One could say Bitshares was ahead of its time. Another centralized exchange, KuCoin, is now facing an indictment from the US Department of Justice.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/justice-department-charges-kucoin-money-laundering
One by one, all of these centralized exchanges are being targeted. If you support financial freedom of blockchains, you will realize a dex like bitshares is a must.
This is a perfect opportunity to lockup any bts you have on chain and start voting for development on the bitshares blockchain. See: https://peakd.com/hive-120117/@nftea.gallery/bitshares-astro-ui-development-worker-proposal