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How do you know if the wallet is lost? I'm guessing most people who lost their wallets, probably lost their public address too. (Unless they were using it as a
by drivebyacct2 14y ago
How do you know if the wallet is lost? I'm guessing most people who lost their wallets, probably lost their public address too. (Unless they were using it as a donation sink or something). Plus, if you can crack the keys, you would just target the biggest wallet and be done with it.
- pyre 14y agoI imagine that cracking wallets that have been dormant for a long time carries less risk of being noticed and/or caught.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoCracking a wallet can be done completely offline. I guess if you mean extracting the coins, yeah. I suppose that's what you'd use a bitcoin laundry service for. (a "mixer" I believe)
- philix001 14y agoThere's no difference between a lost bitcoin and one that is unused.