User recovers 5 BTC from 11-year-old wallet using Claude AI

An X user (@cprkrn) announced the successful recovery of a Bitcoin wallet that had been inaccessible for over 11 years with the help of Claude AI. The user regained access to 5 BTC after uploading old computer files from their college years to the AI. Claude identified encrypted wallet data within the files, then analyzed and corrected an issue with the open-source recovery tool btcrecover to assist in decrypting the private key. The AI also successfully converted the key into the Wallet Import Format (WIF). The user noted that they had previously tried several commercial recovery services, paying around $250, but all attempts had failed.