The BTC-e trading platform had not been available since Noon on July, 25th.
None of their sites, API, or Metatrader are working.
The official statement from BTC-e, is that the site is down to unplanned technical work and maintenance
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Many traders and investors are making assumptions that the exchange could theoretically be closed and this is being reinforced with indirect arguments in the crypto-community.
Also, people are trying to make a connection of this because of problems that the host provider of BTC-e has.
BTC-e.com Exchange is one of 10 biggest stocks in the World.
A possible massive dump of cryptocurrencies can be predicted because of inaccessibility of crypto currencies.
The best solution at this time is- keep patience, wait and hope for the best.
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