i think alot people used btc-e as a kind of a mixer for tax avoid and other stuff.. it was so easy to create an account, and there was almost no limits for deposit/withdrawal with btc, and it was always instant...
i dont think btc-e has been aware of this, but it doesnt make this whole case better.
btc-e has always felt shady.
its not just the bitcoin that is shady, it was the exchanger. like libertyreserve, egold felt shady.
either they open up again and fight for their arrested brother, or the rest of the admins will run.
no matter what happends, btc-e will go down in the history as the most shadiest exchanger and cryptoholder ever for me.
You weren't around for Mt Gox soooo......
That was a shady place...I lost 6 btc....then 2 weeks later another 30 btc....I had changed my password to a 16 alphanumeric with caps & signs....still got ripped off........moved ALL btc out after that,no more trading
I traced my coins to one of THEIR wallets!!!! They didn't care,they pilfered as they pleased...............
3 of my friends had the same thing happen.......
Just glad btc was only worth $6 back in 2011....................