It's a rough Sunday for BTC-e. The shady bitcoin exchange affectionately referred to as "BTC Putin" by traders has a rare issue of towntime now. Although it has a reputation as being associated with the mafia it has been one of the most reliable, never having any real hacking outside an old inside job issue in 2012 involving a compromised LibertyReserve key.
What is happening now though is not a hack. There's no evidence of any coins leaving the known BTC-e wallets. However, there are clearly some technical issues, and when people can't withdraw funds it's not the best thing for customers.
From TheMerkle we have this screenshot of the last trades before the system halted:
From TheMerkle we have this screenshot of the last trades before the system halted:
BTC-e finally announced on around Noon Sunday UTC, March 13 that they have problems to attend to, maintenance they say:
Unplanned maintenance in DC, possible problems with trading service #btce
— BTC-E (@btcecom) March 13, 2016
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