But the trust of traders over their platform wasn't recovered, neither was the majority of the hacked funds. This is the reason why until now, Bitfinex is not as preferred as before.
It's always a good thing to follow what the smart money on platforms is doing, and the big whales have withdrawn over 100,000BTC from Bitfinex in quite a short period of time.
Most exchange addresses can be found in the
top 100 richest addresses, so when you're in doubt that whales or traders in general are withdrawing funds from an exchange, it can be noticed quickly. It's basic level research that doesn't require insider knowledge on how bad the situation is within an exchange. Everyone can look into it. You got to love Bitcoin's transparency.
In the end, an exchange getting hacked isn't directly a death sentence, but a lot will come down to how they deal with the situation and work things out. Bitfinex definitely failed in that field.