Soon Ethfinex will be the home of all token trading. Wait and see

No one I have talked with have had their Bittrex account banned/locked

Mt.GOX

Anyone know any new crypto-currency books? Haven't kept up lately with what has been written.

You need to post a lot. But apparently make sure to stay on topic and give complete and full answers, if not the mod will be on you. (shots fired)

Sounds like a "Pump group", I would stay away, most of these groups only benefit those who started them

Giving the fact that you are new, you should not swim with the sharks yet. I recommend investing a nominal amount and read up on the various coins and how they function. Then from that this will naturally transpire.

Depends on your situation, there are a lot of variables to consider when it comes to this thing. What may be the correct approach for person A might be the wrong one for person B.