Then again, even if they don't want to reimburse it, they are legally obligated to do such seeing that the US government is watching their every step.
Is the US government really watching every step of Bitfinex? They did their best to no longer be subjected to US authorities by no longer allowing US citizens to register and use that platform.
If the US government did care, they would at least dig into what's happening over at Tether, because their stable coin is listed on multiple regulated exchanges and has been accused of not having enough fiat in reserves.
Overall, I would be happy with anything that Bitfinex comes up with. If you can choose between a little or nothing at all, people will appreciate the little that's being offered to them.
What do people have to lose here? The worst that can happen is that there is no compensation, which is something you already don't have. You can't lose something you don't have, so be happy with this.