FBI linked group has taken over BTC-E

No idea. Everyone is panicking since no one knows what's going on or what to do.

Yeah, these are all uncharted waters.

Hard even to gauge the fundamental forces.

And there it is:
archive.is/LywFC

So BTC-e is suddenly the safest and most trustworthy exchange. Great news.

The site was up on Wed. when I last checked:

Yeah, $100 in ETH. It's a shit situation, but I went in as much as I was prepared to lose.

According to this, if the Feds get your IP from BTC-e, they may consider you avoiding taxes, and audit your taxes.

This is already occurring. From poker to bank accounts the rest of the world will not deal with US citizens unless they are very wealthy as US authorities have international reach it's simply easier to avoid doing business with them and the regulatory compliance that comes with them.

Started playing online poker in 03. This isn't good.