Bitfinex CTO releases proof of reserves amid FTX bankruptcy fiasco

cointelegraph.com:

The fall of major crypto ecosystems — such as FTX and Terra (LUNA) — this year highlighted the importance of transparency around the true reserves held by crypto exchanges and businesses. Amid the ongoing fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) across the crypto space, crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed its proof of reserves to the general public.

Over the past few days, major crypto exchanges, including Binance, OKX, Kucoin and Crypto.com, committed to sharing their proof of reserve to regain investor confidence. Walking the talk, Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino shared the list of the main Bitfinex wallets, last updated on November 11.

As shown above, Ardoino shared Bitfinex’s proof of reserves on GitHub, wherein he listed a total of 135 cold and hot wallet addresses. Sparing users the trouble of going through the addresses, he listed down some of the company’s significant holdings, which included 204338.17967717 BTC and 1225600 ETH among top holders.

1/Proof of reserves for @bitfinexHere is the list of the main Bitfinex walletshttps://t.co/TaS7Vy9qfPFinex holds:- 204338.17967717 BTC (among top bitcoin holders)- 2018.5 L-BTC (Liquid)- ~1000 BTC on LN ⚡️- 1225600 ETH (among top ethereum holders)...

Bitfinex developed an open-source library called Antani back in June 2018, which was aimed at providing transparency around proof of solvency, custody and off-chain delegated proof of vote. While overlooked in the past, Ardoino confirmed Bitfinex’s plans to revive the system that would allow users to verify their balances without compromising privacy.

Antani’s whitepaper suggest that users will be able to verify their balances cryptographically, allowing Bitfinex users to confirm the existence of their funds and eradicate depegging risks.

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