Compilation of all "Scam Accusations" threads related to exchanges

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Compilation of all "Scam Accusations" threads related to exchanges

Name	|	Total no. of accusations	|	No. of major accusations	|	Compiled list URL	|	Last updated	|	Additional notes
Binance	|	4	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg51987647#msg51987647	|	March 2020	|	Scam accusations are related to giveaways.
Bittrex	|	27	|	Seven	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52010409#msg52010409	|	July 2019	|	Scam accusations were mostly posted in late 2017.
OKEx	|	2	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52022245#msg52022245	|	March 2020	|	Not many scam accusations around.
Kucoin	|	3	|	One	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52032250#msg52032250	|	March 2020	|	Even though there are very fewer Scam Accusations, you should still be careful while trading at Kucoin because of their shady (and empty) head office
Bithumb	|	2	|	One	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52073651#msg52073651	|	August 2019	|	Both the accusations were posted back in 2017; not a single accusation has been posted in 2018 and 2019.
Huobi	|	2	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52104720#msg52104720	|	August 2019	|	It "seems" like Huobi doesn't have any intention of scammig anyone.
HitBTC	|	36	|	Nine	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52162889#msg52162889	|	August 2019	|	Had a tough time compiling the list of this one. It's just amazing, they've scammed way too many people and traders still use it for trading.
YoBit	|	90	|	Twenty Seven	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52172128#msg52172128	|	August 2019	|	Follow the YoBit Scam Accusation megathread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5134358.0
Bitfinex	|	11	|	Four	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52305504#msg52305504	|	August 2019	|	It seems like there aren't many scam accusations around. However, do keep an eye on updates of this case.
BitMEX	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52328733#msg52328733	|	September 2019	|	It seems like Arthur never scams in a direct manner.
Luno	|	1	|	One	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52370554#msg52370554	|	September 2019	|	Looks safe.
Indodax	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52428706#msg52428706	|	September 2019	|	It's an Indonesia-based exchange, with quite a few traders. No scam accusation was found.
KuMEX	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52438397#msg52438397	|	September 2019	|	Owned by Kucoin.com.
Quedex	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52461890#msg52461890	|	September 2019	|	Also provides support in the following thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2717636.0
BaseFEX	|	3	|	Two	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52484456#msg52484456	|	September 2019	|	Only two major accusations but they do have some weight. Make sure you have a look at them before trading at BaseFEX.
SouthXchange	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52501829#msg52501829	|	September 2019	|	No scam accusations were found.
Stex	|	2	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52631603#msg52631603	|	October 2019	|	No scam accusations were found.
Graviex	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52694518#msg52694518	|	October 2019	|	Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.
Bleutrade	|	2	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg52832694#msg52832694	|	October 2019	|	No recent accusation was found.
Catex	|	1	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53005480#msg53005480	|	November 2019	|	Looks fine with only one scam accusation posted.
RadarRelay	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53015703#msg53015703	|	November 2019	|	No scam accusations were found.
Poloniex	|	26	|	Six	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53170853#msg53170853	|	November 2019	|	The Poloniex's contribution to crypto's trading volume has decreased substantially, and a lot more traders (if compared with their current statistics) used to trade their back in 2016/17. So most of the scam accusations are quite old and not very relevant in 2019 as even the ownership of Poloniex has changed hands.
Gate.io	|	2	|	One	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53226367#msg53226367	|	December 2019	|	Not many scam accusations around but it's a low-volume exchange, so remain a bit careful with your funds in there!
Hotbit.io	|	5	|	Three	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53270874#msg53270874	|	December 2019	|	Trading on a platform that fakes almost 99% of its volume shouldn't be recommended.
Coinbene	|	4	|	One	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53312657#msg53312657	|	March 2020	|	Only 1 accusation found. However, be careful while trading on this exchange as they clearly fake out the trade volume.
Altilly	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53331516#msg53331516	|	December 2019	|	No scam accusations were found. This is a very-low volume exchange, so be very careful.
FatBTC	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53391418#msg53391418	|	December 2019	|	No scam accusations were found. It's a low-volume exchange and also fakes volume, so it's not recommended to trade with big amounts.
Bybit	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53391584#msg53391584	|	December 2019	|	No scam accusations were found. It's a low-volume exchange so it's not recommended to trade with big amounts.
Coindeal	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53391596#msg53391596	|	December 2019	|	No scam accusations were found. It's a low-volume exchange so it's not recommended to trade with big amounts.
Crex24	|	1	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53448001#msg53448001	|	December 2019	|	Looks fine with only one scam accusation posted. Low-volume exchange.
Fedlio	|	21	|	Eight	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53477659#msg53477659	|	December 2019	|	This exchange was earlier known as BiteBTC and has (successfully) scammed way too many people. "Evil doesn't die. It never dies. It just takes on a new face, a new name."
Primebit	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53504486#msg53504486	|	January 2020	|	No scam accusations were found.
Exmarkets	|	1	|	One	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53596991#msg53596991	|	January 2020	|	Looks fine but for small volumes.
LiveCoin	|	6	|	Two	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53734779#msg53734779	|	January 2020	|	It seems like they had some sort of Ethereum (and ERC20) deposits related issue a couple of years ago (which I believe is no more present). As it's a low-volume exchange, trade with low-funds only.
Paradex	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53779661#msg53779661	|	February 2020	|	Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.
Mercatox	|	9	|	Three	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53786250#msg53786250	|	February 2020	|	Most of the scam accusations are from 2017/2018.
BitPanda	|	3	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53832799#msg53832799	|	February 2020	|	Not many scam accusations around.
Tradence	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53867503#msg53867503	|	February 2020	|	Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.
PIT	|	1	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53944066#msg53944066	|	March 2020	|	By blockchain.com.
Blockchain.com	|	0	|	Zero	|	https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168200.msg53965572#msg53965572	|	March 2020	|	Zero scam accusations.

