{"id":80604,"date":"2025-11-05T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainstage.drivesavers.com\/?p=80604"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:51:26","slug":"our-role-in-the-search-for-1-billion-in-lost-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/de-at\/press-coverage\/our-role-in-the-search-for-1-billion-in-lost-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"DriveSavers in Popular Mechanics: Unsere Rolle bei der Suche nach einer Milliarde Dollar in verlorenem Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_section blog-header-top-padding vc_custom_1742716771897 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1737675721786 wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t   <style>\n        .single-post-title {\n            display: none;\n        }\n    ul.meta {\n       display:none;\n        }\n\n    <\/style>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725504027{color:#ffffff;font-size:45px;font-weight:600;}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725504027{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725504027{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725504027{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vc_custom_1762365036187 vcex_69de725504027\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">DriveSavers in Popular Mechanics: Unsere Rolle bei der Suche nach einer Milliarde Dollar in verlorenem Bitcoin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column presscoverage-radius vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1738287789313\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><style>.vcex-image.vcex_69de7255049d9 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded);object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_69de7255049d9\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/popularmechanics-1.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"Popular Mechanics\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/popularmechanics-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/popularmechanics-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/popularmechanics-1-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/popularmechanics-1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:18px;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>In einem aktuellen Artikel von <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em> stand eine weltweite Schatzsuche im Rampenlicht,\ndie fast eine Milliarde Dollar in Bitcoin freisetzen k\u00f6nnte, die auf einer Deponie in Wales vergraben sind.\nDie Geschichte dreht sich um James Howells,\neinen fr\u00fchen Bitcoin-Miner,\nder 2013 versehentlich die einzige Festplatte wegwarf,\ndie den einzigen Schl\u00fcssel zu seinen 8.000 Bitcoins enthielt,\ndie damals gerade einmal 100 Dollar wert waren.<\/p>\n<p>Jetzt, mehr als zehn Jahre sp\u00e4ter, hat sich der Wert ver\u00e4ndert. Howells hat ein erstklassiges Team zusammengestellt, um ihm zu helfen, den digitalen Schatz zu finden \u2014 und vielleicht zu bergen. <strong>DriveSavers wurde als Datenrettungspartner ausgew\u00e4hlt, um sich dieser einmaligen Herausforderung einer Generation zu stellen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_section vc_custom_1761159273585 wpex-vc-full-width-section wpex-vc-full-width-section--centered wpex-relative wpex-vc_section-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff!important;\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69de7255060d6{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de7255060d6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de7255060d6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de7255060d6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de7255060d6{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69de7255060d6\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Der Milliarden-Dollar<\/span><\/strong> Fehler\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Howells hat versehentlich eine Festplatte weggeworfen, die den privaten Schl\u00fcssel zu seiner Bitcoin-Wallet enthielt. Diese kleine 2,5-Zoll-Festplatte enth\u00e4lt den Schl\u00fcssel zu einem Krypto-Verm\u00f6gen im Wert von fast einer Milliarde Dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Nach jahrelangen Rechtsstreitigkeiten mit der Stadt Newport in Wales, wachsendem \u00f6ffentlichen Interesse und noch immer keiner Festplatte startete Howells eine Bergungsaktion mit Experten f\u00fcr Deponieausgrabungen, KI-gesteuerter Robotik und DriveSavers, dem Branchenf\u00fchrer f\u00fcr Datenrettung von Festplatten.<\/p>\n<p>James Howells ist keineswegs der Einzige, der seinen Bitcoin-Schl\u00fcssel verloren hat. Ein Bericht von Unchained Capital aus dem Jahr 2023 sch\u00e4tzt, dass bis zu 3,8 Millionen Bitcoins \u2014 im Wert von mehr als 400 Milliarden Dollar \u2014 dauerhaft verloren gegangen sind. In der Welt der Kryptow\u00e4hrungen gibt es keine Hotline oder Passwort-Reset-Funktion. Wenn die Daten weg sind, sind sie weg \u2014 es sei denn, Spezialisten wie DriveSavers k\u00f6nnen sie wiederherstellen.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725507088{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725507088{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725507088{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725507088{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725507088{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69de725507088\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Warum <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">DriveSavers?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Die Wiederbeschaffung der Festplatte ist nur der erste Schritt. Die eigentliche Herausforderung besteht darin, ob die Daten nach \u00fcber 12 Jahren in einer M\u00fclldeponie \u2014 wom\u00f6glich ausgesetzt gegen\u00fcber Hitze, Feuchtigkeit, Korrosion und physischen Sch\u00e4den \u2014 noch wiederherstellbar sind.