In Memory of eXch - Wallet Recommendations Not to Be Forgotten!

[Trêvoid]

Once you know what you're doing, you will always provide the best and at the same time recommend the best of all for others to use, that was what i have discovered about eXch, they are of excellence and also try to promote same, making people to understand the reason why privacy and security over crypto assets are very important, if it were to be some other platforms, they may not do like his for any reason as they don't care, but as a community here, we value the service eXch rendered to people and will missed thier impact on the community.

Certainly!

Their absence will definitely be felt. As a bitcointalk community, it’s up to us to carry forward that legacy (eXch) continuing to prioritize security, privacy, and mutual support.

We’ll miss eXch presence, but their influence will continue to inspire us all!

[Darker45]

It's a shame they were taken down and how it all happened. Bybit gets hacked for $1.5 billion, hackers choose exch due to its privacy friendly nature, then they get persecuted for what ultimately stemmed from a centralized exchange's poor security.

They weren't actually taken down. Their platform wasn't seized by the authorities. They weren't even ordered to halt operations. Moreover, there wasn't even a single case actually filed against them by the DOJ or whatever government agency. What they did was a voluntary shut down. It was the decision of the majority of their team to just "cease and retreat instead of going against strong winds".

They had to voluntarily bow down to prevent "harm to innocent people or this forum". They were honorable until the end.

[ethex]

i never used but because of i was so busy to see only their closure. Feeling so sad

[Rustam Meraj]

They weren't actually taken down. Their platform wasn't seized by the authorities. They weren't even ordered to halt operations. Moreover, there wasn't even a single case actually filed against them by the DOJ or whatever government agency. What they did was a voluntary shut down. It was the decision of the majority of their team to just "cease and retreat instead of going against strong winds".

They had to voluntarily bow down to prevent "harm to innocent people or this forum". They were honorable until the end.

I was not that police or other authorities shut them down Instead of this team themselves decided to stop. Reason they gave that they wanted to prevent harm to innocent people or this online place and that they were doing right thing until end makes them like they were responsible. It shows they might have seen potential dangers or problems if they continued to operate.
It is interesting that you stressed that tauthorities did not actually do anything they did not take over their website and did not tell them to stop and did not even file any lawsuits. This makes it even clearer that decision to shut down was themselves because of how they saw things not because they were forced by law.

[BenCodie]

It's a shame they were taken down and how it all happened. Bybit gets hacked for $1.5 billion, hackers choose exch due to its privacy friendly nature, then they get persecuted for what ultimately stemmed from a centralized exchange's poor security.

They weren't actually taken down. Their platform wasn't seized by the authorities. They weren't even ordered to halt operations. Moreover, there wasn't even a single case actually filed against them by the DOJ or whatever government agency. What they did was a voluntary shut down. It was the decision of the majority of their team to just "cease and retreat instead of going against strong winds".

They had to voluntarily bow down to prevent "harm to innocent people or this forum". They were honorable until the end.

To me, being pressured by an authority to take the service down (and exch taking it down as a result) is taken down. Though yes, they were definitely honorable to the end, and the whole situation is a darn shame.

[PX-Z]

... What they did was a voluntary shut down. It was the decision of the majority of their team to just "cease and retreat instead of going against strong winds".

They had to voluntarily bow down to prevent "harm to innocent people or this forum". They were honorable until the end.

Sometimes the strongest move is knowing when to step back. It takes integrity to prioritize others' safety over pride or persistence. Respect to the team for choosing the harder path with honor, kudos to eXch till the end.

[satscraper]

Reason they gave that they wanted to prevent harm to innocent people or this online place

They might now be left without the funds to continue their operations after "German law enforcement seized 34 million euros ($38 million) in cryptocurrency from eXch". With that in mind I wonder if there could be any legal consequences for users who simply used their platform for swapping ^{could they potentially be accused of involvement in a money laundering scheme?}. I have used eXch a few times

[Zwei]

maybe it would be a good idea to link to the official website for those wallets, like it was done on eXch.
i'm saying this because this is the beginners & help board so someone who is still new to crypto might see the list, google one of the wallet, click the first result, which could be a fake site and end up downloading a malicious version and lose his coins.

[Trêvoid]

maybe it would be a good idea to link to the official website for those wallets, like it was done on eXch.
i'm saying this because this is the beginners & help board so someone who is still new to crypto might see the list, google one of the wallet, click the first result, which could be a fake site and end up downloading a malicious version and loss his coins.

Sure i will do that right away.

[Trêvoid]

Bump! Let's continue to value security, privacy, and open-source solutions in crypto journey.

Privacy is a right, not a crime.

[KiaKia]

I've known unstoppable wallet to be the best mobile wallet so far for my own reason but thanks for sharing this, I never knew about foundation devices, this is crazy, it looks like a device straight from a James bond movie, good to see another airgapped hardware wallet from them, bookmarked, and could be my next hardware wallet device soon.

I don't know much about eXch and it's a shame that I am just knowing them when they are going out of business, like someone said on here, sometimes the best thing to do is to step down and lay low, I've known this to be helpful at times.