Note: An accusation is not a major one if either it belongs to someone having less than 5 merits or it's not a part of personal funds at the exchange. Moreover, if there's any merit to any of the accusations, it'll be considered as major. So if you feel that you're seeing an accusation which is not being considered as major, just give that accusation a merit and it'll be counted as major.

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Binance:

The total number of accusations: 5
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

5. Binance Started To Scam People! Be Aware!

4. BINANCE INDEPENDENCE DAY GIVEAWAY on TWITTER: SCAM.

3. Binance Giveaway Scam

2. Fake Binance competition. Scammer stealing ETH from people's.

1. Fake giveaways by using name of Binance decentralized exchange. Be careful !

Note: Scam accusations are mostly related to giveaways.

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Bittrex:

The total number of accusations: 27
The number of major accusations: 7

List:

27. BITTREX - SCAM!

26. Bittrex - account disabled.

25. Bittrex together with Ocean deceived 5000 traders on 1000 BTC

24. Bittrex probably scamm

23. SCAM REPORT [BITTREX]

22. Bittrex stole my BSV!

21. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5089499.0

20. Bittrex blocked my account more than 2 weeks ago and still don’t answer at all

19. Bittrex is Holding My Funds - Support Not Answering - Bittrex is the new Cryptsy

18. Class action against bittrex, stop loss failed

17. Why you should not trust Bittrex [Bittrex Scam]

16. My bittrex account is not open for 1 month

15. My experience with SCAM Bittrex. BE CAREFUL.

14. ** BITTREX isn't upfront about their scam tactics **

13. can't trust bittrex anymore. be careful

12. BITTREX.COM 1.000.000$ disabled

11. Bittrex issues - need our funds!

10. My Bittrex account has been disabled.

9. Bittrex NOT safe

8. Yet Another Bittrex Problem

7. Looks like my money is stuck in Bittrex FOREVER!

6. War with Bitrix

5. [Bittrex] account downgraded, 1 month no answer from support, funds blocked

4. Bittrex Disabled. (Locking more than 100K In Assets)

3. bittrex hijack funds, disabled & banned accounts - be awar from Virtual Pirates

2. Bittrex scams $millions and the community is in denial phase!

1. Bittrex is Holding My Funds - Support Not Answering - Bittrex SCAM

Note: Scam accusations were mostly posted in late 2017.

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OKEx:

The total number of accusations: 3
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

3. Scam Okex Exchange Launch Fake IEO

2. [SCAM] Okex is a SCAM

1. OKEX scam or not scam?

Note: Not many scam accusations around.

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Kucoin:

The total number of accusations: 5
The number of major accusations: 2

List:

5. [SCAM] KuCoin 1 Million USD Rewards Kucoin Play SCAM - Never Use KuCoin

4. Do Not Keep your tokens in KuCoin Exchange for a long term

3. Beware From Kucoin Exchange!!

2. WARNING about KuCoin

1. KuCoin shares scam

Note: Even though there are very fewer Scam Accusations, you should still be careful while trading at Kucoin because of their shady (and empty) head office.

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Bithumb:

The total number of accusations: 2
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

2. Bithumb top one scam market.

1. Account closed by Bithumb and $400 DASH lost.

Note: Both the accusations were posted back in 2017; not a single accusation has been posted in 2018 and 2019.

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Huobi:

The total number of accusations: 2
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

2. Huobi Scam (Ontology Promotion)

1. CHINESE BITCOIN EXCHANGE HUOBI THEFT TO BE REPORTED TO FBI, SEC, AND INTERPOL

Note: Both the accusations were posted back in 2017; not a single accusation has been posted in 2018 and 2019.

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HitBTC:

The total number of accusations: 36
The number of major accusations: 11

List:

36. Hitbtc.com is a scamsite- beware

35. Eventually Hitbtc Freezing customer fund.

34. hitbtc is a scam exchange Beware !!!!!

