There there is a terrible disconnect as to how you came to this conclusion.
You assume you lost money because someone else siphoned that money into their own pocket.
Who was this mystical entity?
They don't exist.
Try again.

If Bitcoin crashes 50% and you lose 50% of your money.
Are you the yield?
Obviously that doesn't even make sense, yet you used this exact same logic.
Worth noting that most people make this mistake.
It is the most common mistake made when trying to explain this concept.
Worth boosting to the top of this article.