A user identified on
The process was completed on May 13, 2026 after dumping the files from your old university computer in Claudethe artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic.
According to the user himself, he acquired the BTC around 2014 at approximately 250 USD per unit and At some point you changed the password to access the walletwithout keeping a record of the new key. Over more than a decade, @cprkrn claims to have tried what he describes as “7 trillion passwords” to no avail, as well as spending $250 on specialized recovery services.
As a last resort, the user uploaded the entire content of his old computer to Claude. As described in its publications, the AI located an earlier version of the wallet file among the system data, prior to the password change, which could be deciphered with the mnemonic phrase that @cprkrn still had.
According to the user’s account, Claude identified a bug in the way the wallet software concatenated the shared key with the password. From that discovery, it executed a function known as btcrecover With the correct algorithm, it extracted the private keys and converted them to WIF format, completing the process in a single session.
Years of manual attempts resolved in one session
According to data from the Bitcoin network, the associated address recorded a total history of 16.95 BTC received. At the time of recovery, the active balance was 5 BTC, equivalent to approximately $396,408. The funds were moved later, indicating that the user transferred the assets to a new wallet under your control.
The case is part of the debate on custody of digital assets and the use of AI models in specialized technical processes. @cprkrn noted in X that the solution “ended up being the most obvious.” Although He acknowledged that he would not have been able to identify it autonomously. Anthropic has not issued a public statement on the case as of the date of publication of this note.
However, as Criptonoticias has reported, security specialists warn about the risks of this approach: when uploading complete files from an old computer to an AI, sensitive data, possible private keys and other personal information are exposed.
Still, the fact that a dormant wallet since 2015 has come back to life thanks to Claude stands out, giving a good return on an initial investment of approximately 1,250. The BTC were acquired at 250 USD per unit yrrecovered when the asset was trading above $80,000based on market data as of May 13, 2026. This represents a valuation difference of more than 320 times the original purchase price.
Stories like this reinforce not only the hope of those still seeking to recover old funds, but also the importance of taking care good custody from day one.