I absolutely agree with you @figmentofmyass
Finally someone asking the right questions!
Verification doesn't make sense at this point of
time and with a busted exchange like BTC-E
this is a security risk for every customer.
BTC-E didn't care 7 years about any AML
laws now they get busted and want to verifiy
every customer. People wake up this is fishy!
Not true, BTC-e introduced verification on May 30th. 2017.
Here is a copy of the announcement.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170603055634/https://btc-e.com/news/241One of the reasons was:
In the near future verified users will be able to deposit via such popular payment systems as WebMoney, Visa/MasterCard, China UnionPay, Payza.
So obviously they were interested in trying to comply with AML laws.