I made a test account, got 4BTC withdrawal limit (24h) after setting up 2fa and asset password. Deposits were opened and there was nothing that suggest trading is disabled until you pass their KYC.



The telegram admin indeed says KYC is mandatory in order to trade so pretty much a perfect trap for users who did not research (unless this admin is wrong)



Seeing the obvious huge fake volume (1.7B USD 24h volume for an obscure exchange???), I wouldn't be surprised if there is more underhanded tricks. I agree it's better to play it safe and stay away unless you're prepared to shoulder the risk of this.

I'm not sure if you can access it within their app but the demo version of kraken's futures is mobile friendly, see: Test/demo accounts

For reference, I tried it with a low end device I only use for watching = Unisoc SC9863A, 4GB RAM in Bromite browser


It's indeed the official one as per their article

For fiat, there is localcryptos (https://localcryptos.com) and hodlhodl (https://hodlhodl.com) but since they're both a p2p exchange, you have to be careful of who you're trading with.

That being said, hodlhodl's security guide is a must read, I'd also add to skip traders with too good to be true price and/or requires you to submit IDs, selfie and the likes cause they can use it to steal your identity.

I would say Service Announcements, as the name implies it's for services announcement (ANN) threads. Be sure to also check how the bumping system works, see: Bumping changes on some boards

But if it's still in beta and you wanna focus more on user feed backs, Project Development would suit more.

Sad to say, bitcoin has been asked as a ransom before in Nigeria


and this is most likely not the first and last considering not everything gets reported but there's nothing surprising about this cause any currency (or anything that has a monetary value) is bound to get involved in illegal activities.

Problems are bound to exist (e.g. with paswords, 2FA etc..) which is why support should be available always

especially when:


and hold up, did I miss something? several months? the announcement was published on Oct 1, 2019 and withdrawals were available until Dec 1, 2019 so that's only two months.

note: it's dd/mm/yyyy and not January 10, 2019, see this 18/06/2019 for reference

plus there were users complaining about not being informed via email

In addition, some items are way below their average price. It's too much even at a S A L E price, you do this and you risk of getting out of business which no sane person would which is why I'm pretty convinced this is a scam.

Some of 'em:

Innosilicon A6+ LTC Master
ESM: 1900 USD
Manufacturer: 4388 USD as of Jan 17, 2021

Innosilicon T3+ 57T
ESM: 1360 USD
Manufacturer: 4388 USD as of Nov 07, 2020

Antminer S19 pro
ESM = 1900 USD
Manufacturer: 3769 USD as of Feb 11, 2021
The above ships this august so giving them the benefit of the doubt, next one would be 2581 USD as of Nov. 21, 2020 which is still way below IMO considering tax and shipping fees are not included. Most importantly, there is no profit.

Just a tip: You don't necessarily need to be 100% certain on whether it's a scam in order to stay away. A lot of times the red flags are enough to tell you how much you are risking because the greater they are, the higher the chances you're gonna get scammed.

Did you send LBC proofs backing up your claim? e.g. skrill chat support screenshot/video recording otherwise it makes sense for them to not believe you.

It's hard to believe LBC is this forgiving though. Your account was suspected to have been involved with fraud and returning the money does not clear that... so might as well back your claims here.

In case it's not supported in your country anymore, an alternative is to buy a gift card, see: Gift cards providers

Remember to do a background check on your chosen provider first as well as read this Twitch Gift Card FAQ as there might be some kind of restriction for your country.

If things are that worse already when you haven't even done anything wrong yet, just imagine if you actually breached their Terms of Service...


Indeed but make sure to remember at some point your money is in their hands, anything could happen after you deposit, during the trade and after you initiate the withdrawal because this has to be approved by them first.

Worth trying IMO especially for people looking to donate. They are more likely to implement it if they know there's a demand (the higher the better) and every inquiry contributes. Might as well leave a note that encourages people to inquire first in case they are looking to donate to those who has not yet implemented bitcoin as a payment method.

In case you haven't tried escalating your ticket thru these channels, try to do so:

1. Live Chat - bottom right of https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us
2. Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/KrakenSupport
3. Escalation form - https://surveys.kraken.com/jfe/form/SV_6yQGpZafWPwWzmB
4. Twitter Support - https://twitter.com/krakensupport

Also get in touch with your bank about what happened.

Thing is, passing KYC (somehow) does not eliminate the risk of getting locked out of your funds as all it takes is just a flagged transaction where OP will be asked for further documents or binance reviewing their accounts therefore it's not advisable to even try.

EDIT: referring to people like OP who is in binance's restricted country which is a much greater risk compared to what a regular user has

Just make sure you are aware of the risk - that there is no 'treasure' at all as there is no way to verify its existence until solved so you have to put a certain amount of trust. I personally would prefer if the host has a track record for this which they have paid and/or there is a signed message of the money pot address from them...

This is why it's important to know when to stop, it's either not for you or it's all a sham.

I suppose it is for OP's service:


Most escrows here don't deal with anything suspicious hence why you'd have to prove your claims first @OP

3 things I find sus about this:

1. Both websites are newly registered and can't be accessed at the time of writing (prelegalonline.co.uk: 2020-09-26 - prelegalonline.com: 2021-02-19
2. $25 is way too cheap
3. How can a paralegal practice law?

Binance is too risky as you are from a banned country. Maybe you can try to explain your situation and convince them to use one of the trusted escrows here instead? (list of BCT escrow agents)

or look for an alternative P2P places you both agree on: Help: A list of LocalBitcoin alternatives (P2P marketplaces)
Note: make sure you have done a background check first before trying with real money e.g. reputation, how do the escrows work, etc... (or just ask here)

It could because the last two sentences are not meant to be separated and so should've looked like this:


Which gives a new meaning - that what OP linked talks about zebiex limited and it does! (try to search for the word 'zebiex' in the article)

I agree that there is no enough proof to these claims, nevertheless the websites are all sketchy and should not be touched.

New exchanges (especially with anonymous team) are more likely to scam, list your coin to these and you risk its growth as well as your reputation:

1. A lot of ppl are skeptical in putting money to sketchy exchanges, they are either gonna put a small amount there or nothing at all
2. The team could get blamed for their bad choices when problem arises especially exit scams.

Imo, not worth the risk and must be avoided.

Scam, stay away.

Having the token used in their unknown exchange and its low supply aren't valid grounds to say the price will increase 'day by day', it is simply not possible in a free market. In addition, the idea that users will always flock to new exchanges is wrong, in fact, forcing them to buy your token as a substitute for trading fees will just shoo them away.



What was wrote (the set of photo) is a lot more closer to ramblings than a white paper...

Someone made a list about this but some info are maybe outdated so take it as a reference only, see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079048

But if you have a tight budget, I suggest looking into pseudo-DEXs first as they generally charge little to no fee, see https://www.coingecko.com/en/dex