheirUSDTstoUSDdirectlythroughthenewly-updatedTether.toplatform.TheTetherwebsitenowsupportsfullaccountverificationwhilstallowingfordirectTether-to-fiatconversionsatafixed1:1rate.SeethefullTetherannouncementheretofindoutmore.
Asateam,wewillcontinuetoworkhardtoprovidethebestsolutionsforourcustomers,withthetechnology,expertise,anddrivetoadaptandevolveasquicklyasthecryptomarketmoves.
TheBitfinexTeam
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