Quote from: mr angry on February 03, 2018, 04:25:13 PM

Bitfinex registration is open again, but you need to deposit 10,000 USD of bitcoins before you can start trading.

This is from the registration page.

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Thank you for your interest in opening a Bitfinex account.
Before continuing, please read, understand, and acknowledge the following important notices:

PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM
Bitfinex is a platform for professional traders. If you are new to cryptocurrency trading, please consider another, more straightforward platform first and return to Bitfinex later.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT EQUITY
New accounts will not be able to trade or perform any platform function until they reach a minimum account equity of 10,000 USD, achieved by bank wire or by depositing cryptocurrency.

VERIFICATION TIMELINE
If you wish to complete the verification process to gain access to additional features such as fiat deposits and withdrawals, please understand that the verification process is significantly backlogged. New verification requests are taking 6-8 weeks to complete.

INACTIVITY FEE
Bitfinex is not a wallet service. If you are not participating in Bitfinex markets, please withdraw your funds from the platform. In the future, users who hold balances in their Bitfinex account but do not participate in markets may be charged a small inactivity fee.

Thank you for taking a moment to understand more about Bitfinex.
If you have read, understood, and acknowledged each of the items above we invite you to proceed.

Welcome to Bitfinex.
Bitfinex Management

10,000 dollars is hefty. I wonder how many people will bother?