nothing to lose at this point. only something to gain. i don't have any real expectations, but might as well keep watching.
For some people, protecting id is more important than recovering lost btc-e funds.
oh, for sure! i actually agree with that. i'm not trying to give up my documents. it's not clear yet what btc-e means by verification. they mentioned multiple tiers. by the standards of other exchanges, that usually means at least one, if not two tiers that do not require giving official documents to the exchange. things like name, address, phone verification.... i can live with verifying a phone number with btc-e (hopefully a burner or third party SMS service will do). passport, utility bill? no thanks...