But they could just open it back up for a few days and only allow withdrawals, right? Opening up just for a few hours would definitely mess some people up. I don't know though, the owner is probably rightfully paranoid.
I think one could argue that this is just scummy behaviour. Bitblender has been online for years, you really think a couple days will make a difference?
He's storing god knows how many user funds on his website, why is everyone so hellbent to give him a pass regarding this?
This just
looks to me like he's trying to exit scam and run off with the funds of his customers... under the guise of "paranoia"...?
(I don't think anyone knows the identity behind the operators of bitblender, so i guess if they wanted to exit-scam they would've already done so, -- still, i don't think this was the right way for them to handle this.)
I am dubious in terms of this. Why they are so rushed? whether they know something they did not tell us?
Only a few hours to withdraw are not enough for many users.
One of their competitors just got shutdown by several government agencies... thats no joke.
So is stealing funds from your customers...?