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Why? Because during the time I lost that money, I felt helpless. But now, even if it is just symbolic, I wanted to take that back into my hands. I believe in Bitcoin. And even after what happened with FTX, I still believe Bitcoin is one of the few things you can hold without trusting a person or company. It is pure code and math.
Getting that money back felt like a second chance. I am not saying it is a perfect decision, but it is mine.
Just wanted to put this out there in case someone is going through the same thing. There is hope. Hang in there.
I wasn't affected but I know few people around that had their money stuck. Some people went mad about their life and couldn't even eat but I'm happy that you gots your money back. Thanks to the Bitcoin and the increase in price else I think the exchange wouldn't be liquid enough to pay back this billions of debt, if they have gave back the coins in the quantity and not in the value it was worth that time, I believe you will be having the equivalent price worth of your Bitcoin by now but it's better than nothing.
For the rest of us that do still patronize centralized exchanges, I know the exchanges look convenience and all that than having wallet on your own but you never know what a crypto company is going through until they experience some challenges, instead of waiting till that time, it's better to put everything in a personal wallet. I will rather hold my coins in software wallet than leave it secure on any centralized exchanges, the risk isn't worth it. Big congratulations, more ATH to Bitcoin price.