Bitfinex and USDT issuer Tether share the same parent group, iFinex. USDT is the world's largest USD-pegged stablecoin by issuance, circulating across major exchanges globally. According to Tether's reports, USDT is over-collateralized — primarily by short-term US Treasuries. By the end of 2025, Tether's US Treasury holdings exceeded those of many countries, making it one of the largest creditors of the US government.
Bitfinex and Tether share a common destiny. Because Tether holds enormous quantities of US Treasuries, a USDT collapse would cause violent price swings, fire-sale selling, and possibly a Treasury default — an outcome the US government would clearly want to avoid.
So is Bitfinex safe? We can say: if USDT is safe, Bitfinex is safe. As long as the US government doesn't target USDT, USDT will be safe — and because USDT is safe, the US is safe too.
That said, no investment in the world is 100% safe, and no bank or country is too big to fail. Investors should still evaluate carefully and diversify to minimize risk.