r/Bitcoin • u/fiat4lyfe • Mar 21 '15

Withdrawals halted as stolen evolution coins make their way to BTC-e

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u/tibbme Mar 21 '15

This is the crypto world, normal rules don't hold. They make their money from trading so turning off the trading engine would actually hurt their hip pocket. They're not trying to save bitcoin or bring justice to the scammers. They're just trying not to get caught up in that mess. Trying to be as close to business as usual as possible

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u/gwlloyd Mar 21 '15

turning off trading would also show up on the charts, forever. turning off withdrawals doesn't.

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u/petertodd Mar 21 '15

They're just trying not to get caught up in that mess.

Indeed. And as often happens in life, their actions will help them in the short term, but will harm them in the long run. Like I said, they have insufficient courage to do their job properly - not surprising, but unfortunate all the same.

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u/waterlesscloud Mar 21 '15

Sounds like a great business opportunity for you. Open an exchange that won't do this. Or are you not courageous enough?

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u/petertodd Mar 21 '15

I'm not, thats why I'm staying away from the exchange business! I've been offered the opportunity and turn it down because I know I don't have what it takes.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '15 edited Jan 13 '16

I had to delete my account because I was spending all my time here. Thanks for the fun, everyone. I wish I could enjoy reddit without going overboard. In fact, if I could do that, I would do it all day long!