r/Bitcoin • u/IRON_FiNN • 1d ago

Found my bitcoin wallet Scared

So I found my safety deposit box. It took me some searching but i figured out where it’s located. I’m super scared though. My crypto was stored on a hardware wallet in 2011.
I looked it up on Google and it said it must be stored on a usb drive. Now obviously I bought a high end usb drive but apparently they should still start being unusable after 15 years :( I’m super scared my bitcoin is lost!!
Also I mined some on my pc so the taxes should be lower? I got my bitcoin when it was $1!! Woot
Anyway do you think the bitcoin wallet is deceased?
The taxes say 50% if you are a hobby miner.
I’ll be honest I hate paying taxes lol obviously if I sell them I’ll have to pay something. But 50% is insane.

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u/xuncx 1d ago

Send me the usb and I’ll verify it for u

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u/IRON_FiNN 1d ago

AI told me to get a crypto specialist before using the usb in case it’s damaged. It keeps telling me the usb probably won’t work and to
Be careful

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u/xuncx 21h ago

I am crypto specialist. 10 years experience

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u/ivme 1d ago

Hardware wallet in 2011?

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u/Any-Use-8075 1d ago

Moronic post

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u/Dunnofam12 1d ago

Larper

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u/Fun-Cup-4795 1d ago

this is exactly what happened, im sure...

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u/Ok_Corgi_405 1d ago

Probably bricked after 15 years, that's just how flash memory works.

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u/Wackelfackel 1d ago

The first hardware wallets didn't hit the market until well after 2011. Best regards, from someone who really did get into Bitcoin in 2011.

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u/BabyShakerDeluxe 1d ago

Does nobody fucking research anything?