Since you said "as anonymously as possible" you can look for a payment method that you're satisfied with in BISQ or in forums like this one, here's the board for that: Currency exchange. Be sure to use an ESCROW if the member is not trusted enough (list here BitcoinTalk's ESCROW Providers: Ranking & Blacklist ☠ Avoid Scam ☠)

Imo F2F trade is probably still the best you can get as it has the least trace although I find it risky for huge amounts. In any case, mixing coins would be a nice finishing touch after the trade.

There's nothing that says about renting their hashrate, I dont think theyre offering cloud mining services. It's just a plain hosting service.

And the lack of information should be an enough flag imo.
Maybe youll find something reputable here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4353171(List is outdated but should be fine since you'll DYOR)

Just a tip in regards to the support, the closest way to get a gist of its current state is to try it yourself, maybe inquire about something and read the complaint threads of their users which they have replied to. Don't dismiss every "resolved" thread as a good thing right away, pay attention to the content, how they reply and how long did it took, there are some cases when it's blatant that they are just giving excuses after excuses.

That's honestly enough for me to not try to sell or buy anything and for the merchant's side, the fees could be a reason too since it's high compared to others. Also try incorporating stuff that a typical e-commerce website has like a lineup of products on the homepage (products taking space the most) in which you'll curate, more information about your company and the website (FAQ, about us, fees, etc...), SNS and so on

Definitely, marketing has a huge part, what kind are you doing rn and planning to do (if that's alright). First vendors are hard, you may wanna consider using your connections and ask them if they wanna sell in your website, you can offer them a promo or something.

Do you have funds sitting there op? Not trying to conclude anything but there's barely anything about them if you look them up. I guess that's not surprising since they seem to have started just a few months ago.

I would advise playing safe, stay away from non-established services.

Binance is still a centralized exchange, what's up with the "binance can't be doing anything wrong" mindset? op has been waiting for a month...

@op. Post to as many communities as possible until it reaches them or better yet, let them know you're doing it the next time you write to support and as said by some users, you need proofs for this so be sure to include them.

For the communities, you can google them. Reddit, twitter and other crypto forums (focus to some high traffic ones like here)

The best way to verify if it's clean is to verify the file, did you do it? (tutorial: https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-verify-your-electrum-download/)

Also, Importing it to another wallet means it'd be available on both ends (previous & present) so it's recommended to generate a new seed and send all the funds there.


Have you solved this? here's how you change the server https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-switch-to-a-different-electrum-server/

Looks like this happens a lot. I guess you shouldn't worry unless it's been 24H and still no word from them

Check their tweets (https://twitter.com/bitify_com) they have a lot of "Bitify is now back online" or anything that says being unable to access the website.

and on Oct 14, 2018 - is bitify.com down ? it happened again but they didn't say anything on twitter so in your case, it's either updates are delayed or not updating users is the new standard for them.

Uhh, that doesn't necessarily mean they were solved because they posted in the ANN as there were no enough signs of it and if they designated staff/s here to cater problems, why would they not post?

My point was if they read it, they should respond, doesn't matter if the post is in their ANN or not.

I skimmed through the recent pages and found no staff who facilitates user problems and/or inquiries. and with how much posts the shillers are doing every day, op's problem will likely get pushed back. I wouldn't count on it much.

Found their discussion thread New exchange (Bitcoin Market)

Yes just like any other centralized exchanges, they held/controlled the bitcoins. dwdollar's last active date is almost a year but they are involved in an altcoin called GCC (check their signature) so may wanna try reaching out thru that coin's channels.

And no, you can't get a private key from a public key.

They can disable the "allow direct messages from server members" which can be found in "privacy and safety". There's also a way to whitelist certain servers, just go to the privacy settings of the given server (beside the server name, there's a dropdown button)

By default, Discord doesn't allow users to send messages to someone who doesn't share a server with them so that should do the trick.

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Another victim of them here [ASK] Exchange https://aerochange.com

If they ask you to deposit first in order to withdraw your remaining funds, it's a scam
If they are promising unsustainable fixed returns, it's a scam or a ponzi to be precise

All check for instant bitex, don't deposit any further. It honestly looks like the ponzi is slowly crumbling down.

Because they're trying to be subtle about it?. I encountered some cases where a user lashed out and/or overly defended the said service or product when users pointed out (valid) the negative things about it. There's also the easy one where the op's posts are mostly about what they're asking.

I'd say there's always a possibility that it's all just a scheme to promote the said service or product but there's no way of knowing unless they started showing some signs and it would be wrong to automatically accuse everyone who opens a legit check thread.

In any case. It would just backfire if a scammer tries to promote their site using such method cause the members would point it out.

I don't understand the need of a hosted wallet in order to give your funds back. In the first place there's no guaranteed way of knowing if a particular address is from a hosted wallet.

Pretty suspicious, what exchange are we talking about? Did they recommend a certain wallet?

Sigh. They are clearly just stalling time. Better open a scam accusation thread too @op and lock this thread. You'll get better exposure for your topic.


For the record, they have been reading this thread all along, and in response to that, they have sent a battalion of sockpuppets to shill in this thread. and you seem to be one of them.

That's what others thought too until these hosted wallets started screwing them blocking their acc and such. If I were you I will not only consider what has happened but also what can happen. They have full control over your funds, they can do anything. and given their past record, Is it worth it to store funds there when you can just do it yourself and have full control of it 🤔

@op, I'm assuming you're already aware of the risks. I think binance.com fits those criteria as they stopped catering US persons and made a specific platform for them.

Istanbul is in Turkey and wdym by "free trading zone"? there's no such thing, you can trade wherever you are although the ways vary. If you're talking about free fees, also no such thing.

In any case, the volume is not enough for this to be an alternative. And it honestly looks shady, I'd prioritize safety above all if I were you op. Also not seeing a good future through this.


Less human workers is a bad sign in terms of service quality IMO. I'm actually seeing it on their website with all the nasty mass of watermarks and broken English (or it could just be a sign to stay away-- most scams have that as well)

Listing fees as the main source of income or worst solely is very unstable unless they're gonna drop all their standards and list any coin as long as the devs can pay. But first, they need decent users for that, looking at the volume and the number of coins listed, they're still at the starting point. Non-established exchanges have higher chances of running away.


alright. but if I were you, I wouldn't count on it, it doesn't guarantee anything. Still, trade what you can afford to lose.

LOL. Imagine getting your personal information handed to those legal agencies because of a false alarm...... which is probably gonna be the case for the most part. With how strict coinbase is, it wouldn't be wrong to think that criminals have long strayed away from it, although there could still be a FEW.

Inb4 countless complaint threads because of this.

It's weird for me that they waited for 5 days to halt the deposits and withdrawals. No matter how busy a person is, it's strange to not get ahold of them for 24H especially when you guys are solving an urgent problem together. Anyone would've thought that there is something wrong.