Representatives of the analytical resource CoinMarketCap has announced that it has made changes to the data use cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. After the occurrence of the question about displaying on the website of multi-million dollar turnover in non-existent in the crypto currency exchange trading USD/USDT in Bitfinex explained that this amount represents the amount of funds in the USDT, which have been placed or withdrawn from it. The company says it does not publish fake data, and CMC will track the API of the crypto currency exchange and displays the pair.
“This is another not so shining example of the spread of sentiments of fear, uncertainty and doubt against Bitfinex/Tether”, – said in a tweet Bitfinex.
https://t.co/sJ3VxufDli is the sum of USDt dep/wds to/from Bitfinex. We are not ‘publishing’ fake numbers; the API method is called ‘movement_volume’ and isn’t part of our ticker API. Not pushed by us, pulled by the CMC. Another not-so-brilliant example of anti Bitfinex/Tether FUD. https://t.co/elGnsVfCfA
— Bitfinex (@bitfinex) October 23, 2018
Head of marketing at CoinMarketCap Cherilyn Chan (Chan Carylyne) in response to a remark said that her colleagues reviewed information Bitfinex and this amount is now excluded from tracking.
Recall that the distrust of Bitfinex fueled by the lack of an official audit of Тether. On the eve it became known that the crypto currency exchange back to the address, known as the “Tether storage” USDT 630 million in 6 transactions.
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