How long does Hitbtc have withdraws offline?

[TheGodson]

I'm trying to withdraw some of my crypto from Hitbtc and I get this message:

Withdrawals for this cryptocurrency are offline. Please refer to the System Monitor page for updates.

Anyone know how long this should take? Is this usually a short term thing or can I kiss my money goodbye.

[OmegaStarScream]

Hitbtc is far from being a reputable exchange, but I doubt they would just lock the withdrawal for everyone like this.

I would suggest you keep an eye on their system monitor[1]. The maintenance status column should give you a better idea of why it's no longer possible to withdraw and how long it could take.

[1] https://hitbtc.com/system-monitor

[TheGodson]

Yeah, the coin is under "investigation" whatever the fuck that means. It pumped hard less than 24 hours ago and now I can't withdraw it. I have to watch as my worthless Polymath coin dwindles to nothing.

[sheenshane]

I saw now that it is open again, the withdrawal might available because it says online on the link provided above regarding their system monitor, and I don't think, it's a goodbye with your Bitcoin.

I think not only HitBTC exchange was doing this, I saw Binance exchange doing this several times that there's short maintenance on the withdrawal on Bitcoin, IDK with other altcoins.  That's commonly happened when the Bitcoin price will pump and the most common users will tend to withdraw in this kind of situation.

Anyway, what coin that you're trying to withdraw? There are several coins that have an offline status of withdrawal.  But the top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, it seems you can able to withdraw now.

[TheGodson]

I saw now that it is open again, the withdrawal might available because it says online on the link provided above regarding their system monitor, and I don't think, it's a goodbye with your Bitcoin.

I think not only HitBTC exchange was doing this, I saw Binance exchange doing this several times that there's short maintenance on the withdrawal on Bitcoin, IDK with other altcoins.  That's commonly happened when the Bitcoin price will pump and the most common users will tend to withdraw in this kind of situation.

Anyway, what coin that you're trying to withdraw? There are several coins that have an offline status of withdrawal.  But the top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, it seems you can able to withdraw now.

Withdrawals are not online. I've checked every day. Polymath pumped, then they decided to freeze withdrawals. Their "technical team" is "investigating" the issue, apparently.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Withdrawals are not online. I've checked every day. Polymath pumped, then they decided to freeze withdrawals. Their "technical team" is "investigating" the issue, apparently.

HitBTC is one of the worst exchanges you can use. They are selective scammers and once they decide to scam you, they will block your account and ask for KYC verification which you will not pass, and then they keep your money.

Why don't you trade of your coin for another coin like Ripple, EOS, Litecoin and then withdraw all your funds out of shitBTC exchange?

[Darker45]

Yeah, the coin is under "investigation" whatever the fuck that means. It pumped hard less than 24 hours ago and now I can't withdraw it. I have to watch as my worthless Polymath coin dwindles to nothing.

Why do you have to do that? HitBTC is only suspending Polymath's withdrawal but only its withdrawal. Everything else related to Polymath seems open. Polymath deposit is allowed as well as its transfer and trading. So if you want to take profit from your Polymath, why don't you try to trade it with BTC or ETH or USDT if you wish?

Well, I'm looking at HitBTC's system monitor only.

[TheGodson]

Yeah, the coin is under "investigation" whatever the fuck that means. It pumped hard less than 24 hours ago and now I can't withdraw it. I have to watch as my worthless Polymath coin dwindles to nothing.

Why do you have to do that? HitBTC is only suspending Polymath's withdrawal but only its withdrawal. Everything else related to Polymath seems open. Polymath deposit is allowed as well as its transfer and trading. So if you want to take profit from your Polymath, why don't you try to trade it with BTC or ETH or USDT if you wish?

Well, I'm looking at HitBTC's system monitor only.

I'm located in the US, which does not allow trading.

[Darker45]

Yeah, the coin is under "investigation" whatever the fuck that means. It pumped hard less than 24 hours ago and now I can't withdraw it. I have to watch as my worthless Polymath coin dwindles to nothing.

Why do you have to do that? HitBTC is only suspending Polymath's withdrawal but only its withdrawal. Everything else related to Polymath seems open. Polymath deposit is allowed as well as its transfer and trading. So if you want to take profit from your Polymath, why don't you try to trade it with BTC or ETH or USDT if you wish?

Well, I'm looking at HitBTC's system monitor only.

I'm located in the US, which does not allow trading.

Oh my! Were you aware beforehand that HitBTC does not allow US citizens to use its platform due to regulatory restrictions?

Anyway, you are probably an unverified HitBTC user because of your location. So have you tried using VPN? If you haven't yet, you might want to try it. It might be of help to you. At least you might gain access to its trading platform and trade your Polymath tokens into BTC or ETH or whichever withdrawable token you prefer with much lower fees.

If you happen to do that, withdraw everything and never use HitBTC again. Also, remember to abide by the terms and conditions of exchanges to avoid possible glitches in the future.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

I'm located in the US, which does not allow trading.

