I know this is a venting thread as much as anything, but I don't see what harm it would do to make an official complaint about Bitfinex to their licencing authorities, about unfair trading practices.
As you probably know, Bitifinex is operated by a Hong Kong company, Renrenbee Limited, which is in turn owned by a company registered in that hotbed of probity, the British Virgin Islands, iFinex Ltd.
Hell would freeze over before you'd get anything out of the BVI system, but Renrenbee Limited is the holder of the licence for Money Services Operation in Hong Kong, number 13-09-01265.
The HK Customs and Excise Department have a process for complaints accessible here, why not give Giancarlo some heat?
http://www.customs.gov.hk/en/consumer_protection/trade_desc/contact_us/index.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMarkets/comments/2dqyng/who_is_bitfinexs_banking_partner/https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=558012.1305;wap2