Could someone explain the situation for those who had their BTC on Bittrex during the snapshot?
Don't be confused. At least since you have funds on bittrex, you should have tried to be following the news. Bittrex has already stated their decision few days ago on bitcoin gold that they will not be listing the coin for some reasons which has to do with the safety of the users. However, they will be giving all their users the forked part which will be available for them to withdraw to their wallet or somewhere else maybe. So, just keep your fingers crossed and watch out for the next update on that from them.
You can read more here for reference: https://www.cointelegraph.com/news/bittrex-issues-official-statement-about-bitcoin-gold-warns-users
Hey nl247, thanks a lot for your reply, you really cleared some things up for me! I tried to follow the news but still was not certain how to interpret them. But now I understand that it is not entirely clear how/when you will receive that stupid gold coin.
In any way, can you safely trade your BTC on bittrex right now? The (non-updated) bitter statement said something with respect to safety issues for some time after the snapshot. Or was that only related to trades involving BTC gold?