This even makes it worse. If you can manage to stealthily login and trade probably using a VPN then try it and withdraw your assets out of the exchange, because be sure if thy ask you for KYC verification. Your money is gone. One of the cheapest options to withdraw is by using EOS

Withdrawing through Poly tokens is no choice since HitBTC has the second worst withdrawal rates just behind poloniex according to this site

They will be taking 231 POLY ($70) from your account

[TheGodson]

Too late. I already did the KYC and now they know I'm US. I figured they already knew because trading was restricted, but I guess I'm out 5 grand. Well now only 2.5 grand because it has shrunk since then. I'll let you know if they eventually let me withdraw, but I won't hold my breath.

They didn't previously restrict US people, that was later, but I never received an email.

Does anybody know where this exchange is located or how to find out?

[hugeblack]

Does anybody know where this exchange is located or how to find out?

According to this:

HitBTC is a Europe based cryptocurrency exchange that began in 2013 and now is operated by HitTech limited, based in Chicago.

Source ----> HitBTC Crypto Exchange Review | BestBitcoinExchange

That platform is classified as a gray platform, or rather, selective scammers.

You will not get much information about their site, almost all platforms that prevent people from the United States from conducting trades are platforms that try to avoid legal scrutiny, and if those platforms do not have a logical reason, they are likely scammers.

good luck

[Rainbow Bear]

Absolutely disgusting scamming exchange, go read the hitbtc reddit. They constantly play the KYC stall tactic, they straight up steal your money. They make you run in circles and after all the run around they never let you have access to your crypto.

STAY AWAY FROM HITBTC

[Bitcoin_Arena]

According to this:

HitBTC is a Europe based cryptocurrency exchange that began in 2013 and now is operated by HitTech limited, based in Chicago.

Source ----> HitBTC Crypto Exchange Review | BestBitcoinExchange

Yeah, according to Crytpowisser the exchange was originally from Denmark, but there is a lot of conflicting info about their current headquaters

For example;
They personally say that they are some in the  Seychelles and then claim of "a colocation in London"

Cryptogeeks talks of them originating from Estonia  

HitBTC cryptocurrency exchange is a platform created in 2013 by Estonian experts and Israeli entrepreneurs that allows you to trade more than 300 cryptocurrency pairs

and then

The location of the HitBTC headquarters isn't totally clear. There are several countries associated with the exchange. For instance, according to the exchange website, Hit Tech Solutions Development Ltd, a company responsible for the Privacy Policy questions, is registered in Seychelles. Any jurisdictional issues concerning HitBTC are solved in Seychelles. The About Us section doesn't provide any mention of team members or the headquarters location. We can learn that the data center is located in London while the representative office can be found in Chile.

If we look at the HitBTC reviews we will find out that there are a number of other countries that for some reason are named as the location of the exchange. One of the countries usually associated with HitBTC is Hong Kong. Another version is that the company is headquartered in the United Kingdom. Although it is not mentioned on the HitBTC's website, there is information that the exchange has offices in  London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Malta, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago.

The team anonymity and the lack of clearness about the headquarters location make some individuals distrust the platform. However, the website definitely states that the Hit Tech Solutions Development is based in Seychelles and the exchange has its rep office in Chile

Someone noticed this as early anormalies as early as 2014

I've been saying this is a scam since page 1.

Get your coins out.

They obviously don't have enough coins to support withdrawals.

Are we seeing another MtGox here?

Get your coins out!!

This is getting to be a joke. When someone comes to me and says "how do we open a successful exchange", the first thing I say is "Put your damn name on the site with a legal corporation and you are already the top 5 exchanges without any volume"
This is what I get from my research:
“HITBTC” was founded by “Ullus Corporation”. The company was incorporated in 2013 and claims to be licensed as a financial company. Operating accounts were opened in “SWED Bank” and “SEB Bank”. Swedbank AB is a Nordic-Baltic banking group offering retail banking, asset management, financial, and other services with Stockholm. The latter Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB is also a Nordic bank Its activities comprise mainly banking services, but SEB also carries out significant life insurance operations and also owns Eurocard.
Ullus Corporation's website is down (ulluscorp.com), but looking at a cached version of the site it says "The company’s headquarters, since its inception, are located in Hong-Kong" and also repeatedly talk about their Financial License, but don't say from which country. (http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.ulluscorp.com/)
This is where it get's interesting, the company also registered CatPay.com which is some sort of a Bitcoin wallet. Both domains are now under private registration and try to not be connected to each other. CatPay's customer service line is in Estonia.
Both of those domains are owned by ulluscorp.com which has been taken down. You can easily get RAW versions of the old Whois file on the registration
ulluscorp.com (http://domainsigma.com/whois/ulluscorp.com) Registrant Name: Ricardo Singh Registrant Organization: ULLUS CORPORATION Registrant Street: Ricardo J. Alfaro Avenue, The Century Tower Bldg. Floor 4 Suite 402-36 Registrant City: Panama City Registrant State/Province: Panama City Registrant Postal Code: - Registrant Country: PA Registrant Phone: +507.3605536 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax: +507.3605530
CatPay.com (http://who.is/whois/catpay.com) Registrant Name: Oliver Girado Registrant Organization: Ullus Corporation Registrant Street: Ricardo J. Alfaro Avenue, The Central Tower Bldg, Floor 4 Suite 402-36 Registrant City: Panama City Registrant State/Province: Panama City Registrant Postal Code: - Registrant Country: PA Registrant Phone: +507.3605536 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax: +507.3605536
Anyways, I'll have some of my friends in Panama check out their office to see if it exists.
For now, STAY AWAY.

