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Opened an account a few days ago and all was OK.

Yesterday, site keeps popping up "mcxNOW is currently down for maintenance".

I did manage to sign-in eventually, but, when changing pages the message popped up again, hit the back button and I was back in.

Today, the message comes up and cannot sign-in at all.

Have Tweeted @mcxNOWexchange and @maxcoinproject to ask if there is any reason for problem, no replies.

Anyone have any knowledge if there is a problem?

I've got no issue with the site (it is pretty damn fast!). In 2013, there was big issues with mcxnow and the admin, RealSolid, said he was overwhelmed and the way the site works internally, he would either have to give someone else full power (which he fortunately refused to do) or rewrite the site for allowing limited access for his assistant. He decided for this later option but that meant he had to shut the site down because he had no time for both coding and supporting request.

This pissed a lot of people off, but it was the right decision. Now, consider this new site is still fresh and may experience issues. I am mostly concerned with security. Any site which does not accept fiat currency is a site which is potentially substandard security-wise (reason is: for being allowed to accept fiat currencies, you must go through and nightmarish administrative process with a lot of security tests to pass - as a consequence, if you can accept fiat, you ARE secure, by definition - there is only one exception to this rule, this is the infamous mt.gox, because they more or less illegal and never got the allowance for storing fiat).