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Topic: BTC-E Down since 25.07.2017 - page 2. (Read 3617 times)

sr. member
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July 26, 2017, 01:44:17 PM
#19
If they really are down due to moneylaundering concerns it will be a serious blow to bitcoin.

Why? Is there a connection between btc-e.com and Bitcoin? The latter is a digital currency while btc-e.com is a virtual currency exchange or a deposit collector for real money. I think they're not related.
full member
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July 26, 2017, 12:29:33 PM
#18
If they really are down due to moneylaundering concerns it will be a serious blow to bitcoin.

We survived Mt.Gox.

Nothing can stop us, 1 BTC will always be 1 BTC (at least). Cheesy
member
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July 26, 2017, 12:25:41 PM
#17
If they really are down due to moneylaundering concerns it will be a serious blow to bitcoin.
full member
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July 26, 2017, 12:18:44 PM
#16
Confirmed, he is indeed a key man from BTC-E.
The time when doing illegal stuff online with crypto is coming to an end, it appears. I have also read that this man was laundering the money from Mt.Gox.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-russia-arrest-bitcoin-idUKKBN1AB27Y?il=0
hero member
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July 26, 2017, 10:57:44 AM
#15
Just read about it from a post on another media site:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-exchange-btc-e-still-offline-as-laundering-theories-begin-to-surface
I would be a little concerned if i held any of my coins there.
newbie
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July 26, 2017, 10:50:29 AM
#14
If it is staying like this, does it mean Bitcoin will go up as when MT.Gox wen't down??
sr. member
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July 26, 2017, 10:47:53 AM
#13
Any suggestions when we see it again or we should start a crowdfunding company for a killer?

Maybe they are just preparing for the upcoming event. Or else some of thier not working properly that is why they made server maintenance immediately.
hero member
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July 26, 2017, 10:20:40 AM
#12
Admin on btce arrested ?
full member
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July 26, 2017, 09:56:56 AM
#11
"As for where the criminals are cashing out, 95 per cent of ransom funds were cashed out at the Russian exchange BTC-E. That chimes with the indication that the biggest ransomware types are the produce of the biggest organized criminal gangs working out of Russia."



https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/07/25/google-ransomware-multi-million-dollar-business-with-locky-and-cerber/#2cad57196caf

full member
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full member
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Lucky Man
July 26, 2017, 09:08:58 AM
#9
I hope it lives and has a policy to compensate for the thrill of the members.
hero member
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July 26, 2017, 07:44:29 AM
#8
It is not their first unscheduled maintenance and it will not be the last one. Its good to stay with better services than BTC-E. There are lots of rumors going around but I hope they will be back soon. The Reddit discussions are floating around with lots of allegations and rumors.
legendary
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July 26, 2017, 07:23:34 AM
#7
i have around 400 litecoins there and an additional $3k in fiat. this can't be just a regular unscheduled maintenance considering how long it takes. at first it might have looked like that, but now the fear amongst people is starting to creep in (i am not an exception). what makes things even worse is the lack of proper communication from btc-e.
hero member
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July 26, 2017, 06:17:16 AM
#6
Look at reddits discussion many speculate a hack:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/6pkjny/and_while_btce_is_down_some_169m_bitcoin_fortune/
This is the wallet:
https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/fd5cbd2c752ccb9e860240da4c8169214055f84884250972e01df863354436c9/

Might be a hack.
Also notice the btc rate freefalling since btc-e is closed.
I am very sure about a hack or exit scam.
Things like that had always hit the rates, so some people know that already or the coins are already for sale.
hero member
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July 26, 2017, 06:15:54 AM
#5
Its almost a day since they are down for a unplanned maintenance. They have a history of doing this for, unfortunately this is the longest downtime as far as I can recall. But we don't need to panic though, I don't believed that they are hacked either. I guess for people who have funds in there, this is a very nervous thing. All we can do is to hope than everything will be fine. I just follow their twitter account if I were you to get updated.
staff
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July 26, 2017, 06:09:55 AM
#4
You shouldn't worry much, BTC-E is a reputable company. It's just an unscheduled maintenance and they already tweeted[1] about it hours ago. Hopefully It won't take longer because people should already start withdrawing their funds from exchanges as the 1st of august is coming.

[1] https://twitter.com/btcecom/status/889918430228492289
member
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July 26, 2017, 04:37:46 AM
#3
it is not surprising at all, this is not the first down of btc-e, and sure was not the last one. no one knows when will the attack comes by the hacker
There is no signs of hacker attack, it looks more like a technical problem
hero member
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July 26, 2017, 04:19:08 AM
#2
it is not surprising at all, this is not the first down of btc-e, and sure was not the last one. no one knows when will the attack comes by the hacker
member
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July 26, 2017, 01:59:16 AM
#1
Any suggestions when we see it again or we should start a crowdfunding company for a sniper?
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