No one probably paid attention to him back then

[TheGodson]

This is crazy. How can an exchange exist without anybody knowing where it is? Wouldn't credit card payments or bank transfers create a money trail? Has nobody decided to do detective work to figure this out? I never knew this was possible to create a website and be able to anonymously collect money without a trail. I remember somebody recommending Hitbtc has a secure exchange. I don't remember ever hearing anything bad about it, but now it seems everywhere.

[OmegaStarScream]

This is crazy. How can an exchange exist without anybody knowing where it is? Wouldn't credit card payments or bank transfers create a money trail? Has nobody decided to do detective work to figure this out? I never knew this was possible to create a website and be able to anonymously collect money without a trail. I remember somebody recommending Hitbtc has a secure exchange. I don't remember ever hearing anything bad about it, but now it seems everywhere.

You would really be surprised by the number of exchanges that people don't know where their offices are located.

AFAIK, Hitbtc doesn't provide any fiat-related services. They do accept credit card payments but they're doing it through Changelly which is just another shady exchange. Either way, I doubt it would be easy to track them down, not for the average joe anyway.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

This is crazy. How can an exchange exist without anybody knowing where it is? Wouldn't credit card payments or bank transfers create a money trail? Has nobody decided to do detective work to figure this out? I never knew this was possible to create a website and be able to anonymously collect money without a trail. I remember somebody recommending Hitbtc has a secure exchange. I don't remember ever hearing anything bad about it, but now it seems everywhere.

Yeah, all of that shit's crazy, isn't it?  But for better or worse I think we're nearing the end of these wild west days of unregulated exchanges that nobody knows anything about (like Yobit for instance).  And as far as people doing detective work, I don't think it happens all that often because crypto users generally don't want to take their cases to law enforcement and thereby draw attention to themselves--with the result that you get shitty exchanges like HitBTC getting away with murder.

By the way, the warning signs were there for HitBTC for quite a while.  I'm pretty sure right now they're recognized as a bona fide scam exchange, and hopefully people are not using them anymore (though I suspect many will continue to).

[TheGodson]

I emailed a bunch and was polite in my emails talking about my ticket. Polymath opened up and shortly after that my KYC was verified. I was able to withdraw my Polymath. My account will close in 14 days given that I am from the US. I also grabbed my doge coins too. I had 80 Litecoin cash which I wasn't able to withdraw, but that is pennies. I dumped everything else for profit and I am very pleased. It was quite stressful, but I am glad it is finally over.

[stomachgrowls]

I emailed a bunch and was polite in my emails talking about my ticket. Polymath opened up and shortly after that my KYC was verified. I was able to withdraw my Polymath. My account will close in 14 days given that I am from the US. I also grabbed my doge coins too. I had 80 Litecoin cash which I wasn't able to withdraw, but that is pennies. I dumped everything else for profit and I am very pleased. It was quite stressful, but I am glad it is finally over.

Good for you!

I do have the same impressions of this exchange to Yobit shit exchange too when it comes to issues but good thing that you do able to solve out your problem on where most people above
are on the negative impressions towards and since the issue had been resolved already then better close off this thread to prevent further replies which isnt really necessary.

Always remember that you should stick to those known and top ranking exchange to get rid of these kind of problems.Never ever consider these kind of selection when it comes to
exchange platform.I remember that Hitbtc does even have the fixed absurd high withdrawal fees.

[Darker45]

I dumped everything else for profit and I am very pleased. It was quite stressful, but I am glad it is finally over.

That's a nice ending to this story. Well, all's well that ends well. But you have probably learned your lesson. Don't settle with shady exchanges. If you seem to have no other choice as you are chasing shitcoins which is not listed anywhere else, quit it altogether. It's probably not worth it.

This is crazy. How can an exchange exist without anybody knowing where it is? Wouldn't credit card payments or bank transfers create a money trail? Has nobody decided to do detective work to figure this out? I never knew this was possible to create a website and be able to anonymously collect money without a trail. I remember somebody recommending Hitbtc has a secure exchange. I don't remember ever hearing anything bad about it, but now it seems everywhere.

Even Binance is based nowhere and everywhere. So, don't make it as a basis to determine whether an exchange is worth trusting or not.

Anyway, it is weird of you having not heard of anything bad about HitBTC. You remembered a recommendation instead. If only you spent time doing a little amount of research, you would have at least a general idea how questionable HitBTC's operation is. But, anyway, this has already been resolved. Time to move on.