It seems to me they're moving to Asia to escape USA regulations. Also, Asia has been notorious for shady exchanges, so Poloniex joining them is a big question mark for me.

In the end, I don't give a shit about Poloniex, I stopped using them 2 years ago (I know many people did too) for their incompetence, lack of support and constant "maintenance" on coins which always seem to happen "conveniently" in the thick of high volumes.

I said it once, and I say it again when they delisted STEEM: good riddance.