Crypto-Trader.com Shut down. Did I loose all my Coins? The Exchange Crypto-Trader shut down sometime I believe in 2015. I was never notified by the shutdown. There are reports out there that they sent all their users an e-mail giving 48 hours to withdraw their coins however I never received shut e-mail and never withdrew. At this point is there anything I could do?
A similar type of event happened with Mt. Gox where users lost a total of 850 000 Bitcoins. Your Bitcoins are likely lost forever if the owner of the private keys does not agree to send them to you. However, you may be able to sue the exchange, but I am no legal advice. Take this as a lesson, to never keep a cryptocurrency on an exchange, it is very important to own your coins.