HitBTC is Scamming People that is crystal clear.

My Recent Experience.

1. Deposit coins.  Try to withdraw, account blocked (as what happens to everyone)
2. Submit form to customer support and im told i need to do KYC  (shock horror)
3. Submit photos, phone number and utility bill 500kb+ they need to be really perfect quality (this makes it easier for HitBTC to sell or use the ID to create fake id's of their own)

NOTE: they also ask for Phone Number... yeah, im sure this wont be used to try and Sim Hack/swap you.

4. Receive email (within 24hrs) to say KYC Passed!  and "Account fully operational".

You can guess whats  coming next right?

5. I go to withdraw altcoin (ETH)  To a address that was whitelisted a few weeks previously.

6. .... BLOCKED !!!!   Thats right, after trying a withdrawal, waiting in "Pending" it gets BLOCKED after 30 mins.  So CLEARLY the KYC is purely for them to use to try and scam you more, most likely they are desperately trying to hack into all exchanges possible with my info.

7. So you go through all the hassle of handing over "Sensitive" info, for only to be Blocked again. This is such a obvious scam is beyond belief.

All feels very automated i must say.

So 48hrs later after sending another request form to ask wtf is going on......  No response yet.  But this is what they do...

I fully expect a next message, to ask for more super private, personal information, to help them hack me more, like the "Proof of funds"  having to hand over all known transactions ids from the last year or more, information that is purely required to help them hack you.

WHY IS HITBTC STILL OPERATING? It seems they are so powerful and clearly super rich, they have best hackers in the world hired and stop any attempts to shut them down.  The worlds No.1 scam and its been operating since 2013......    No one can get to them..

Hitbtc 100% UNTOUCHABLE.