I agree, crypto is extremely strange space, and bittrex story must be one of the strangest in an already strange landscape. Bittrex is not 'close to a scam' it IS a scam, there are unambiguous cases of theft on a mass scale, it's just the Bitcoin bubble and associated greed creates this weird situation where despite the clear evidence of bittrex stealing user funds, so many noobies are scrambling to get access to the 'gold rush' that they've collectively suspended both common sense and morality.
Bittrex is an outlaw exchange, probably in cahoots with USA government.
His support is very responsive and communicative.
Indeed yesterday there was a little problem in terms of account verification for some members but it has been solved in Bittrex gradually.
What disturbed me was how they delisted some coins that were not explained for what reason.