And yes... bitcoin has gone up a lot in that time. That doesn't mean the creditors are happy about their crypto being stuck on a bankrupt exchange for almost a decade.
I have a small fortune in the civil rehabilitation proceedings. Since mtgox went down, I've since met my wife, got married, had children, started a Masters, finished a Masters, and bought a house. Having access to my crypto at any point during that period would have been really nice.
I had tens of bitcoins when MtGox went down. But I have no proof of the transaction or even a proper memory of my account name, and I missed their stupid deadline for applying for the payback program.
I'm not sure you can still get approved as a creditor but have a go.
But everyone early on crypto knew there were some risks involved. And there is a chance you, or other creditors would have, for whatever reason, withdrawn and converted earlier to less USD (or even lost everything). Getting a fraction now can be a win for many. Call it "enforced diamond hands" if you like the meme...
I guess in the average case it is a fair outcome.