# Claude AI helped a Bitcoin owner recover nearly $400,000 in lost crypto — after spotting a forgotten wallet backup hidden for more than a decade

> A Bitcoin holder says Anthropic’s Claude AI helped recover nearly $400,000 in lost Bitcoin The wallet had been locked for more than a decade Claude identified an older wallet backup file hidden among years of forgotten…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/claude-ai-helped-a-bitcoin-owner-recover-nearly-usd400-000-in-lost-crypto-after-spotting-a-forgotten-wallet-backup-hidden-for-more-than-a-decade?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a06e8dccbea3a96c23bad12)
- **Published:** 2026-05-15
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #anthropic #bitcoin #crypto #claude #wallet #owner #decade #helped
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