# Claude AI recovers an 11 yrs old BTC wallet holding 400k USD - Host: [tomshardware.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/tomshardware.com/) - Saved: May 14, 2026 (2026-05-15T02:26:31Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/6bd8437741ec/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/6bd8437741ec.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) "Claude saved my crypto!" ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Appears in - [WT348: WT348 — Agents as Collaborators](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/348/), Briefly ## Same host - [Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Review: Interchangeable Lenses, Powerful Sensor | Tom's Hardware](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/6490951d4ad1/) (tomshardware.com, April 30, 2020) - [In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud | Tom's Hardware](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/c06981146d89/) (tomshardware.com, February 18, 2026) ## Saved the same week - [Claude for Legal](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/97db363fb1a0/) (github.com, May 14, 2026) - [First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/8fd5d832fdd1/) (blog.calif.io, May 14, 2026) - [You Need AI That Reduces Maintenance Costs](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a27820a51fc1/) (jamesshore.com, May 14, 2026) - [For thirty years I programmed with Phish on, every day. In 2026, the music is out of phase with the work.](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/568e7916e830/) (christophermeiklejohn.com, May 14, 2026) - [Love Letter to IndieWebClub](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/f2ae79fae892/) (rasagy.in, May 14, 2026) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-trader-recovers-usd400-000-using-claude-ai-after-losing-wallet-password-11-years-ago-bot-tried-3-5-trillion-passwords-before-decrypting-an-old-wallet-backup