Quote from: Teal Deer on August 01, 2017, 09:58:16 AM

Quote from: 1Referee on August 01, 2017, 09:32:24 AM

Quote from: exstasie on July 31, 2017, 06:31:51 PM

But everything points to Vinnik not being an owner or even significant admin.

For obvious reasons, that's what they want the general public, and especially the US authorities to believe. It's the only possible way of having at least a slight possibility of returning. Important to not forget is that no matter how you look at it, BTC-E has been used to launder/store the stolen MtGox coins - this alone gives the authorities enough reason to prevent this exchange from relaunching in whatever form. And if that isn't enough, there are a few more serious cases they are connected to. In that regard, the hot wallet funds that are now in the hands of the authorities, will never be returned back to their original owners. The only hope of seeing anything back should be based on what's going to happen with BTC-E's cold wallet funds. These are still under control of whatever BTC-E entity.

What percentage would they have kept in hot vs cold wallets, approximately, do you think?

Hot wallets should be a tiny fraction of total exchange net worth. One thing i noticed about BTC-e though was withdraws were always super quick like quicker than any other exchange. So im guessing this means in general they kept a larger hot wallet.