Did Claude just 'crack' a bitcoin wallet? AI tool helps find 5 BTC stuck for years
CoinDesk
AI assistant Claude helped a user locate a forgotten bitcoin wallet file, which was then unlocked using a previously written-down password.Summary
A viral claim that Claude "cracked" a bitcoin wallet is inaccurate. The user had been unsuccessfully brute-forcing their password for weeks before using Claude to search their old computer files. The AI identified an outdated wallet backup from 2019, which the user successfully decrypted using a password they had recorded in a physical notebook. This incident highlights how AI can simplify technical tasks like navigating legacy files, even though the fundamental cryptography of bitcoin remains uncompromised.
(Source：CoinDesk)