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Topic: Another one bites the dust! But this one's different. The Hotbit case. - page 3. (Read 603 times)

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[Nope]No hype delivers more than hope
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But why include all of the users' funds? Why the sudden freeze of the rest of the users' trading and withdrawal functions? Moreover, orders were all canceled. And, worse, "all leveraged exchange-traded fund positions will be liquidated." Finally, there's "no timeframe for resumption" of all activities.

That's part of the investigation. Fyi, hotbit does not adopt a KYC system for any amount of customer transactions like other centralized exchanges (unless they request it personally). Actually, it's a bit strange if Hotbit claims to be headquartered and comply with Hong Kong regulations. And now the consequences for customers with that convenience befall, when their insiders are involved in criminal activities then anyone becomes the target of investigation by legal authorities, including normal customers.
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It's funny, worrisome, and mind-boggling how a centralized platform could have all kinds of reasons for freezing funds.

Crypto exchange Hotbit suddenly froze its users' funds as well as the deposit, withdrawal, and trading functions of the platform. The reason? One of their former employees was suspected by law enforcement authorities of being involved in a questionable project. As a result, some senior managers were asked to cooperate in the investigation. Some funds of the exchange was also ordered frozen.

But why include all of the users' funds? Why the sudden freeze of the rest of the users' trading and withdrawal functions? Moreover, orders were all canceled. And, worse, "all leveraged exchange-traded fund positions will be liquidated." Finally, there's "no timeframe for resumption" of all activities.

All that's happening with centralized platforms recently makes me cringe. It chills me to the bone! If others are still trusting centralized platforms until now, it's time to rethink seriously.


1. https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-hotbit-says-it-froze-customer-funds-due-to-alleged-criminal-ties-of-formal-employee
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