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A Bitcoin investor using the X handle “cprkrn” said he recovered 5 BTC from a crypto wallet that had been inaccessible for more than 11 years with the help of Anthropic’s Claude AI. The recovered Bitcoin is worth nearly $400,000 at current market prices, prompting widespread discussion in the crypto community about the growing role of artificial intelligence in cryptocurrency recovery.
According to cprkrn, he uploaded files from an old college computer to Claude AI as a last attempt to regain access to the wallet. The AI reportedly identified an encrypted wallet file hidden within the archived data and then used the open-source recovery tool btcrecover to assist with decryption.
In screenshots shared on social media, Claude was shown analyzing the wallet’s password logic and identifying a problem in the decryption process. The AI reportedly found that btcrecover combined a “sharedKey” value with the original password during encryption. After correcting the process, the private keys were decrypted and converted into Wallet Import Format (WIF), enabling access to the wallet.
Before using AI, cprkrn said he spent about $250 per attempt on professional recovery services without success. He also said the breakthrough came after he rediscovered a mnemonic phrase associated with the wallet—something he created during his college years before later changing the password.
The post quickly gained traction online, generating more than one million views on X. Prominent crypto figures, including Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter, reacted to the outcome.
Some experts argue that advanced AI tools such as Claude could improve crypto wallet recovery by helping with password debugging and blockchain forensic analysis. The case also underscores the scale of dormant Bitcoin held in forgotten wallets. Blockchain analytics firms estimate that a large share of Bitcoin’s total supply has remained inactive for years, and they suggest that as AI capabilities improve, more long-lost wallets could potentially be recovered by users who still have old files, backups, or password clues.
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