TIL Bitfinex recovered ~$3 billion of customers stolen bitcoin and did not return it. "As far as Bitfinex is concerned, we've made our customers whole." from Netflix documentary, "Biggest Heist Ever"

tl;dr Hackers broke into Bitfinex in 2016 and stole 120,000 BTC ($75m at the time) directly from customer accounts. Law enforcement recovered 96,000 BTC in 2022, now worth $3.5bn. They returned a bulk of it back to Bitfinex. Bitfinex did not return the bitcoin to its customers, but instead provided them redeemable tokens for the value of the bitcoin at the time it was stolen. (Even worse: "Redeemable as quickly as we can.")

I usually call people who yell "not your keys, not your coins" too alarmist. Exchanges must be held accountable. They are 100% not being held accountable. This should be a massive lawsuit to permanently determine that if bitcoin as property CAN be returned then it MUST be returned, not the value in dollars at time of loss.

You can watch the slimy Bitfinex executive explain this directly at 1hr13 in the documentary, by the way.

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The freedom you seek is in the dips you avoid.
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China banned Bitcoin again… must be bull season 😂

Another year, another headline:
“China says Bitcoin has no legal status.”

Bro… they’ve banned Bitcoin like 9 times already.
Every cycle it’s the same script:
• China FUD
• Panic headlines
• “Speculation crackdown”
• And then…
Number. Goes. Up.

If a government with that level of control still feels threatened enough to repeat the same warning over and over…

That tells you everything about Bitcoin’s trajectory.

I don’t sell.
I only buy.
Let them ban it every month — the protocol doesn’t care.
Blocks keep coming in every 10 minutes. ⚡️

What do you think:
Classic FUD or something deeper this time?

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We are BITCOINERS!
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Black friday as a bitcoiner
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yep
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Bitcoin truly is amazing

How to send 300k $ worth anywhere, anytime, for a 0.23$ fee ?

And all of this without a third party involded. No one to censor or prevent the transaction, or to hold the funds.

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When you hold bitcoin, no one has a say in this. You do whatever you want, whenever you want. No one control them but you. That gift from Satoshi truly is amazing. Remember that when the price drops a little instead of doubting yourself.

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"I will not risk my dollars"
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Bitcoin in the wild
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Practicing
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“If I put $100 in Bitcoin in 2010 I’d have $2.8B now.”

No.

If you bought $100 of Bitcoin in 2010 and watched it go to:

$1k → $100k → $1.7M

and did nothing

Then watched $1.7M go to $170k

and still did nothing

Then watched $170k go to $110M

and still did nothing

Then watched $110M wither to $18M

and still did nothing

Then watched $18M surge to $390M

and still did nothing

Then watched $390M deteriorate to $85M

Then watched $85M climb to $1.6B

and still did nothing

Then watched $1.6B shrink to $390M
and still did nothing

Then watched $390M surge to $2.8B

and then for some reason finally decided to do something…

Then yes, $100 in 2010 would be worth $2.8B today.





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Daily Discussion, November 30, 2025

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Important for new comers
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He'll tell you about the future
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My understanding of China “banning” Bitcoin, again
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GM bitcoiners
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Thank you bitcoin
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loaf 🍞
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What do you think fam,is it going to be like this?
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For the people who ONLY buy and never sell what made you commit to that strategy?

I see a lot of traders come and go, buying highs, selling lows, stressing over every little move… but some of us decided a long time ago that we’re not playing that game.

If you’re a buy-only, long-term holder, what was the moment that made it click for you?

Was it understanding the fixed supply?
Learning about monetary history?
Seeing how fiat keeps losing value?
Or something personal?

Curious to hear your stories.

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