Date: 2017-08-09 View Count: 100
Based on a new post on the Bitcoin forum, the BTC-e trading platform is shutting down, revealing that they have been controlling Bitcoin servers and wallets. At the moment, Btc-e executives said they are proceeding to assess the coin accounts of the floor.
BTC-e discloses norms of purse wallets and accounts
One post of Btc-e floor on bitcointalk.
Several weeks have passed, a BTC-e announcement of how the transaction was seized by US law enforcement. We also show in more detail how BTC-e operators post public postings describing the FBI's confiscation and the ability of customers to get their coin back. According to these post, there are some coin purse has been held by the FBI so there will exist a part of the fund of traders on BTC-e trading platform.
On April 3.8, the BTC-e platform operator left a post in Russia claiming:
"We were able to re-access the databases and coin wallets. We are currently evaluating Bitcoin account data pages and balances. This information will be publicly available before the coming weekend. "
Alexander Vinnik is suspected of being BTC-e operator.
Business partners with BTC-e were also arrested
The US Department of Justice and FinCEN's Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have confiscated the Btc-e domain name and confirmed the transaction was in violation of the money transfer law. Moreover, the indictment of the supposed head of the BTC-e floor - Alexander Vinnik includes a fine of $ 110 million for the BTC-e transaction in money laundering and money laundering.
The BTC-e platform also mentions the latest public posting that employees of Mayzus Financial Service Ltd also say they were arrested for alleged "cash inflows".
Traders who keep money on Btc-e without any involvement in illegal activities will not be subject to US government suspensions. The post line from the BTC-e trading floor is a sign of hope for some traders to get their money back. On August 7, US law enforcement has not disclosed the amount of money confiscated from the BTC-e exchange.
Next week, if BTC-e discloses how much remains of the transaction, as well as how much money the FBI has confiscated, the trader will have a better idea of the extent of the losses.
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