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Topic: when an exchange kills a coin, it should follow a protocol (Read 767 times)

legendary
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It all starts when a Dev abandons his coin...
There needs to be a Posse that hunts down dead-beat Devs...
And brings them to justice.
member
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      when an exchange kills a coin, it should follow a protocol:

      suggestions:

      • give enough time between announcement and death - Agreed
      • alert the users, preferably by email (not everyone is daytrading)
      • a mailinglist that users can subscribe to might help, to be informed about important events
      • cancel all open orders of that coin, put them back onto balance - Agreed
      • keep the balance reachable for a few more weeks, to allow for withdrawal - Agreed

      what else?


      I'm not quiet sure about email notifications. Big exchanges with hundred thousands of users can have some troubles sending out tons of notifications emails at once.[/list][/list]
      akd
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      a good solution would be for an exchange to have
      an automatic payout in the case they do delist a coin,
      user's simply add that when they are depositing coins.

      VERY good suggestion.

      And to make it simpler, a few defaults for recipient addresses in case of delisting:
      • When I have deposited coins into the exchange, the sending address is stored (*)
      • My last withdrawal address is always the one that would be used
      • when I buy a new coin at an exchange, that coin is listed in my TODO list = I need to provide a fallback address

      Only the last case really needs action from my side then.

      (*) can cause problems if that was a mining pool, or another exchange.


      full member
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      Just Do It!
      Back when i used to trade i would not stay with a low volume coin for very long cause i worried for my funds, I did not want them to get stuck somewhere, a good solution would be for an exchange to have an automatic payout in the case they do delist a coin, user's simply add that when they are depositing coins.
      full member
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      great but what if coin source code is bad? people will trade but noone will ever withdraw it?
      newbie
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      big exchange will not follow any protocol except their own
      legendary
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      Poloniex - Kills off coins every other day it seems. Some that still have active communities and development.
      Mintpal - Promised to kill off coins, only one  I know of is Cagecoin
      Cryptsy - Doesnt kill off coins, lets zombie coins like Royalcoin continue trade.

      Good suggestions but exchanges are going to do whatever they feel like.
      akd
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      akd
      member
      Activity: 86
      Merit: 10
      .

      when an exchange kills a coin, it should follow a protocol:

      suggestions:

      • give enough time between announcement and death
      • alert the users, preferably by email (not everyone is daytrading)
      • a mailinglist that users can subscribe to might help, to be informed about important events
      • cancel all open orders of that coin, put them back onto balance
      • keep the balance reachable for a few more weeks, to allow for withdrawal

      what else?

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