Yeah I didn’t hang onto the BFX shitcoins. Sold them right away as I had stopped trusting BFX. Took a 50% loss or so.
So the US govt has my coins. Nemo dat quod non habet. Etc
This rule is exemplified in circumstances like the Holocaust reconciliation movement, where property, such as works of art, stolen or confiscated by the Nazis was returned to the families of the original owners. Anyone who purchased the art or thought they had ownership was denied any rights over the litigious property due to the nemo dat rule.
I could always sue the US government but probably can’t be arsed.
I am not sure if the holocaust property is a very good parallel precedent for a situation like this, and if you might have had disputed the way that Bitfinex treated the "hack" you might have needed to raise some legal concerns to even proclaim against the US Govt once the US Govt got the coins. Sure it is possible that if you have some good lawyers with some good legal theories, you might be able to file a law suit that won't get you laughed out of the court. Seems like a pretty decent long shot to me.