It's been two years, and for the first time, I feel that I might be able to get that money back.
I never expected that today's news would allow me to sit down and read it three times.
At the FTX bankruptcy liquidation hearing, someone finally mentioned the handling of Restricted Jurisdiction.
To put it simply, our batch of Chinese KYC users was originally deemed to have no compensation. Now, things have changed.
The hearing clearly stated: the assets of such creditors will not be immediately confiscated, but can be transferred to non-restricted jurisdictions to continue claiming.
For users who registered KYC in China but have since settled overseas (for example, in Hong Kong or Singapore), this is not just a minor amendment, but a fundamental turnaround from complete loss to perhaps having a chance of recovery.
I have not wanted to look at news about FTX for the past two years.
It's either asset auctions or arguments about who is to blame, who embezzled, who pleaded guilty. Gradually, I began to self-deprecate, thinking that losing money was just tuition fees.
But upon seeing this news, a certain stone that had sunk in my heart suddenly shifted.
It's not that I can get my money back immediately, nor does it mean that this matter has become easier, but even if it's just a reasonable and legal channel, it is far better than the complete hopelessness two years ago.
Two years can feel neither long nor short, and it can make one feel despondent.
However, with today's event, I genuinely feel for the first time that perhaps that money is really not saying goodbye to me forever.
Maybe, what has been endured is not just time, but also possibility.