How long ago was that? bitBTC has been in a state of settlement for years

years ago.
It's a worthless asset and I guess there is a bunch of people trying to sell it to unaware newbies like myself. It looks 100% official, though...
If anyone asked me about bitshares, I'd tell them to not touch it, since these 'bit' assets are (though I guess not intentionally) pretty much a scam.

About rudex:

When I was using Bitshares, rudex was the only functional gateway.
I converted some 10k $ through them. Worked fine.
I was also airdropped assets on their new chain.

For me bitshares was a trap and I lost money, while rudex did all they promised and I even made some gains.

So please excuse me, when from my perspective Bitshares was a total loss on it's own.
Would never recommend it.
With all the pools and swap services, it became obsolethe anyways, imo.