Yeah… this is more of a moral note, so feel free to skip this paragraph. I’m on the side of “everyone is the master of their own life.” We all knew or at the very least should have known the risks of leaving coins on a custodial site. I think some people somewhere around 2013 kept drumming that no private keys here so be careful. At the same time, I'm also on the side of "words do matter". FBC should have kept their promises (well lah-dih-dah - how cutely naive of me! At my next post I’ll probably rant about world peace!), and the same goes for the endless “told you so” sermons. People have every right to say it, but I don’t see the point. Losses like this already push some to the edge; I can imagine suicides happening, and the internet has enough loose cannons who might go hunting the supposed “owners” and end up hurting an innocent person instead. This isn’t a movie where the good guys magically win. Losing money is frustrating and painful, and I don’t want to offer false hope — because frankly, I don’t see much if any. Having hope is just the worst.

That said, and I’m sure these aren’t exactly groundbreaking ideas, food for thought: if anyone does want to turn some stones, the Dutch gambling authority (KSA) might be the only angle. They’ve already fined or tried to fine FBC B.V., which looks like a Dutch limited company rather than just a Belizean shell? If that’s the case, it should show up in the Dutch company register? There has also been some dialogue between KSA and FBC(? according to linked 2 daya old article), so there must be some representative in the open? The authority itself is probably bound by GDPR, so a public register may be the only real starting point — and unfortunately, maybe also the end.

Any native Dutch residents or speakers here who can confirm what this article says, or explain how these things usually work in the Netherlands?

https://www.casinonieuws.nl/online/ksa-verbeurt-dwangsom-van-e-280-000-van-freebitco-in-fbc-bv/