Bump! Let's continue to value security, privacy, and open-source solutions in crypto journey.

Privacy is a right, not a crime.

Trêvoid, Privacy is a right like you said, but it is the best route for crime, whenever someone said otherwise about this it makes me feel like everyone has a hidden skeleton in their closet like the old wise ones said.

[Trêvoid]

I've known unstoppable wallet to be the best mobile wallet so far for my own reason but thanks for sharing this, I never knew about foundation devices, this is crazy, it looks like a device straight from a James bond movie, good to see another airgapped hardware wallet from them, bookmarked, and could be my next hardware wallet device soon.

I don't know much about eXch and it's a shame that I am just knowing them when they are going out of business, like someone said on here, sometimes the best thing to do is to step down and lay low, I've known this to be helpful at times.

Bump! Let's continue to value security, privacy, and open-source solutions in crypto journey.

Privacy is a right, not a crime.

Trêvoid, Privacy is a right like you said, but it is the best route for crime, whenever someone said otherwise about this it makes me feel like everyone has a hidden skeleton in their closet like the old wise ones said.

Hi KiaKia, It is true that some criminals may exploit privacy or anonymity to hide their activities. However, this does not mean privacy itself is the problem or that it should be abandoned.

We need to protect people’s privacy while finding smart and fair ways to stop crime.

[satscraper]

I've known unstoppable wallet to be the best mobile wallet so far for my own reason but thanks for sharing this, I never knew about foundation devices, this is crazy, it looks like a device straight from a James bond movie, good to see another airgapped hardware wallet from them, bookmarked, and could be my next hardware wallet device soon.

Foundation has also developed a mobile wallet called Envoy designed with privacy and usability in mind. One of its standout features is the ability to operate in standalone mode meaning it doesn’t require pairing with Foundation's hardware wallet ^(Passport) to function. One can also highlight several of it's key features such as to be the fully open-source with reproducible builds, supporting connectivity via TOR, capability to connect either to Foundation's node or your own one like Bitcoin Core. The latest Envoy release is 1.8.6. The documentation and setup guide can be found here.

[avp2306]

I've known unstoppable wallet to be the best mobile wallet so far for my own reason but thanks for sharing this, I never knew about foundation devices, this is crazy, it looks like a device straight from a James bond movie, good to see another airgapped hardware wallet from them, bookmarked, and could be my next hardware wallet device soon.

I don't know much about eXch and it's a shame that I am just knowing them when they are going out of business, like someone said on here, sometimes the best thing to do is to step down and lay low, I've known this to be helpful at times.

Bump! Let's continue to value security, privacy, and open-source solutions in crypto journey.

Privacy is a right, not a crime.

Trêvoid, Privacy is a right like you said, but it is the best route for crime, whenever someone said otherwise about this it makes me feel like everyone has a hidden skeleton in their closet like the old wise ones said.

Hi KiaKia, It is true that some criminals may exploit privacy or anonymity to hide their activities. However, this does not mean privacy itself is the problem or that it should be abandoned.

We need to protect people’s privacy while finding smart and fair ways to stop crime.

Agree there's only few people violate it but damn government they let everyone suffer.

Its like they generalize that all people want to protect their privacy is criminal to take crazy actions towards sites that protect our rights.

Maybe its better for them to find other approach to combat illegal actions happened and they stop attacking those sites offering good service to the community. We use such service for our protection to, since there's lots of criminals around trying to find ways to penetrate or attack us.

[Trêvoid]

I've known unstoppable wallet to be the best mobile wallet so far for my own reason but thanks for sharing this, I never knew about foundation devices, this is crazy, it looks like a device straight from a James bond movie, good to see another airgapped hardware wallet from them, bookmarked, and could be my next hardware wallet device soon.

I don't know much about eXch and it's a shame that I am just knowing them when they are going out of business, like someone said on here, sometimes the best thing to do is to step down and lay low, I've known this to be helpful at times.

Bump! Let's continue to value security, privacy, and open-source solutions in crypto journey.

Privacy is a right, not a crime.

Trêvoid, Privacy is a right like you said, but it is the best route for crime, whenever someone said otherwise about this it makes me feel like everyone has a hidden skeleton in their closet like the old wise ones said.

Hi KiaKia, It is true that some criminals may exploit privacy or anonymity to hide their activities. However, this does not mean privacy itself is the problem or that it should be abandoned.

We need to protect people’s privacy while finding smart and fair ways to stop crime.

Agree there's only few people violate it but damn government they let everyone suffer.

Its like they generalize that all people want to protect their privacy is criminal to take crazy actions towards sites that protect our rights.

Maybe its better for them to find other approach to combat illegal actions happened and they stop attacking those sites offering good service to the community. We use such service for our protection to, since there's lots of criminals around trying to find ways to penetrate or attack us.

Right, privacy is a fundamental right, not a crime, and while criminals may misuse it, shutting down services like exch.cc only punishes ordinary people who rely on privacy for protection instead of targeting the real offenders.