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I wish I had the details (numbers and passwords) to unlock and use the largest crypto wallet that is currently lost irrevocably (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/monkeyspaw@sopuli.xyz

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No one else can use it so maybe I can do some good with that money

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[–] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No offense but it's kinda funny how neither you nor op seem to understand how crypto wallets work.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking of asking for something like the wallet address / private key / encryption password but thought I might get snagged on a technicality. Decided to just ask for everything

[–] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes does not actually matter that much for this thought experiment anyways!

If we want to get technical: For most crypto currencies you only need a private key to gain access to a wallet. You don't need anything else, not even the address of that wallet! I just found the thought of someone going "I got the key to this btc wallet with one gazillion btc but I don't have the wallet it belongs too! Welp, nothing I can do about it I guess!" funny. 😁

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Ah interesting, good to know 😄

If I ever find a private key, I'll come back here to split it with you