One of Brazil’s largest exchanges, Mercado Bitcoin, has finally relented: starting next week, it will resume Pix deposits and withdrawals in Brazilian reais. Fifteen days after $49 million was stolen, users will finally be able to withdraw their money. But don’t celebrate just yet—withdrawals are limited to accounts in users’ own names, while crypto deposits, withdrawals, and trading remain frozen, with no timeline for when they’ll resume. The exchange, which has 4.8 million users, says it will cover the losses out of pocket, and payouts from fixed-income products will also be made. Since the November 2 attack, most of the hackers’ funds have yet to be recovered. At least the days of being able to look at your money but not touch it are finally coming to an end. Do you think this move—“returning fiat first while keeping crypto locked”—is responsible, or just a way to buy time?

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