{"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\/es-es\/press-coverage\/our-role-in-the-search-for-1-billion-in-lost-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"DriveSavers en Popular Mechanics: nuestro papel en la b\u00fasqueda de 1\u202fmil millones de d\u00f3lares en bitcoins perdidos"},"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_69e35052b6188{color:#ffffff;font-size:45px;font-weight:600;}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b6188{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b6188{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b6188{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vc_custom_1762365036187 vcex_69e35052b6188\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">DriveSavers en Popular Mechanics: nuestro papel en la b\u00fasqueda de 1\u202fmil millones de d\u00f3lares en bitcoins perdidos<\/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_69e35052b6ba9 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded);object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_69e35052b6ba9\"><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>En un art\u00edculo reciente de <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em> se destac\u00f3 una b\u00fasqueda global del tesoro\nque podr\u00eda desbloquear casi mil millones de d\u00f3lares en bitcoin enterrados en un vertedero gal\u00e9s.\nLa historia sigue a James Howells,\nuno de los primeros mineros de bitcoin,\nque en 2013 tir\u00f3 por accidente el \u00fanico disco duro\nque conten\u00eda la \u00fanica clave de sus 8.000 bitcoins,\nentonces valorados en 100 d\u00f3lares.<\/p>\n<p>Ahora, m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada despu\u00e9s, el valor ha cambiado. Howells ha reunido un equipo de primer nivel para ayudarle a encontrar \u2014 y quiz\u00e1 recuperar \u2014 el tesoro digital. <strong>DriveSavers fue seleccionado como socio de recuperaci\u00f3n de datos para asumir este desaf\u00edo \u00fanico en una generaci\u00f3n.<\/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_69e35052b859a{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b859a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b859a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b859a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b859a{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e35052b859a\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">El error de mil millones<\/span><\/strong> de d\u00f3lares\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 tir\u00f3 por error un disco duro que conten\u00eda la clave privada de su monedero de bitcoin. Ese peque\u00f1o disco duro de 2,5 pulgadas guarda la clave para desbloquear una reserva de criptomonedas que ahora vale casi mil millones de d\u00f3lares.<\/p>\n<p>Tras a\u00f1os de batallas legales con la ciudad de Newport, en Gales, el creciente inter\u00e9s p\u00fablico y sin rastro del disco duro, Howells puso en marcha un operativo de recuperaci\u00f3n con expertos en excavaci\u00f3n de vertederos, rob\u00f3tica con inteligencia artificial y DriveSavers, el l\u00edder del sector en recuperaci\u00f3n de datos de discos duros.<\/p>\n<p>James Howells no es el \u00fanico que ha perdido la clave de su monedero de bitcoin. Un informe de 2023 de Unchained Capital estima que hasta 3,8 millones de bitcoins \u2014 por un valor de m\u00e1s de 400 mil millones de d\u00f3lares \u2014 se han perdido de forma definitiva. En el mundo de las criptomonedas, no existe un n\u00famero 1-800 ni un enlace para restablecer la contrase\u00f1a. Cuando los datos desaparecen, desaparecen \u2014 salvo que especialistas como DriveSavers consigan recuperarlos.<\/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_69e35052b97ac{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b97ac{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b97ac{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b97ac{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052b97ac{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e35052b97ac\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 <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>Recuperar el disco duro es solo el primer paso. La verdadera prueba es si los datos que contiene pueden recuperarse despu\u00e9s de m\u00e1s de 12 a\u00f1os en un vertedero \u2014 potencialmente expuestos al calor, la humedad, la corrosi\u00f3n y da\u00f1os f\u00edsicos.<\/p>\n<p>En el art\u00edculo, Mike Cobb, director de ingenier\u00eda de DriveSavers, explica qu\u00e9 se necesitar\u00e1 para recuperar la clave de bitcoin de 51 caracteres:<\/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>\u201cLo que buscamos son 51 caracteres\u2026 es una recuperaci\u00f3n incre\u00edblemente precisa\u2026 En un disco de 80 gigabytes, la clave de James ocupa 53 bytes.\u201d<\/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>Director de ingenier\u00eda en DriveSaversv\u00eda <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>Este nivel de precisi\u00f3n, combinado con las d\u00e9cadas de experiencia de DriveSavers Data Recovery y su tecnolog\u00eda de sala blanca especializada, nos convierte en los m\u00e1s capacitados para afrontar esta recuperaci\u00f3n de alto riesgo.<\/p>\n<p>Hemos recuperado datos de dispositivos destrozados por quitanieves, da\u00f1ados por desastres naturales y sumergidos en aguas de inundaciones. Ahora nos preparamos para nuestra misi\u00f3n m\u00e1s ambiciosa hasta la fecha: recuperar una de las cadenas de caracteres m\u00e1s valiosas que se hayan perdido.<\/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_69e35052bc588{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bc588{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bc588{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bc588{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bc588{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e35052bc588\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">El camino <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">por delante<\/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>Las probabilidades son bajas, pero no imposibles. Seg\u00fan el art\u00edculo, los milagros modernos en recuperaci\u00f3n de datos ocurren. Una vez que se encuentre el disco, ser\u00e1 el equipo de DriveSavers quien trabaje para devolver esos datos desde la tumba digital.<\/p>\n<p>A medida que el valor del bitcoin sigue aumentando, este disco duro perdido se convierte en uno de los errores tecnol\u00f3gicos m\u00e1s caros jam\u00e1s cometidos \u2014 y en uno de los esfuerzos de recuperaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s seguidos de la historia.<\/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_69e35052bd6e2{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bd6e2{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bd6e2{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bd6e2{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052bd6e2{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e35052bd6e2\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Lee la historia completa<\/span><\/strong> en 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>\u00bfQuieres conocer la historia completa detr\u00e1s de esta b\u00fasqueda de tesoro tecnol\u00f3gica? Lee el art\u00edculo original de <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em>donde DriveSavers aparece como el experto de confianza encargado de recuperar la clave de bitcoin que podr\u00eda valer mil millones de d\u00f3lares.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/a69045812\/bitcoin-billionaire-dump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee el art\u00edculo completo de Popular Mechanics aqu\u00ed.<\/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_69e35052be7e6{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052be7e6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052be7e6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052be7e6{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e35052be7e6{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e35052be7e6\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">\u00bfNecesitas ayuda con una <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">criptomoneda perdida?<\/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>Desde fallos del sistema y eliminaciones accidentales hasta da\u00f1os f\u00edsicos graves, DriveSavers puede recuperar tus activos \u2014 incluso en las situaciones m\u00e1s cr\u00edticas.<\/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_69e35052bf68b{width:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_custom_1762366222311 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/es-es\/data-recovery-services\/crypto-data-recovery-services\/\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center inline wpex-flex-shrink-0 vcex_69e35052bf68b\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre la recuperaci\u00f3n de datos de criptomonedas<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howells ha reunido a un equipo de clase mundial para ayudarle a encontrar\u2014y posiblemente recuperar\u2014el tesoro digital. 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