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Guides on wallet recovery and access
What I've learned about wallets, backups and the people trying to exploit those who lost access to them.
August 25, 2026 · 3 min
Inheriting a crypto wallet: steps for heirs and executors
A Ledger in a drawer, a laptop with a program you don't recognise, a note with twelve words. What you can do as an heir, in what order, and what to leave to the notary.
inheritance
estate
notary
August 24, 2026 · 3 min
Found a wallet.dat: what can be recovered from an old Bitcoin Core wallet
A wallet.dat from 2013 is not a lost cause. What the file contains, why the password is so often the problem, and what can and cannot be done.
bitcoin core
wallet.dat
password
August 22, 2026 · 3 min
Locked out of your wallet? Do this first — and above all, don't do this
The first hours after you notice often decide whether recovery is still possible. Five things to do and four to avoid.
recovery
first aid
August 20, 2026 · 2 min
How to spot a crypto recovery scam
Losing access to a wallet makes you a target. Six signs that a recovery service is not what it claims to be.
security
scams