Quote from: bananax on August 11, 2017, 05:12:09 AM

Quote from: illyiller on August 11, 2017, 04:42:43 AM

Quote from: gnurta on August 11, 2017, 04:15:16 AM

I verified my btc-e account via xbtce a month ago. So they already have my ID documents. For me, it doesn't hurt anymore to re-verify with them again.

There might be a difference now that charges were unsealed against them. It's unlikely (certainly for small fish), but given that the indictment alleges that the exchange itself is a criminal money laundering operation, the federal authorities can argue that the money you are withdrawing constitutes criminal proceeds. I'm sure they could seize it with civil forfeiture, if they can ever get their hands on it. I doubt they'd charge regular customers with conspiracy to launder money, but I also wouldn't want to be caught with the proceeds and my passport linked to the transactions via the exchange's database.

That's the thing here.... it's one thing to relaunch an altcoin exchange safely outside of the US sphere of influence. But that doesn't require documents. There is some speculation on the Russian forum about what exactly "verification" means. Some think it means tiered verification like other altcoin exchanges (e.g. name, address, phone number to enable withdrawals or something).

Huh? The charge BTCE had was operating a money service without a license.

There were two charges. 1) Operating a money services business without a license. 2) Conspiracy to commit money laundering.

There were additionally a bunch of other money laundering charges filed against Alexander Vinnik, supposed owner or admin of the exchange. He is getting charged with one count for each bitcoin transfer made into BTC-e's wallets, from the looks of it. They are just getting a blanket conspiracy charge.

If this were only about operating unlicensed, I'd be even more worried about Poloniex and Bitfinex right now.