EDIT:
It seems it was not hacked but shutdown.They arrested the btc-e owner for money laundering accusations!
https://www.coindesk.com/btc-e-connected-bitcoin-money-laundering-arrest-greece/
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-russia-arrest-idUKKBN1AB1O9
Popular Russian bitcoin exchange BTC-e has been down for almost 3 hours with the official twitter saying they are having a "server maintenance".
The weird thing is, they have never had maintenance works without prior announcements in the past. And coincidently, bitcoin prices have been crashing since btc-e went down.
Are they hacked and just denying the attack by calling it a maintenance job (like most hacked websites choose to do) ??
Hopefully, btc-e comes back online soon.
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We are still continue to perform our unscheduled ongoing maintenance. Will keep you updated. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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That can be definately one of the reasons!
Bitcoin prices have been crashing since btc-e went down.. What a coincidence!
I think that has more to do with the upcoming split. Since Bitcoin Cash is currently trading about $450, that price is coming out of Bitcoin.
someone copying the blockchain and claiming to have the 2nd BTC doesn't make it into it. it's a new coin, and I'll be watching as it seems interesting.
https://www.xbt.eu/ -> how is it a split if 100% of the network signals bip148
Miners hashing the Bitcoin Cash chain make it the real Bitcoin.
if some miners want to create a new coin that will mantain their advantage in mining (a specific chip) as in bitcoin the segwit will render their mining advantage useless... now if they create the new coin they can......... you follow right?
so people mining litecoin make it the real bitcoin
so people mining ethereum make ethereum the real bitcoin....
I'm not even going to respond to your "arguments" (arguments are backed by fact). 100% segwit support... again... if someone wants to create a new coin and call it "neo bitcoin" good for them... it has been somewhat done before... and i dont remember anyone calling those real btc
please take this advice... instead of wanting to "win" an argument. study you position and other posible positions... screaming of the top of your lungs that black is red will not make anyone take you seriously, everyone will dismiss you without.
let me clarify these basic things again...
DUMP - is done in exchanges not wallets
MINERS - MINE FFS... MINERS FUCKING MINE!!!! with x hash power
BCC - cant be "the" real bitcoin since last time i saw the real bitcoin came out somewhere in 2008
now go back to your youtube videos and invest in what they tell you to
Bitcoin is whatever is the longest chain that includes the Bitcoin Genesis block.
dude you are or very dumb of very thick either way saying bs wont make it real. hope you are lucky with the BCC futures you bought
US Govt thinks it has the right to arrest people outside their jurisdiction and shut down exchanges where people trade and steal all the funds - all in the name of preventing "money laundering".
These criminals (the United States Gov.), need to be stopped, and soon.
I hope it wasn't hacked and comes back online soon.
You think it can be hacked? It's hard to believe.
Thats what they said in the past for Mt Gox !
https://www.coindesk.com/btc-e-connected-bitcoin-money-laundering-arrest-greece/
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-russia-arrest-idUKKBN1AB1O9
Another one bites the dust !
OMG BTE-e were hacked!! It's really shocking news for them users @liondani!!
i think this will not hack come back soon...but if this hacked then its os dandours for anyone then no one is safe her @iondani
whats ur opnion on it is it really hacked @liondani
It seems it got shut-down because they arrested the owner of the exchange with the accusation of money laundering ....
https://www.coindesk.com/btc-e-connected-bitcoin-money-laundering-arrest-greece/
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-russia-arrest-idUKKBN1AB1O9
i think its a new correction , just keep calm and hodl:)
It sounds like they are hacked and denying the attack .
Ya hope for good buddy :)
I don't think the sell-off has got anything to do with BTC-E. Bitcoin turned bearish quickly after it almost touched $3000.00 for the second time. It looks like a double top to me. I wrote a post about it 5 days ago and called the top! You can find my post HERE.
Some say that this transfer has to do with the "btc-e hack" ....
https://blockchain.info/address/18f1yugoAJuXcHAbsuRVLQC9TezJ6iVRLp
Maybe you're right and it's connected or maybe it's just a coincidence, but either way I've learned to just try to read the chart without paying attention to the rumors! :]
I don't think such big exchangers can be hacked...maybe the owner need some money
Do you imply that the owner of BTC-E took client money?
This might be the reason!
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This incident may not be the reason for current Btc price down trend
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Thanks for posting that. That makes sense now.
This can be just a doss attack, such have happened many times. But not necessarily hacking. I think no one will suffer.
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