33. Explanations of pure scam: 65,000 USD stolen by HitBTC

32. HitBTC withdrawal delayed for no reason - Support not answering

31. HitBTC stole our money

30. hitbtc is a phishing site

29. Caution! Keep away from HitBTC

28. HITBTC..... Straight up scamming thieves!!!!!

27. [SOLVED] HitBTC stole my account and my coins! Fraud Alert!!

26. HitBTC FREEZING ASSETS

25. HitBTC SCAM MY ACCOUNT

24. HitBTC SCAM

23. HitBTC disappear with general deposit of clients

22. HITBTC altered my Ethereum wallet address and stole my Ethereum

21. Hitbtc Deposit Issue

20. HitBTC warning

19. [Exchange] HitBTC: >>1 month paid listings<< Scam or just very unethical?

18. Anatomy of stolen 65000 USD money by HitBTC

17. hitbtc.com deflected me

16. Edited: HitBTC balance jokes

15. HitBTC is a scam! Beware!

14. HITBTC SCAM - RESOLVE TICKET 41788

13. BEWARE: HITBTC.com Altered Recipient ETH Wallet Address, Post Confirmation Email

12. [Exchange] HitBTC login email address leak

11. Warning with HitBTC

10. HITBTC SCAM 29 BTC

9. Don't trust the hitbtc.com marketplace.They are cheater!

8. scam hitbit.com

7. HITBTC Scam, it took all my money

6. hitbtc.com thieves and scammers

5. HitBTC scam!

4. HITBTC is a scam! They blocking account with $2 mln!

3. HitBTC SCAM?

2. hitbtc scam site

1. Hitbtc.com is SCAM! 19 BTC

Note: Had a tough time compiling the list of this one. It's just amazing, they've scammed way too many people and traders still use it for trading.

[Raja_MBZ]

The note in OP has been updated, for better clarification of the difference in a major accusation and in just-another-accusation:

Note: An accusation is not a major one if either it belongs to someone having less than 5 merits or it's not a part of personal funds at the exchange. Moreover, if there's any merit to any of the accusations, it'll be considered as major. So if you feel that you're seeing an accusation which is not being considered as major, just give that accusation a merit and it'll be counted as major.

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YoBit:

The total number of accusations: 90
The number of major accusations: 27

List:

90. Whether there is a new Yobit fraud coming?

89. YoBit + ETH contract deposit

88. Scam by twitter-account @YobitHelp_ , my history

87. Scammed by YOBIT - 1 million FJC stuck forever and NO SUPPORT REPLIES

86. YoBit's Fake volume on shitcoins, among others

85. 1000+ ETH blocked: Yobit.net won't explain or resolve

84. YOBIT holding coins to profit from POS interest -

83. Please unfreeze my YoBit account

82. I've Been Scammed on Yobit - 5% Daily BTC Investbox

81. YOBIT Scam/Theft - waiting five months on $10000

80. yobit.net is scam

79. Yobit SCAM

78. YobiCodes scam at www.yobit.net

77. Yobit keeping my funds, no response Support, Yobit has gone full blown Mt. Gox

76. LIZA VIRTUAL TOKEN - YOBIT SCAM!!! DENOMINATION SCAMMERS

75. Stay away from YoBit.net, Is a scam ! Stole my Money !

74. Yobit don't want anyone out of their site? (Wallet status: Maintenance)

73. Yobit SCAM, "Transfer from cold storage" message, funds not being released

72. What to do when Yobit does not answer?

71. YOBIT another SCAM scheme (with proof)

70. Yobit.Net Scamming My Deposit

69. Yobit SCAM - SYSCOIN withdrawal

68. My YoBit wallet is empty !!! YoBit.net is a scam ?

67. YOBIT SCAMMED ME 15.20780976 ETHEREUM

66. Hopefulyl Yobit.net didn't scam me...

65. Yobit emptied my wallets and deleted all history

64. I was scammed 0.2 btc at yobit.net

63. Don't send your ECASH to Yobit!

62. Yobit SCAM with XIOS coin

61. YOBIT SCAM - 9 Withdraws All Stuck "Sending"

60. Need Community support against Yobit scammer

59. problem withraw XVG in Yobit

58. Yobit My account freezed support does not answer

57. YoBit Withdrawl, 11.2 LTC Scammed!

56. Problem with yobit.net ETH refill. payment don't come 2 day.

55. YOBIT SCAM | NEED TO BOYCOTT THIS SCAM EXCHANGE | NEXT CRYPTY | SCAM ICO |

54. MY BTC BALANCE LOST IN YOBIT----YOBIT SCAM

53. YOBIT WITHDRAWAL IS A SCAM

52. ¡¡¡ BEWARE YOBIT USERS !!!

51. Yobit locking withdraws scam, get your funds out fast.

50. Scam market YObit.net and YObit.io

49. did YoBit scammed me ?

