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Title: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: cryptoanarchist on July 22, 2012, 06:08:01 PM
This is what is at their website:



Closed.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Зaкpытo.

Пpинocим извинeния зa нeyдoбcтвa.

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support@btcex.com


Title: Re: btcex "Closed"
Post by: genuise on July 22, 2012, 08:25:11 PM
Does anybody know whether they closed temporarily or forever?

Edit: currently it states:

Maintenance.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Texничeкoe oбcлyживaниe.

Пpинocим извинeния зa нeyдoбcтвa.

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support@btcex.com

 


Title: Re: btcex "Closed"
Post by: cryptoanarchist on July 22, 2012, 09:24:39 PM
Does anybody know whether they closed temporarily or forever?

Edit: currently it states:

Maintenance.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Texничeкoe oбcлyживaниe.

Пpинocим извинeния зa нeyдoбcтвa.

-----------------

support@btcex.com

 

Well that's good...I like "Maintenance" better than "closed"


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: cryptoanarchist on July 23, 2012, 05:33:33 PM
Has anyone gotten ANY communication from these guys?

I haven't.


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: BitBuster on July 23, 2012, 11:06:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeMrttj8Ucg

?


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: starsoccer9 on July 24, 2012, 07:50:32 PM
I used the exchange and basiclly it was having horrible problems with not being able to withdraw btc. I had 700$ in their. finnaly i managed to withdraw it by converting it back to LR. I had sent emails to support, the owner and pmed the owner. the owner hasnt been online here for more then a year. None responded. I personally think the site is closed and wont be reopening. I hope it does i liked the exchange.


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: cryptoanarchist on July 24, 2012, 07:51:46 PM
bummer


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: ewibit on July 25, 2012, 10:37:07 AM
it was having horrible problems with not being able to withdraw btc.
 I personally think the site is closed and wont be reopening. I hope it does i liked the exchange.
last time Jul 21, 2012 I have had the same problem - I was not able to withdraw my BTC's ... >:(
I hope the site does reopening
or
how can I get back my BTC's and money soon?
TIA


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: cryptoanarchist on July 25, 2012, 03:56:14 PM
it was having horrible problems with not being able to withdraw btc.
 I personally think the site is closed and wont be reopening. I hope it does i liked the exchange.
last time Jul 21, 2012 I have had the same problem - I was not able to withdraw my BTC's ... >:(
I hope the site does reopening
or
how can I get back my BTC's and money soon?
TIA

Think were just screwed.


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: starsoccer9 on July 25, 2012, 08:45:45 PM
Same, A couple people told me that the owner was a scammer so it would kinda make sense. I really hope not but it would make alot of sense if he did. He was waiting for 10000 btc and finnaly hit it and locked everyones btc in aswell


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: ewibit on July 27, 2012, 03:05:36 PM
are there any news about this maintenance?
TIA


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: EuSouBitcoin on July 27, 2012, 05:27:28 PM
Sounds like a great business plan.
1) open an exchange
2) get as much BTC and fiat currency deposited as possible
3) close exchange and run off with with the money


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: cryptoanarchist on July 27, 2012, 06:00:46 PM
Sounds like a great business plan.
1) open an exchange
2) get as much BTC and fiat currency deposited as possible
3) close exchange and run off with with the money

yeah..but at least it opens up the field for new competitors who aren't scammers. I keep my coins spread out. I didn't have too many coins at btcex but enough to hurt a little - I didn't trust the site owner but the volatility made for great trades.


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: ewibit on July 30, 2012, 07:13:12 PM
as far as it looks now this belongs to Scam Accusations...


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: repentance on July 31, 2012, 01:44:58 AM
as far as it looks now this belongs to Scam Accusations...

It's kind of hard to know whether some things should go in service discussions, trading or scam accusations at the moment and putting the service discussions and service announcements in the Marketplace forum only makes it even more confusing.


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: mobile4ever on July 31, 2012, 04:57:05 AM
LOL. I saw someone over there complain that "withdrawals were disabled"...


There has got to be a better way to sell BTC than with hackable web sites...?




Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: Stephen Gornick on July 31, 2012, 05:11:36 AM
LOL. I saw someone over there complain that "withdrawals were disabled"...


There has got to be a better way to sell BTC than with hackable web sites...?

Are you referring to BTC-e which just suffered a security incident?

This thread is referring to Btcex:

 - https://btcex.com/


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: ewibit on August 02, 2012, 05:45:41 PM
Has anyone gotten ANY communication from these guys?
I haven't.
me too - does nobody know how to reach the persons behind this site?
(support@btcex.com is no respond...)


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: [Tycho] on August 04, 2012, 01:38:41 AM
Sounds like a great business plan.
1) open an exchange
2) get as much BTC and fiat currency deposited as possible
3) close exchange and run off with with the money
Well, at least it worked just fine for him last year, so why not try once more ? :)


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: starsoccer9 on August 06, 2012, 07:56:48 PM
Like i said this site is mostly likely down for good. It was a good exchange.

They do not reply to emails or anything. Ive sent many, the owner ive pmed and sent emails.


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: Vladimir on August 06, 2012, 08:01:27 PM
Sounds like a great business plan.
1) open an exchange
2) get as much BTC and fiat currency deposited as possible
3) close exchange and run off with with the money
Well, at least it worked just fine for him last year, so why not try once more ? :)

Exactly. It was take two. Expect another exchange by this guy soon.

To bad most people here do not like to be warned about risks they take. Well enjoy.



Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: starsoccer9 on August 06, 2012, 08:18:53 PM
true but most people dont know about the past. I didnt know about the owner till about a week before and I was lucky. My coins got stuck and I flipped out and finnaly managed to get them out via LR. It was horrible


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: ewibit on October 16, 2012, 09:25:36 AM
is there any news?


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: starsoccer9 on October 17, 2012, 10:42:41 PM
yup, the site is gone and they stole our money :(


Title: Re: btcex "Maintenance"?
Post by: ewibit on February 08, 2017, 05:06:18 PM
Sounds like a great business plan.
1) open an exchange
2) get as much BTC and fiat currency deposited as possible
3) close exchange and run off with with the money
Well, at least it worked just fine for him last year, so why not try once more ? :)

Exactly. It was take two. Expect another exchange by this guy soon.


is it possible that there are any dealings or connections to

bitcurex.com

those who vanished now?