Where is the coin trading?
25 July 2017, 13:49 Moscow time, the sites btc-e.nz and btc-e.com ceased to function after 7 minutes on the official twitter channel was published the message on carrying out unplanned work. At 18: 41 it was published a message that the work will soon be completed, as of 10:43 on July 26, 2017, the sites did not work[7][8].
Subsequently, the Greek media and Reuters announced the arrest on July 25, 2017 of Alexander Vinnik on charges of money laundering. In the documents of the US Department of justice, sent to the Greek authorities, Alexander Vinnik named one of the leaders of a criminal organization that laundered money with bitcoin and BTC-e[9][10][11][12]. Offered on BTC-E to impose a fine in the amount of 110 million U.S. dollars, winnik fined $ 12 million[13][14]. On the BTC - E channel on twitter reported work on the restoration of the service, the approximate terms of 5 to 10 days, as of 11:42 26 July 2017[15].
July 31 at the bitcointalk forum from the user "btc-e.com" it was reported that on July 25, FBI officers seized all BTC-e equipment in the data center.on July 28, the domain was blocked. Some of the funds of the service were arrested by the FBI (the amount of the arrested funds is unknown). It is assumed that if the service is not resumed until the end of August, then September 1 will begin a refund. In the same message it is claimed that Alexander Vinnik never was the head or the employee of BTC-e service[16].
August 3 at the bitcointalk forum from the user "btc-e.com" there was a message that employees of the service have access to databases and wallets, promise to clarify the situation until August 13. Also, according to the user, the main flows of fiduciary money passed through the company Mayzus Financial services Ltd, whose accounts were arrested.[17] the owner of the company Mayzus Financial Services Ltd. confirmed that all accounts which in his opinion had relation to BTC-e are blocked. This was notified to the financial regulator and information about account holders transferred to law enforcement agencies in the UK
