Claude helps recover $395,000 in bitcoin trapped on a computer for years

An individual successfully recovered $395,000 worth of Bitcoin that had been inaccessible for several years, trapped within a Blockchain.com wallet. The breakthrough came with the assistance of an AI model, Claude, which proved instrumental in decrypting the forgotten password. Prior to employing the AI, the owner had engaged in an extensive eight-week effort to brute-force the password, leveraging the btcrecover service on rented computing infrastructure to test an estimated 3.5 trillion possible combinations without success. This case highlights an innovative application of artificial intelligence in addressing the critical challenge of Bitcoin custody and password recovery for long-lost digital assets.