Quote from: figmentofmyass on December 31, 2017, 09:41:37 PM

Quote from: gopnik on December 23, 2017, 02:18:46 AM

i also commented about Exmo

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1084193.560

at least they have a support rep here responding to forum posts, fwiw. but lots of people have stuck withdrawals there. also, people should be aware that an exmo manager was kidnapped in ukraine and released after exmo paid a $1 million ransom. this happened over the past several days.

They maybe respond on the forum, but they don't respond the tickets neither do provide a decent service so what's the point? yeah they make it look like they respond on the forum to not lose clients but that's it. Ukrainian, kidnapping, holding withdrawals, not answering clients, recent company, that's too many red flags; not again, thanks

Quote from: gopnik on December 31, 2017, 09:06:12 PM

I'd like to put yobit in tiers 2 but the police investigation in Russia makes it highly untrustworthy; they could be shut down any time and all users would be screwed

I doubt they have servers or registrations on russian soil. i'm sure the government already blocked access to the site long ago. do you really think the russian government has the power to see them shut down? they aren't the USA.[/quote]

I do think Russians can shut them down much more easily than the FBI if they want to, especially if they own something to the Russian government
They don't bother with trials and Russians security services have reach all over the world; do whatever you want, but there is a significant risk
Russian forums are filled with complaints about this exchange; withdrawals never happening, no support etc.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-exchange-yobit-investigated-in-russia-on-fraud-claims

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Hitbtc Unknown Seychelles Hong Kong? WHOIS protected

any info on hitbtc appreciated. i was planning to risk a small amount there but i've seen some worrisome reports recently.
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about hitbtc: don't

This exchange is going to exit scam one day or another and that will make Mtgox looks like a joke
hitbtc is under investigation by a huge number of law enforcement agencies
they will be shut down

It is the shadiest exchanges i know to date

- Fake company name
- no corporate registration / totally of the grid
- no offices
- whois hidden by panama based whoisguard
- huge ressources invested by hitbtc to elude investigators researching the company, with complex network of fake entities, company name usurpations, fake people, etc..
- almost non existent support with fake names
- faked volume by a huge extent / bot generated markets
- too cheap miner fees which results in transfers stuck in limbo for days (for the lucky one who actually get some money out of it)

Their business model is based on selective scamming; they let a number of payments go through based on a automated selection made by algoritm and withhold others either for days, weeks, months or forever.

They let some payments go through to create confusion among people who cannot figure out if they are a full blown scam or just incompetent and understaffed, and keep their scammy business going, but also to elude "withdrawal tests" made with small amounts, to draw larger sums into their exchange

A certain percentage of the funds never leave the exchange; and some are only returned months later, when the exchange has been able to buy the coins at rock bottom price and pocket the difference, since most of their books are fake