🗄 Reddit user lost access to his BTC for 7 years due to a typo

In 2017, he encrypted his BIP38 paper wallet with a password he thought was secure. However, in 2024, when he tried to recover it, he couldn't get access. It turned out that the mistake was just one character — he pressed the wrong key.

This story reminds us how important it is to be careful when storing cryptocurrency on your own.

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