It's not “old news” if it wasn't publicly known in the past (and if the market had known it already, no one would be panic selling based on it.)
Look up E-gold if you want to feel the experience of history repeating itself. For bonus points check the dates when E-Gold was shutdown and when bitcoin was created.
That's...an unwarranted conclusion.
If this were all done and resolved, then Bitfinex would have a strong incentive to say that clearly, specifically, and unequivocally. The fact that they aren't and CFTC isn't commenting strongly suggests that the process starting with the subpoena is ongoing.