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freebitco.in has been on deaths door for more than a year now, it's a miracle they made it this far, and this time, it looks like they are done for good.
Theoretically, they can remain online for a long time in the way they operate now, although more and more angry users will appear who will raise more and more noise and report them to various agencies that deal with online fraud. If I remember correctly, their site has been blocked in Germany for some time, and it's only a matter of time before it spreads to other countries within the EU.
It will be interesting to see if at some point there will be an investigation and court orders that will lead to the discovery of the identities of those behind it all
didn't the Netherlands do the same as well? if i remember correctly, they fined them around $1mil at the end of last year for offering casino games illegally without a licence. not sure if freebitco.in paid it or not, but that could be grounds for going after them.
which means that this forum could also be a place for investigation, given that the owner has been active on this forum for a long time.
one thing i know for sure, authorities are watching the forum 24/7.
add up the information that the website withdrew 13 bitcoins of 15 in total recently...
where did you get that info from?
If the domain doesn't renew on october 15... that's the end.
if they have auto renew for the domain, the website could stay live until their server provider kicks them out or something bugs out on the backend assuming no one is maintaining the site anymore.
Freeebitco cashed out 13 BTC out of 15 BTC.
Hacked, criminal forced them, exit scam... you decide.