48. Yobit SCAM

47. Yobit exchange scam EXPOSED, proofs inside

46. Another Yobit scam

45. Yobit problems

44. How Yobit stold me almost 200bucks ;(

43. YOBIT scam - class action law suit

42. Beaware of Yobit.net

41. Yobit - SpaceCoin's wallet is out of maintenance

40. Yobit.net scam XVG!!

39. Yobit: withdrawal/deposit not working (and they don't care)

38. Yobit.net has blocked my account. I cant access my coins.

37. YOBIT IT'S A SCAM

36. Search testimony against yobit

35. Yobit is SCAM, Withdraw in process for 3 days and no reply from support

34. is yobit a scam, cant login?

33. Yobit.net has blocked my account

32. Scammed by Yobit

31. YoBit I have problem Transfer from cold storage...help me plsssss

30. Please unfreeze The YOBIT Account over 1 month Freeze 89 BTC

29. Yobit Account 'Temporarily disabled' for nearly 1 month with no progress

28. PENDING DEPOSIT 3 MONTHS 10 BTC YOBIT ! HELP ! HELP !

27. yobit problems... check in here.

26. YoBit, please pay back...

25. YOBIT - Doesn't let me withdrawal coins for the last 2 weeks

24. Yet another scam accusation against YoBit

23. is yobit scam?

22. Transferred ETH into Yobit.net, and it's not showing up!

21. Make a complaint against Yobit

20. Cant login to Yobit.net. 200 ETH stuck!

19. THUG Coins stucked yobit not arrive

18. YOBIT.net SCAM, coin whitdraw freeze

17. YOBIT SCAMMED ME 15.20780976 ETHEREUM

16. HOW YOBIT SCAMMED ME

15. Yobit.net deceivers and swindlers have stolen money!

14. YoBit Scammed 10.1 ETH - SENT and never CREDITED

13. yobit start to be similar cryptsy

12. Yobit support not answer

11. Yobit - Stucked coins list (Add yours) JAN 2018

10. Yobit.net = scam - XMG not arrived

9. Yobit Scam?

8. YOBIT.NET S.C.A.M

7. what Yobit.net not add my coin Amsterdamcoin ?

6. YoBit NTRN wallet maintance scam, thousand of coins stucked

5. [YoBit] Scammed ETH

4. YOBIT IS a SCAM WARNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOBIT IS A SCAM !!!!!!

3. Yobit Filling Pocket with peoples Money

2. Yobit Scammed me; During Okpay withdrawal, (resolved: got paid on 4th day)

1. Dont use Yobit scam. +170 days support ticket not aswered.

Note: Follow the YoBit Scam Accusation megathread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5134358.0

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Bitfinex:

The total number of accusations: 11
The number of major accusations: 4

List:

11. Bitfinex and Tether sued for alleged fraud!

10. Bitfinex aka Crypto Capital - think twice before withdrawing Fiat funds

9. Bitfinex и Tether - Scam

8. Bitfinex is a scam they stole my Bitcoin

7. Bitfinex Struggles with Money Withdrawal-Observers Predict MtGox Scenario

6. Bitfinex wont confirm funds

5. Bitfinex is a SCAM

4. Looking for the scam or potential scam section. It involves 2 exchanges.

3. Bitfinex scam and fraud

2. [SCAM]Bitfinex is a scam.

1. [scam tag request] user unclescrooge founder and operator of bitfinex.com

Note: It seems like that there aren't many scam accusations around. However, do keep an eye on updates of this case.

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BitMEX:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: It seems like Arthur never scams in a direct manner.

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Luno:

The total number of accusations: 1
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

1. Luno is tripping!!

Note: Looks safe.

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Crypto-bridge:

The total number of accusations: 1
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

1. Can crypto-bridge use our funds?

Note: Looks safe as it's built on BitShares blockchain.

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Indodax:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: It's an Indonesia-based exchange, with quite a few traders. No scam accusation was found.

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KuMEX:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Owned by Kucoin.com.

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Quedex:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Also provides support in the following thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2717636.0

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BaseFEX:

The total number of accusations: 3
The number of major accusations: 2

List:

3. BaseFEX Stole 18.7 BTC

2. Basefex.com (CEO Jesse Wu and HGO Randolf G) scam stole 3 BTC

1. BaseFEX - SCAM - Plagiarism site + Anonymous Team

Note: Only two major accusations but they do have some weight. Make sure you have a look at them before trading at BaseFEX.

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SouthXchange:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: No scam accusations were found.

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Stex:

The total number of accusations: 2
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

2. STEX.COM Withdrawal Problem. Valid Tx_ID is given but coin never arrived.

1. Is STEX.com a scam?

Note: No scam accusations were found.

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Graviex:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.

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TradeSatoshi:

The total number of accusations: 5
The number of major accusations: 3

List:

5. TradeSatoshi locking out users to steal funds?

4. Tradesatoshi are scamming with KYC requirements

3. Tradesatoshi - BEWARE! Blocking without reasons.

2. TradeSatoshi.Com BTCP - Scam / Fraud | Bitcoin Private fork coins stolen

1. Tradesatoshi.com SCAM

Note: Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.