<\/p>\n<p>Im Artikel erkl\u00e4rt Mike Cobb, Technikdirektor bei DriveSavers, was n\u00f6tig ist, um den 51-stelligen Bitcoin-Schl\u00fcssel wiederherzustellen:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1762367890788 vc_column-gap-15 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-row-stretched no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8 wpex-vc_col-has-fill\"><div style=\"background-color:#ebebeb!important;border-color:#000000!important;\" class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1760032665166\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element vc_custom_1762548475941\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><em>\u201eWir suchen nach 51 Zeichen\u2026 das ist eine unglaublich pr\u00e4zise Wiederherstellung\u2026 Auf einer 80-Gigabyte-Festplatte belegt James\u2019 Schl\u00fcssel 53 Byte.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column cstm-width vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1762367930448 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4 vc_col-xs-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1727284399200\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img width=\"553\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike_Cobb.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mike_Cobb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike_Cobb.png 553w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike_Cobb-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike_Cobb-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8 vc_col-xs-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1726698323478\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element vc_custom_1762548529894\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Mike Cobb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Technikdirektor bei DriveSavers \u00fcber <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dieses Ma\u00df an Pr\u00e4zision, kombiniert mit der jahrzehntelangen Erfahrung von DriveSavers Data Recovery und seiner spezialisierten Reinraumtechnologie, macht uns einzigartig qualifiziert f\u00fcr diesen hochriskanten Wiederherstellungsversuch.<\/p>\n<p>Wir haben Daten von Ger\u00e4ten gerettet, die von Schneefr\u00e4sen zerdr\u00fcckt, durch Naturkatastrophen besch\u00e4digt oder in Hochwasser versunken waren. Jetzt bereiten wir uns auf unsere bislang ehrgeizigste Mission vor: die Wiederherstellung einer der wertvollsten Zeichenfolgen, die je verloren gingen.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725509a17{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725509a17{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725509a17{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725509a17{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de725509a17{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69de725509a17\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Der Weg <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">vor uns<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Die Chancen stehen schlecht \u2014 aber sie sind nicht gleich null. Laut dem Artikel gibt es tats\u00e4chlich moderne Wunder der Datenrettung. Sobald die Festplatte gefunden ist, wird das Team von DriveSavers daran arbeiten, die Daten aus dem digitalen Grab zur\u00fcckzubringen.<\/p>\n<p>Da der Bitcoin weiter an Wert gewinnt, wird diese verlorene Festplatte zu einem der teuersten Technikfehler aller Zeiten \u2014 und zu einer der am st\u00e4rksten beachteten Wiederherstellungsaktionen der Geschichte.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550a989{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550a989{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550a989{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550a989{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550a989{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69de72550a989\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Lesen Sie die ganze Geschichte<\/span><\/strong> in Popular Mechanics\n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sie wollen die ganze Geschichte hinter dieser Hightech-Schatzsuche? Lesen Sie den Originalartikel aus <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em>in dem DriveSavers als vertrauensw\u00fcrdiger Experte pr\u00e4sentiert wird, der den m\u00f6glicherweise 1 Milliarde Dollar wertvollen Bitcoin-Schl\u00fcssel retten soll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/a69045812\/bitcoin-billionaire-dump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesen Sie den vollst\u00e4ndigen Artikel von Popular Mechanics hier.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative no-bottom-margins\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 40px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550b893{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550b893{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550b893{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550b893{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69de72550b893{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69de72550b893\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Brauchen Sie Hilfe bei einer <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">verlorenen Kryptow\u00e4hrung?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div style=\"color:#6f737e;\" class=\"wpb_text_column has-custom-color wpex-child-inherit-color wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Von Systemabst\u00fcrzen und versehentlichen L\u00f6schungen bis hin zu schweren physischen Sch\u00e4den \u2014 DriveSavers kann Ihre Verm\u00f6genswerte selbst in den kritischsten Situationen wiederherstellen.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><style>.vcex-button.vcex_69de72550c487{width:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_custom_1762366222311 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/de-at\/data-recovery-services\/crypto-data-recovery-services\/\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center inline wpex-flex-shrink-0 vcex_69de72550c487\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Erfahren Sie mehr \u00fcber die Wiederherstellung von Kryptodaten<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howells hat ein Weltklasse-Team zusammengestellt, um ihm zu helfen, den digitalen Schatz zu finden\u2014und m\u00f6glicherweise wiederherzustellen. 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