Before depositing to Bitfinex, screen your wallet for the sanctions and mixer exposure its compliance system flags; Plastron's free preview flags it with no account, and a free account unlocks the full risk score across seven EVM chains.
Bitfinex Wallet Check
The 2016 Bitfinex hack produced 119,756 BTC in stolen funds. On-chain traces of those funds appear in wallets across the ecosystem.
In August 2016, Bitfinex suffered a breach that resulted in the theft of approximately 119,756 BTC — worth around $72 million at the time and over $7 billion at peak Bitcoin prices. The stolen funds were largely held in dormant wallets for years until 2022, when US law enforcement seized over 94,000 BTC as part of the largest financial seizure in DOJ history. Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested for laundering the funds through a network of darknet market accounts, cryptocurrency exchanges, and decentralized finance protocols. The laundering operation involved hundreds of intermediate wallets, mixing services, and token conversions — all of which left traces on the blockchain. Wallets that interacted with exchanges or DeFi protocols where the Bitfinex funds were deposited during the laundering operation carry indirect exposure that remains detectable. Bitfinex itself runs blockchain analytics on deposits and applies compliance screening that is particularly attentive to known hack fund addresses, given their own history. Knowing whether your wallet has any historical connection to the 2016 funds is important before depositing.
Bitfinex wallet check: how the scan works
Hack Fund Exposure Detection
Plastron's database includes addresses linked to major exchange hacks including the 2016 Bitfinex incident. We check your counterparty history against these addresses and flag any direct or indirect connections as stolen fund exposure. If any of your counterparties touched Bitfinex hack distribution wallets, the scan will surface it.
Full AML Pre-Check
Beyond hack exposure, we screen your wallet against OFAC, mixer contracts, darknet market addresses, and over 3,800 flagged entities across six risk categories. The scan covers up to 1,000 ETH transactions and 1,000 ERC-20 token transfers, providing a complete counterparty profile for your Bitfinex deposit decision.
Risk Score Before Depositing
Your report includes a composite risk score and a per-category breakdown. For Bitfinex deposits, the categories most relevant to watch are stolen funds and mixer exposure — the two risk vectors most directly associated with the 2016 hack laundering operation. Low scores indicate clean history; higher scores require investigation.
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