It took me a while, but eventually, I too came to the realization that, in hindsight, the eXch service was indeed absolutely unethical. Many will disagree, but there is just no point in denying it. You cannot provide such an exceptional service and then vanish into oblivion. I have tested a few other services – none came close in terms of service, credibility, or trustworthiness. Shame on you! You spoiled us.
I also find many posts in this thread irritating. How often do we need to remind you that you are not entitled to privacy? KYC is just for your own good. Forcing an exchange to shut down over a handful of malicious actors is a classic move in our book. It is not as if an entire population has not been nuked twice over their regime. Gotta love collective punishment!
The witch hunt was the real mission from the word go! How dare they deny their users KYC verification? How dare they refuse to user funds and provide user details to sneaky Government officials?
In the fight against Government intrusion, it can go two ways, either resist till you get caught and end up compromising others users or bow out honorably and live another day to fight but do not give in to the Government demands.