Claude from Anthropic: the AI that recovered €327,000 in lost bitcoins
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A Viral Story of Bitcoins Found Thanks to AI
The story of "cprkrn" has captivated millions on social media, generating over 16 million views. Eleven years ago, this user lost access to five bitcoins after changing the password of his digital wallet while intoxicated. This May, he announced that he had regained access to these bitcoins, now valued at over 327,000 euros, thanks to the AI Claude developed by Anthropic. Previous brute-force recovery attempts had proven unsuccessful.
In a series of posts on the social network X, "cprkrn" shared his discovery of an old mnemonic phrase that matched his former password. Believing all hope was lost, he decided to enlist Claude's help, providing access to files from his old university computer. This is how Claude uncovered an old wallet file that could be decrypted with the recovered password, allowing "cprkrn" to retrieve his five bitcoins, originally purchased at $250 each. In a show of gratitude, he expressed his joy on X, thanking Anthropic and its CEO, Dario Amodei, to the extent of wanting to name his future child after him.
Claude: A Promising Tool for Cryptocurrency Recovery
While Anthropic's AI Mythos is making headlines for its cybersecurity capabilities, Claude's role in this bitcoin recovery story is sparking much debate. According to an expert cited by Decrypt, Claude likely sifted through a vast amount of historical data to identify clues related to old wallet identifiers or password formats.
On Reddit, one user commented that although Claude helped recover the bitcoins, the solution was already on "cprkrn's" computer. Claude merely facilitated the search through the files. Regardless, this story could encourage others with locked cryptocurrencies to use AI in an attempt to recover their funds.
In summary, "cprkrn" had an old password but not the new one. The AI helped locate a file on his old computer that could be decrypted with that old password. This success could prompt other cryptocurrency holders to explore the possibilities offered by AI to recover digital assets they believed were lost.
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