An anonymous reader quotes this report from the cryptocurrency news site Bitcoin.com:"So far, close to US$180M in funds is locked up in Wells Fargo accounts ," writes The Merkle, "with no clear path to a resolution in sight." But a Bitfinex representative on social media pointed out that " Funds are not frozen ," adding that Wells Fargo is just a correspondent bank, and "They have chosen to block wire transfers between us and our customers which we are challenging in court."Another post from BFX_Brandon states that "If we allow them to simply flip a switch and disrupt business, then there becomes a precedence in the Bitcoin industry beyond just Bitfinex, so we believe it is the appropriate time to take action ."