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Bleutrade:

The total number of accusations: 2
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

2. BLEUTRADE.COM - Bordering on scammy behavior

1. Bleutrade Twitter scam!!

Note: No recent accusation was found.

[Raja_MBZ]

OP list updated with all the exchanges. More compilations coming soon!

[Raja_MBZ]

Catex:

The total number of accusations: 1
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

1. SCAM ALERT! Suspended of accounts by CATEX.IO

Note: Looks fine with only one scam accusation posted.

[Raja_MBZ]

RadarRelay:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: No scam accusations were found.

[Raja_MBZ]

I've added a new column "Last updated" so that it may remain known that when each exchange's accusations were last updated.

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Poloniex:

The total number of accusations: 26
The number of major accusations: 6

List:

26. Threatening EXIT SCAM on POLONIEX or just worst service? *** WARNING ***

25. James Seibel of Poloniex and Circle.com is incompetent & lazy. (CLAM SCAM)

24. poloniex.com scam

23. Threatening EXIT SCAM on POLONIEX or just worst service? *** WARNING ***

22. Poloniex scammed me!!!

21. Poloniex is a Scam ?

20. Poloniex Your account has been locked 20 days 5 btc lost it

19. Poloniex SCAMMED my 10400SC and 1400FLDC

18. Poloniex Is gradually becoming a gox 2

17. Poloniex - Account locked for 2 months with open ticket

16. Poloniex is stealing money.

15. Poloniex Holding Coins! I am tired of this!

14. Poloniex Account Suspension Scam

13. Poloniex not closing my account nor letting me withdraw my funds - ~$44k

12. Warning: Poloniex

11. Update: Poloniex not letting me withdraw my funds - ~46k

10. ticket #181654 Poloniex.com [SCAM on MARGIN][UNRESOLVED]. Proofs inside.

9. i just got robbed by poloniex

8. 3 Months Scammed by POLONIEX

7. POLONIEX deposit still not accredited after 50 days

6. Poloniex is new CRYPTSY

5. [Poloniex][SCAM] falsifying Digibyte TXID

4. Poloniex is kidding me

3. Poloniex Stole my money

2. Poloniex froze 13 withdrawals support ticket unanswered for over 12 hours

1. Poloniex.com Arranged lag due XRP shorting

Note: The Poloniex's contribution to crypto's trading volume has decreased substantially, and a lot more traders (if compared with their current statistics) used to trade their back in 2016/17. So most of the scam accusations are quite old and not very relevant in 2019 as even the ownership of Poloniex has changed hands.

[Raja_MBZ]

Opening post updated with all the exchanges.

[Raja_MBZ]

Gate.io:

The total number of accusations: 2
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

2. Gate.io - scam and fraudulent company

1. Gate.io scam

Note: Not many scam accusations around but it's a low-volume exchange, so remain a bit careful with your funds in there!

[Raja_MBZ]

Hotbit.io:

The total number of accusations: 5
The number of major accusations: 3

List:

5. You can lose your fund cheaply with HotBit Exchange. Don't be the next Victim

4. Stay Away from HOTBIT EXCHANGE

3. SCAM ALERT HOTBIT

2. hotbit.io is big scam

1. Hotbit.io - Withdrawl failed

Note: Trading on a platform that fakes almost 99% of its volume shouldn't be recommended.

[Raja_MBZ]

Coinbene.com:

The total number of accusations: 4
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

4. www.coinbene.com is scamer

3. coinbene scam?

2. coinbene exchange?

1. Scam Exchange Coinbene - be careful

Note: Be careful while trading on this exchange as they clearly fake out the trade volume.

[Raja_MBZ]

Altilly:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: No scam accusations were found. This is a very-low volume exchange, so be very careful.

[Raja_MBZ]

FatBTC:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

Note: No scam accusations were found. It's a low-volume exchange and also fakes volume, so it's not recommended to trade with big amounts.

[Raja_MBZ]

ByBit:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

Note: No scam accusations were found. It's a low-volume exchange so it's not recommended to trade with big amounts.

[Raja_MBZ]

CoinDeal:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

Note: No scam accusations were found. It's a low-volume exchange so it's not recommended to trade with big amounts.

[Raja_MBZ]

Crex24:

The total number of accusations: 3
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

1. CREX24 SCAM

2. Crex24 Exchange is Scam

3. [SCAM] Crex24 sudden KYC - while Crex24 wishes to stay anonymous

Note: Low-volume exchange.

[Raja_MBZ]

Fedlio.com:

The total number of accusations: 21
The number of major accusations: 8

List:

21. [SCAM] FEDLIO.COM Payout impossible for everyone, don't try it

20. Exchange fedlio.com fraud, SCAM!!!

19. BiteBTC is a scam exchange

18. bitebtc.com - SCAM!!!

