OKEX IS A TOTAL SHAM SITE!

I sent origin, zero use Ethereum (from mining "rewards") and Bitcoin into the exchange. Mining rewards, by definition, aren't "laundered" as they've never been used and their origin is on the blockchain for all to see. The physical location of the mining center is available, and all credit card receipts show my partners and I purchased them via a route that has passed AML/KYC verification.

Now my account is locked and they want my passport and driver's license. They already have my home address, name and home phone number.

OKEx, unlike Binance, is an unregulated exchange that will let you transfer in crypto, but then lock your account and -- in clear violation of the UK's GDPR rules -- hold your funds until they can gather everything the need to assume your identity. They have no need for AML/KYC information for amounts under 5,000 Euro by Maltese law, or generally 10,000 in the EU.

And these are not the type of people you want to trust with your personal information -- they seem dead-set on gathering as much of it as they can:

The founder has been arrested for fraud and internal scams, aka "Exit Scams"
https://cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-founder-of-crypto-exchange-okex-allegedly-detained-on-crypto-fraud-charges-in-china
https://asiatimes.com/2018/09/arrest-of-okex-exchange-owner-star-xu-not-crypto-related/

DO NOT TRUST OKEX!

In trying to resolve my lock-out, I've received about 50 moronic messages interspersed with so-called "supervisors" who claim to have the authority to unlock my account, but never do, just shunting me back down the line. There's absolutely no way to call them directly or email someone in charge directly. Since they have my home address and home phone number (I have small children, and I don't appreciate 7am calls from blocked numbers!) and no one answers the call-back number. It beeps thrice and disconnects.

I've asked the MFSA -- Maltese Financial Services Authority -- to intervene, but OKEx isn't registered so there's little they can do.

The next step is a civil suit against Star Xu, however if you read the second link, people he's already defrauded had to track him down by following his personal trainer. Xu called the police on them and it was him who was arrested... Hard to sue someone you can't serve. Conversely, they can easily just come to my house since they have my home address. Regardless, hopefully the civil court will choose to serve the companies counsel of record, if they even have one.

As a long-time miner and crypto user since 2012, shame on me for not doing more research...