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Bitfinex is an exchange based out of Hong Kong dealing with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Darkcoin and allows trades in US Dollars. Features include standard exchange trading, 3.3:1 leveraged trading and swap contracts.

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BitFinex API call returns 400 bad request

Trying to get authentication with BitFinex to work. Docs here: https://www.bitfinex.com/pages/api Say the client wants to make a request to POST https://api.bitfinex.com/v1/order/new With a payload of { "request":"/v1/order/new", "nonce": "1234",…
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What is the "Count" column in the order book on Bitfinex?

I can't understand what count means here. I would have assumed that it was the number of orders at that price, but the total column does not seem to reflect this. Can't find any info in the documentation or glossary. Thanks
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Why does Bitfinex allow shorting with BTC as collateral?

I made a mistake today where I shorted BTC on Bitfinex using BTC as collateral. Why is this even possible, I cant figure out why someone would want to do that?
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Bitfinex API limit

There is currently an API limit of 60 requests per minute on Bitfinex. Question is whether this limit is related to: 1) single IP address, If so, can I have more IPs linked to one account each of which having the 60request/minute linit? 2) user…
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Historic market data from Bitfinex

I am trying to use the Bitfinex API to get historic OHLC data. I have posted a simmilar question on the main Stack Overflow page: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47107106/bitfinex-data-api but I figure I might as well try here since there should…
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Trade Execution v.s. Trade Execution Update

Using the Bitfinex WebSocket API I am subscribing to trades. The data I receive looks like this: chanId msgType tradeID Timestamp Amount Price [ 139260, 'te', [ 73962571, 1507383025000, 97.628437, 0.503 ] ] [ 139260, 'tu', [ 73962571,…
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Bitfinex REST API v2.0 modify orders

I am not sure if this is the right place for this kind of question, but there is no general crypto currency stack ... I am developing an application which accesses Bitfinex data and also should be able to modify Bitfinex data and I am using the REST…
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Bitfinex get credits and convert timestamp to JS Date

I'm fetching my active credits in BFX and trying to discover when I'll have my funding back. This is a response example: /v1/credits [{ amount: "294.4316181", currency: "USD", id: 15778083, period: 2, rate: "16.816", status:…
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Is it possible to short on Bitfinex using a SELL-STOP, then BUY-STOP and BUY-LIMIT at the same time?

I would like to know if it's possible to do this short order without having to manually add the stop loss after it's opened. Say the price is currently $300, and if it hits $280 I know it will probably drop, so I want to margin sell-stop at $280 to…
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Bitfinex get Trading Fees via API

After placing a market order, I got its order_id & checked its status via this end point /v1/order/status and I got the following: Array ( [id] => 18141116927 [cid] => 43611135723 [cid_date] => 2018-10-17 [gid] => [symbol] => iotusd [exchange] =>…
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Bitfinex Api limit server or individual ip address

I'm using the Bitfinex API to create a website with prices of the cryptocurrencies on there. Their website says they have a 90 request limit per minute per ip address. Since I will be putting the website on a web server for everyone to access, will…
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How to get the historical data from bitfinex.com with out a limit?

I am drawing a chart using the data pulled from bitfinex.com via a simple API query. As the result, i will need to render a chart which is going to show the historical data of BTCUSD for the past two years. Docs are available right here:…
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Is there a way to identify number of wallets opened by an exchange

This is precursor to a data science question. Essentially, I am trying to map bitcoin's price to the number of wallets opened today on an exchange. It's quite common that the users would put in a buy request tomorrow, so a time series can be…
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Mistakenly sent BCH to BTC bitfinex wallet - can I get my BCH back?

I just made the huge mistake to sent BCH from Exodus to my BTC wallet in bitfinex. Can I by any chance get my BCH back?
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Has anyone experienced money wire from Bitfinex to a european bank? How are the fees applied?

I try to find the best way to cash-out when needed. I use Bitfinex lately and I see that they have a good fee structure (https://www.bitfinex.com/fees - if you know something better let me know). However, I am curious that if it is the same Europe.…
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