17. BiteBTC Scam

16. bitebtc.com stole us $ 600,000 for more information read this report with proof

15. BiteBTC track & takedown campaign

14. fedlio.com And bitebtc.com SCAM WARNİNG!

13. BiteBTC is a Scam

12. BiteBTC is scam

11. Bitebtc Is A Scam Exchange|| I Lost 381 BAT Token

10. Fedlio / BiteBTC SCAM Exchange

9. Exchanger BITRADERHUB.COM and BITEBTC is SCAMER 1 wallet ETH.

8. BiteBTC have defrauded me out of over £50,000

7. Attention!!!! SCAM BiteBTC has changed name. !!!!

6. BiteBTC is a Scam

5. BiteBTC.com is a SCAM Exchange

4. BiteBtc.com Scam Alert

3. A telegram group for people scammed by Bitebtc.com

2. BiteBTC.com disabled my account for no reason

1. Scammers BiteBTC Exchange

Note: This exchange was earlier known as BiteBTC and has (successfully) scammed way too many people. "Evil doesn't die. It never dies. It just takes on a new face, a new name."

[Raja_MBZ]

PrimeBit:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: No scam accusations were found.

[Raja_MBZ]

EXMarkets:

The total number of accusations: 1
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

1. reported exmarkets scam

Note: Looks fine but for small volumes.

[Raja_MBZ]

Opening post updated with all the exchanges.

[Raja_MBZ]

Livecoin:

The total number of accusations: 6
The number of major accusations: 2

List:

6. Livecoin.net Scam

5. Livecoin.net stealing clients ETH assets

4. Livecoin took the money and ran

3. LiveCoin - ETH Scam Confirmed

2. Livecoin - did they exit.

1. Livecoin exchange - thieves and scammers

Note: It seems like they had some sort of Ethereum (and ERC20) deposits related issue a couple of years ago (which I believe is no more present). As it's a low-volume exchange, trade with low-funds only.

[Raja_MBZ]

Opening post updated.

I've decided to keep this thread unlocked from now on for any suggestions/updates/requests/etc.

[Chris!]

FYI CryptoBridge exit scammed a while ago. I'm not sure what you're considering major or not, but there are lots of people out lots of crypto. I lost about 0.12BTC personally.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5207458.msg53735110#msg53735110

[Raja_MBZ]

FYI CryptoBridge exit scammed a while ago. I'm not sure what you're considering major or not, but there are lots of people out lots of crypto. I lost about 0.12BTC personally.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5207458.msg53735110#msg53735110

Thanks for the information! Well, sad to hear that you lost some of your precious BTC at CryptoBridge. I've removed CryptoBridge. Moreover, the "Last updated" section of the table tells about the last updates of the exchange platform. As CB's Last updated was September 2019, it meant that its complaints were last updated in September 2019 (and there weren't many complaints at that time).

[Raja_MBZ]

Paradex:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.

[Raja_MBZ]

Mercatox:

The total number of accusations: 9
The number of major accusations: 3

List:

9. MERCATOX.COM Exit Scam! Beware you will lose your Money!

8. How Am Currently Being Scammed At Mercatox

7. Doge Gold Coin SCAM FAKE list on Mercatox

6. Dont list your coins in MERCATOX! They will delisted !

5. MERCATOX POTENTIAL SCAM !!!!!!

4. Mercatox.com EXIT SCAM / STOLE all the users fund - CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ONGOING

3. mercatox.com - Beware!

2. MERCATOX.COM Exchange SCAM! Beware you will lose your Money!

1. MERCATOX BTC WITHDRAWAL

Note: Most of the scam accusations are from 2017/2018.

[Raja_MBZ]

Opening post updated.

[Raja_MBZ]

BitPanda:

The total number of accusations: 3
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

3. Bitpanda Scam

2. BitPanda.com pretends they cannot verify me after keeping my money

1. Bitpanda.com (Bitpanda) possibly is a scam. Bitpanda scammed for 3000 euros.

Note: Not many scam accusations around.

[Raja_MBZ]

Tradence:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.

[Raja_MBZ]

TradeSatoshi is closing down. Interestingly, it was marked red in the opening post.

It'll shortly be removed, along with the addition of Tradence and BitPanda.

[Raja_MBZ]

Opening post updated:

>Tradence added.
>TradeSatoshi removed.

[Raja_MBZ]

PIT:

The total number of accusations: 1
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

1. A scam report for pit.blockchain.com

Note: By blockchain.com.

[Raja_MBZ]

Blockchain.com:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Zero scam accusations.

[squatter]

Raja_MBZ, you may want to update your entry for CoinBene. I was planning to create an account there because I saw that they list several tokens I had lying around. A bit of research turned up several scam accusations on the forum and elsewhere:
1) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5138863.0
2) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5138863.msg50925601#msg50925601
3) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5159105.0
4) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4955146.0
5) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2674080.msg45891945#msg45891945
6) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2674080.msg53959745#msg53959745

There are also allegations that CoinBene was hacked last year. Instead of coming clean about it, they supposedly covered it up and put the affected wallets into maintenance mode permanently:

On Monday (March 25, 2019), there were massive outgoing transactions from CoinBene’s hot wallet to an unknown wallet that did not exist prior to that Monday. These transactions reportedly involved every single ERC-20 token (totaling 109) held by the company.

