‘Thought I was screwed’: Man recovers $400K in bitcoin after forgetting password for 11 years — with help from AI

The viral recovery story is igniting conversation around AI, digital ownership and one of crypto’s oldest nightmares.
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Man who can't remember Bitcoin password says he's 'made peace' with $220M loss

SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco man who can't remember the password to unlock his $220 million Bitcoin fortune says he long ago "made peace" with the reality he may never gain access. Stefan Thomas ...
TechSpot

Man who lost Bitcoin wallet password while high recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after 11-year lockout

WTF?! It's quite rare that we hear positive stories about AI, but at least one person is thankful for the proliferation of LLMs. A Bitcoin owner who forgot their wallet password 11 years ago just used ...
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A Man Who Forgot His Password to Access His Bitcoin Could Lose $ 220 Million

Of the existing 18.5 million bitcoin, about 20 percent, which is currently worth around $ 140 billion, appear to be in lost or stranded wallets. Stefan Thomas, a German programmer based in San ...