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Bitfinex Hack Returns $3.6 Billion to Victims
In 2025, a U.S. court ordered the return of 94,643 BTC, worth about $3.6 billion, to Bitfinex, which was linked to a 2016 hack that stole 119,756 BTC from customer accounts. The stolen amount was worth about $72 million at the time. The court's decision marked the largest seizure in U.S. Department of Justice history and one of the biggest Bitcoin recovery stories.