Those tokens include huobipool token (HPT), pundi X (NPSX), maximine coin (MXM) and udoo (UDOO). The latter two will prove important later on in this narrative.

The following day (March 26, 2019), Cointelegraph reported an announcement from CoinBene stating that the platform was undergoing maintenance. However, several reports were circulating at the time that the cryptocurrency exchange had been hacked.

On March 27, 2019, the day after CoinBene’s maintenance announcement, data scientists at Elementus — a blockchain infrastructure firm — published a report that described the fund transfers out of CoinBene’s hot wallet bore all the hallmarks of a hack.

“After leaving CoinBene, the tokens were quickly moved into Etherdelta, where they were sold for ETH. A large amount of funds were also moved into centralized Exchanges, including Binance, Huobi, and Bittrex. The funds continue to move into exchanges as I write this.”

The more I research, the worse things look for CoinBene. I would avoid this exchange like the plague!

[Raja_MBZ]

Raja_MBZ, you may want to update your entry for CoinBene. I was planning to create an account there because I saw that they list several tokens I had lying around. A bit of research turned up several scam accusations on the forum and elsewhere:
1) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5138863.0
2) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5138863.msg50925601#msg50925601
3) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5159105.0
4) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4955146.0
5) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2674080.msg45891945#msg45891945
6) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2674080.msg53959745#msg53959745

There are also allegations that CoinBene was hacked last year. Instead of coming clean about it, they supposedly covered it up and put the affected wallets into maintenance mode permanently:

On Monday (March 25, 2019), there were massive outgoing transactions from CoinBene’s hot wallet to an unknown wallet that did not exist prior to that Monday. These transactions reportedly involved every single ERC-20 token (totaling 109) held by the company.

Those tokens include huobipool token (HPT), pundi X (NPSX), maximine coin (MXM) and udoo (UDOO). The latter two will prove important later on in this narrative.

The following day (March 26, 2019), Cointelegraph reported an announcement from CoinBene stating that the platform was undergoing maintenance. However, several reports were circulating at the time that the cryptocurrency exchange had been hacked.

On March 27, 2019, the day after CoinBene’s maintenance announcement, data scientists at Elementus — a blockchain infrastructure firm — published a report that described the fund transfers out of CoinBene’s hot wallet bore all the hallmarks of a hack.

“After leaving CoinBene, the tokens were quickly moved into Etherdelta, where they were sold for ETH. A large amount of funds were also moved into centralized Exchanges, including Binance, Huobi, and Bittrex. The funds continue to move into exchanges as I write this.”

The more I research, the worse things look for CoinBene. I would avoid this exchange like the plague!

You're probably the first person to contribute to this thread. I really appreciate your effort and would like to request others around to do the same as well, if they feel something has gone wrong.

I'll have a look at the threads you provided right away and will update accordingly.

Merited, thanks!

[Raja_MBZ]

Coinbene updated.

[Raja_MBZ]

Binance:

The total number of accusations: 5
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

5. Binance Started To Scam People! Be Aware!

4. BINANCE INDEPENDENCE DAY GIVEAWAY on TWITTER: SCAM.

3. Binance Giveaway Scam

2. Fake Binance competition. Scammer stealing ETH from people's.

1. Fake giveaways by using name of Binance decentralized exchange. Be careful !

Note: Scam accusations are mostly related to giveaways.

Updated, after about 8 months.

[Raja_MBZ]

OKEx:

The total number of accusations: 3
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

3. Scam Okex Exchange Launch Fake IEO

2. [SCAM] Okex is a SCAM

1. OKEX scam or not scam?

Note: Not many scam accusations around.

Updated, after about 8 months.

[Raja_MBZ]

Kucoin:

The total number of accusations: 5
The number of major accusations: 2

List:

5. [SCAM] KuCoin 1 Million USD Rewards Kucoin Play SCAM - Never Use KuCoin

4. Do Not Keep your tokens in KuCoin Exchange for a long term

3. Beware From Kucoin Exchange!!

2. WARNING about KuCoin

1. KuCoin shares scam

Note: Even though there are very fewer Scam Accusations, you should still be careful while trading at Kucoin because of their shady (and empty) head office.

Kucoin updated after about 8 months. Two new scam accusations have been added.

[Raja_MBZ]

Opening post updated with PIT and Blockchain.com.

