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[-] astanix@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

I paid someone 0.1 bitcoin for a ~$30 item in 2013. I checked the receiving wallet in 2014 and it hadn't been accessed. I reached out to the guy and told him it was worth $60 and asked him if he had access still. Explained to him how he could access it, gave him some links. I reched out to him again in 2021 and told him it was worth $4k and told him he should sell it. He said he didn't remember how he set up a wallet and he couldn't access it. In the end I think he likely downloaded a wallet to his computer and then got rid of that computer. Just checked today and that .1 btc is still there, worth 9600 now.

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago

I have almost 2 coins in a corrupted wallet file. I tried to recover it for ages. I still have it, but now it just sits there mildly tormenting me for life.

[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

There's always hope

https://www.wired.com/story/roboform-password-3-million-dollar-crypto-wallet/

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yep. I've read it. At least his stuff wasn't corrupted.

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