One complaint initiated the thread - there are more complaints. I posted this earlier in the thread. I think the fact that their legal structure appears to be based on untruths is concerning.
They've been around since 2014 -- 5 years is a long time to build up an epic exit scam by crypto standards.
Quadriga was founded in 2013
Bitsane has been around since 2016
"Annonymous" ICO's and ICO's with a fake team disappear all the time.
What makes you think that an exchange with a fake CEO and is owned by a company that claims it never traded is a safe bet ?
I do respect your investigative abilities and indeed there's not much to be gleaned from the internet about Ivona Zlatova... There is one
interview with her, but yes I realize that doesn't prove anything. Still, I don't know how you can know somebody is "fake" -- there's certainly people that exist that share her name. I would have to look deeper into it.
Let's be honest: most exchanges aren't a safe bet. Name the perfect exchange that's never been accused of wrongdoing or engaging in shady practices. Ones that I would consider "thoroughly safe and reputable" (Coinbase, Bittrex, Bitstamp) might be laughed at by others with bad experiences there.
This particular instance of "wrongdoing" by Livecoin, and its lapses in diligent monitoring still aren't enough for me to deem it a "scam exchange."
I think the label of "scammer" for the Livecoin account is too harsh. Unfavorable Terms of Service - sure. Occasionally irresponsible -- likely. Scammers? No.
OP had access to his funds for months, bitched incessantly that he couldn't withdraw his MONA, was offered multiple resolutions, kept bitching, got his account suspended for violating ToS. As morally uncompelling as they may be, until brought to a court of law and ruled otherwise, ToS stand as a contract to which OP agreed.
I remember you sticking up for TradeSatoshi locking users out of their funds because of sudden KYC restrictions that were imposed without warning, something that wasn't added into their ToS until after users had deposited their funds. What's the difference between TradeSatoshi's b.s. ToS and Livecoin's? ToS are ToS... You can't deem one thing to be legal and the other not until the law has actually made a ruling. Just like you find locking a user out of their funds for this reason to be morally reprehensible, I feel the same way about locking out due to KYC (especially if you can't alter your personal details after KYC is imposed).
And BTW Fuck You teeGUMES for red tagging me over this shit. You're a major asshole.