[Raja_MBZ]

Opening post updated with the changes made to:

>Kucoin
>Binance
>OKEx

[Raja_MBZ]

Bittrex:

The total number of accusations: 27
The number of major accusations: 7

List:

27. BITTREX - SCAM!

26. Bittrex - account disabled.

25. Bittrex together with Ocean deceived 5000 traders on 1000 BTC

24. Bittrex probably scamm

23. SCAM REPORT [BITTREX]

22. Bittrex stole my BSV!

21. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5089499.0

20. Bittrex blocked my account more than 2 weeks ago and still don’t answer at all

19. Bittrex is Holding My Funds - Support Not Answering - Bittrex is the new Cryptsy

18. Class action against bittrex, stop loss failed

17. Why you should not trust Bittrex [Bittrex Scam]

16. My bittrex account is not open for 1 month

15. My experience with SCAM Bittrex. BE CAREFUL.

14. ** BITTREX isn't upfront about their scam tactics **

13. can't trust bittrex anymore. be careful

12. BITTREX.COM 1.000.000$ disabled

11. Bittrex issues - need our funds!

10. My Bittrex account has been disabled.

9. Bittrex NOT safe

8. Yet Another Bittrex Problem

7. Looks like my money is stuck in Bittrex FOREVER!

6. War with Bitrix

5. [Bittrex] account downgraded, 1 month no answer from support, funds blocked

4. Bittrex Disabled. (Locking more than 100K In Assets)

3. bittrex hijack funds, disabled & banned accounts - be awar from Virtual Pirates

2. Bittrex scams $millions and the community is in denial phase!

1. Bittrex is Holding My Funds - Support Not Answering - Bittrex SCAM

Note: Scam accusations were mostly posted in late 2017.

It seems like no Bittrex accusation has been posted since the day I gathered the above ones. So Bittrex's accusations should be considered complete as of 7th April, 2020.

[Raja_MBZ]

Bithumb:

The total number of accusations: 2
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

2. Bithumb top one scam market.

1. Account closed by Bithumb and $400 DASH lost.

Note: Both the accusations were posted back in 2017; not a single accusation has been posted in 2018 and 2019.

It seems like no Bithumb accusation has been posted since the day I gathered the above ones (except for the ones related to fake domain names of Bithumb). So Bithumb's accusations should be considered complete as of 9th April, 2020.

Updating the opening post with the new "Last updated" dates.

[Raja_MBZ]

Huobi:

The total number of accusations: 2
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

2. Huobi Scam (Ontology Promotion)

1. CHINESE BITCOIN EXCHANGE HUOBI THEFT TO BE REPORTED TO FBI, SEC, AND INTERPOL

Note: Both the accusations were posted back in 2017; not a single accusation has been posted in 2018 and 2019.

It seems like no Huobi accusation has been posted since the day I gathered the above ones. So Huobi's accusations should be considered complete as of 14th April, 2020.

[Raja_MBZ]

KuMEX:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Owned by Kucoin.com.

It seems like no new KuMEX accusation has been posted since the day I made the above (quoted) post. So KuMEX's accusations should be considered complete as of 18th April, 2020.

[Raja_MBZ]

SouthXchange:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: No scam accusations were found.

It seems like no new SouthXchange accusation has been posted since the day I made the above (quoted) post. So SouthXchange's accusations should be considered complete as of 23rd April, 2020.

[Raja_MBZ]

Crex24:

The total number of accusations: 3
The number of major accusations: 1

List:

1. CREX24 SCAM

2. Crex24 Exchange is Scam

3. [SCAM] Crex24 sudden KYC - while Crex24 wishes to stay anonymous

Note: Low-volume exchange.

Updated. 2 new scam accusations (out of which one is labeled "major") have been added to the list.

[Raja_MBZ]

Tradence:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: Low-volume exchange. Be careful while depositing funds in a large amount.

It seems like no new Tradence accusation has been posted since the day I made the above (quoted) post. So Tradence's accusations should be considered complete as of 2nd May 2020.

[Raja_MBZ]

RadarRelay:

The total number of accusations: 0
The number of major accusations: 0

List:

<none>

Note: No scam accusations were found.

It seems like no new RadarRelay accusation has been posted since the day I made the above (quoted) post. So RadarRelay's accusations should be considered complete as of 18th May 2020.

[icopress]

bump

[ph4nt0m]

Altilly is starting to smell like an exit scam

Altilly Exchange FAKE Refunds, Possible Exit Scam

[naim027]

Altilly is starting to smell like an exit scam

Altilly Exchange FAKE Refunds, Possible Exit Scam

I am not sure if would like to continue what he has started a few years ago. As we can see, He was active on 10th February. But, the last update of this thread was almost two years ago. So, I guess either he doesn't have that much time to handle this thread or he is no more interested. All my words are based on my guess. But, Incase he wants to update the OP, I would like to help him with some information. Binance has a few more active accusations >>

(Scam) Binance Block Users Withdrawals - You could be the next Victim.
Binance Stuck My withdrawal

[ChiBitCTy]

How on earth is Coinbase no where to be found here? They have perfected the art of exchange scamming.

Hope OP does keep this up.