Exchanges are aware and working on it. But they always take their time. https://blocktrades.us/ is working as always :)
So if you need your STEEM right now I guess the only way is to sell it on the exchange against Bitshares BTS (because they have almost no fee) and convert them into STEEM over blocktrades.
Thanks for the response @reggaemuffin. Is Steemit Inc supporting the exchanges to get their nodes back in operation?
From what I know Steemit Inc. is always in contact with exchanges but not allowed to say anything about it because exchanges are very easy to displease and like to give out no information :) But there are people more knowledgeable than me who might have more insight.
The problem of exchanges maintaining a node is getting worse and not better.
Many months ago, there was discussion that there was going to be a truncated version of STEEM node software tailored for the exchanges. This way the exchanges wouldn't need to run such a massive node and it would be very easy to sync.
I wonder why that never was accomplished?
@reggaemuffin all the time read and support us, great person :D
Thanks for the answer :)