I think it's pretty much the exact opposite. Bittrex is US based and with our financial regulatory body (SEC) recently going on record that ICOs that contain any financial incentive for participation/ownership are subject to regulation the same as traditional securities (financial instruments) Bittrex is vary wary to list projects that clearly fall in that category and hence would be gray area illegal to own or process through US financial institutions without that ICO having SEC review and prior approval.
This is why tokens like DNT, Iconomi, TAAS, etc... will likely never be on Bittrex or Poloniex.