Ignoring and avoiding giving an answer is also a very bad approach. Obviously, in this case, stormbounty wants a direct answer from the service itself, not from the members of the forum.
Information is very important, even negative information is still information and users can plan the next steps based on it. This is how the drama drags on indefinitely and it seems that it can last for months.
An answer was given.
Lost the key = lost the coins; UNLESS the community thinks otherwise.