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I'm using VPNs and I frequently change IP, but I'm using Firefox with a profile dedicated to exchanges, so if I'm changing computers, I will install the old profile (with cookies, history, etc...) on the new computer, so I'll be recognized.
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It wasn't exactly a random ID verification, but I used to trade at Kraken, and I exchanged pretty big sums there. I didn't trade for a while, and when I came back, I was surprised to learn that they had updated their terms, and I couldn't trade like I used to.
My advice is to use several exchanges to spread the risk, and to quickly move out your coins when you're not trading.
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I'm connecting to at least one exchange every day, with a Swiss IP, but I'm not there...
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I'm using VPNs very often as I travel a lot, using wifi from hotels and the like, I've been blocked quite a few times. There are lists of IPs used by VPN services, and some people block those shared IPs.
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The greatest thing about a forest is that you have no Internet.
Elon Musk is a fascist, recording every move of the people who are stupid enough to buy his cars.
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Feeling bad for Trump? Why?
The guy has a beautiful wife, several dream houses, more money than I'll ever have...
But I do feel bad for the millions of Americans who voted for him.
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I'm not American, but I'm very pleased with ACB's nomination. A congressman or a senator can be a bit wild, but you shall expect the supreme court to be very conservative.
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That's Circle for you. They've been all over the place for years. I think they had high hopes for Poloniex, then saw that volume completely died after the 2017 bubble popped, and eventually decided they wanted nothing to do with the altcoin exchange business. I think this margin lending disaster was just another thing pushing them to get out.
I know the whole story very well, I was a Poloniex user for many years, long before Circle bought it. Actually, I'm sure nothing would have happened if the smart guy who had created Poloniex was still in command, but we can't change the past, and considering Poloniex's new owner doesn't want to correct what's wrong, the only advice is to stay away from that exchange. |
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Actually, nobody's totally sure of what happened.
We know what Poloniex said, but a guy I exchanged with on Telegram said he has proof it was a theft.
We shall remember that it took Poloniex 10 full days to react, and explain what happened. Why did it take so long?
Poloniex at first said it was fully commited to reimburse anyone, and then nothing for over a year.
The only thing for sure is that you shall stay away from that exchange. Even more so with the new owner.
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What a poor topic!
With me living tax-free for 23 years, I was expecting to find here some new trick to screw the taxman... I'm always surprised to see that some people enjoy paying tax. I'll them a secret: paying no tax is better. I'm paying property tax on my houses, that's more than enough.
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News? Did you get the money back?
No, I didn't! Nobody got his money back. Poloniex's a real gang of thieves. Stay away from that exchange. |
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It's a nice idea to grow their business, but I don't like the idea of my coins being blocked by an exchange since they're collateral.
Besides, as many people have already pointed, interest rate is way too high. It can only appeal to people who couldn't get a loan from a real bank.
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Interesting data, thanks. But much incomplete. They talk of London and NYC are prime cities to relocate, I'm used to see people from those 2 cities leaving for good...
I don't see many people changing citizenship. In Monaco or Switzerland, there are thousands of foreigners living there. They will never go back to their past home, but they don't need local citizenship. The people I see looking for another citizenship are those from a shitty African country. They want a better passport to travel.
Passports are expensive. So most of them opt for residence permits, which may come cheaply. For example, if you want EU citizenship then you can purchase passports from Cyprus (€2 million+), Bulgaria (€1 million) or Malta (€1.1 million). But a much cheaper option would be to get a residence permit. For example, Latvia will give you a residence permit, if you are ready to invest just €100,000. With this permit, you can travel freely in the Schengen area. Similar permits are available from dozens of nations, including Spain (€500,000), Switzerland (€1 million), Italy (€500,000).etc. BTW, if you want the cheapest option, you can opt for the Thailand Elite Residence Visa. It will cost you THB 500,000 ($15,800). A 20-year visa is also available for around THB 2 million ($64,000). Again, that's a huge waste of money. You don't need a residence permit. I've helped people buying houses in the Schengen area, all they had was a tourist visa (3 months), and everything was fine. Those people travel all the time, they'll get another visa when they'll come back. |
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I wonder where's the data is coming from.
The people like me who travel all the time, or the people who moved to another country, most often, keep quiet about it.
The data is from here: https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?u=newworldwealth&d=gwmr_2019And no, you can't really keep quiet when you change citizenship, those are not expats living abroad, those are people that moved entirely and in most cases for good, besides, the data shows HNWI that were already in their database, people who have not kept a low profile even when they were not thinking of moving out. A lot of companies deal with this kind of data, especially luxury brands and realtors, once a multi-million dollar property changes hand the whole industry knows. Interesting data, thanks. But much incomplete. They talk of London and NYC are prime cities to relocate, I'm used to see people from those 2 cities leaving for good... I don't see many people changing citizenship. In Monaco or Switzerland, there are thousands of foreigners living there. They will never go back to their past home, but they don't need local citizenship. The people I see looking for another citizenship are those from a shitty African country. They want a better passport to travel. |
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I wonder where's the data is coming from.
The people like me who travel all the time, or the people who moved to another country, most often, keep quiet about it.
Anyway, BTC helps a lot. Many countries, like China, Morocco or even Montenegro, have strict capital controls. I mean that you have your money in the bank, but if you want to wire money to another country, it must be green-lighted by the country's central bank. Sometimes, it says no, so you're screwed. Unless, you have BTC of course...
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Unlike Binance, they continue to resolve problems that their customers are dealing with in a quickly manner.
That's a good point. We may also compare with the tether affair at Bitfinex. That one was huge, some $800 million, but no Bitfinex customer has lost a single satoshi. Poloniex seems to be a joke.
At current prices 1800btc-180btc* = 1620BTC approximately 14mil EURO, and it used to be less than 7mil.
Imagine another exchange that after a year cannot pay back 7-14million Euros to get his customers and its fame back.
( * In order to gain time and sale themselves to a company that is not USA based they gave back 10% back)
I know that, it would not cost a fortune. It may even be a good investment, considering all the free positive publicity they would get. |
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But can't customers who lost money due to the scandal get together and go on a legal battle? I think it would be cheaper that way
It's not easy. Nobody paid attention to it, but when we registered at Poloniex we accepted their terms, which explained there couldn't be any kind of class action, or collective lawsuit against them. Besides, the victims are all over the world. We'll just let them die slowly. The only thing which make me happy is that Circle (former owner) has lost way more than me with Poloniex. |
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Never say never...
They should consider the good publicity. Poloniex is paying back what it took from its customers. That would make headlines everywhere.
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