{"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\/it-it\/press-coverage\/our-role-in-the-search-for-1-billion-in-lost-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"DriveSavers protagonista su Popular Mechanics: il nostro ruolo nella ricerca di 1 miliardo di dollari in bitcoin smarriti"},"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_69e369d70eca1{color:#ffffff;font-size:45px;font-weight:600;}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d70eca1{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d70eca1{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d70eca1{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vc_custom_1762365036187 vcex_69e369d70eca1\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">DriveSavers protagonista su Popular Mechanics: il nostro ruolo nella ricerca di 1 miliardo di dollari in bitcoin smarriti<\/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_69e369d70f630 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded);object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_69e369d70f630\"><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 un recente articolo di <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em> i riflettori si sono accesi su una caccia al tesoro globale\nche potrebbe sbloccare quasi un miliardo di dollari in bitcoin sepolti in una discarica gallese.\nLa storia segue James Howells,\nuno dei primi miner di bitcoin,\nche nel 2013 ha accidentalmente gettato l\u2019unico hard disk\ncontenente l\u2019unica chiave per accedere ai suoi 8.000 bitcoin,\nche all\u2019epoca valevano 100 dollari.<\/p>\n<p>Ora, oltre dieci anni dopo, il valore \u00e8 cambiato. Howells ha riunito un team di livello mondiale per aiutarlo a trovare \u2014 e forse recuperare \u2014 il tesoro digitale. <strong>DriveSavers \u00e8 stato scelto come partner per il recupero dati per affrontare questa sfida irripetibile in una generazione.<\/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_69e369d710ce4{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d710ce4{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d710ce4{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d710ce4{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d710ce4{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e369d710ce4\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">L\u2019errore da un miliardo<\/span><\/strong> di dollari\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 ha buttato per errore un hard disk contenente la chiave privata del suo portafoglio bitcoin. Quel piccolo hard disk da 2,5 pollici contiene la chiave per sbloccare un tesoro in criptovalute che ora vale quasi un miliardo di dollari.<\/p>\n<p>Dopo anni di battaglie legali con la citt\u00e0 di Newport, nel Galles, crescente interesse pubblico e ancora nessun hard disk recuperato, Howells ha avviato un\u2019operazione di recupero coinvolgendo esperti in scavi di discariche, robotica con intelligenza artificiale e DriveSavers, leader nel recupero dati da dischi rigidi.<\/p>\n<p>James Howells non \u00e8 certo l\u2019unico ad aver perso la chiave del suo wallet bitcoin. Un rapporto del 2023 di Unchained Capital stima che fino a 3,8 milioni di bitcoin \u2014 per un valore di oltre 400 miliardi di dollari \u2014 siano stati persi in modo permanente. Nel mondo delle criptovalute, non esiste un numero verde n\u00e9 un link per reimpostare la password. Una volta che i dati sono persi, lo sono per sempre \u2014 a meno che specialisti come DriveSavers non riescano a recuperarli.<\/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_69e369d711c54{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d711c54{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d711c54{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d711c54{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d711c54{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e369d711c54\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Perch\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>Recuperare il disco rigido \u00e8 solo il primo passo. La vera prova sar\u00e0 vedere se i dati contenuti possono essere salvati dopo oltre 12 anni in una discarica \u2014 potenzialmente esposti a calore, umidit\u00e0, corrosione e danni fisici.<\/p>\n<p>Nell\u2019articolo, Mike Cobb, direttore tecnico di DriveSavers, spiega cosa servir\u00e0 per recuperare la chiave bitcoin di 51 caratteri:<\/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>\u00ab\u202fQuello che stiamo cercando sono 51 caratteri\u2026 \u00e8 un recupero estremamente mirato\u2026 Su un disco da 80 gigabyte, la chiave di accesso di James occupa 53 byte.\u202f\u00bb<\/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>Direttore tecnico presso DriveSavers\ntramite <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>Questo livello di precisione, unito ai decenni di esperienza di DriveSavers Data Recovery e alla sua tecnologia di camera bianca specializzata, ci rende particolarmente qualificati per affrontare questo recupero ad alto rischio.<\/p>\n<p>Abbiamo recuperato dati da dispositivi schiacciati da spazzaneve, danneggiati da disastri naturali o sommersi dalle inondazioni. Ora ci prepariamo alla nostra missione pi\u00f9 ambiziosa di sempre: recuperare una delle stringhe di caratteri pi\u00f9 preziose mai perdute.<\/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_69e369d714519{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d714519{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d714519{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d714519{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d714519{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e369d714519\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">La strada <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">davanti<\/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>Le probabilit\u00e0 sono basse \u2014 ma non impossibili. Secondo l\u2019articolo, i miracoli della moderna tecnologia di recupero dati possono accadere. Una volta ritrovato il disco, sar\u00e0 il team di DriveSavers a cercare di riportare quei dati indietro dalla tomba digitale.<\/p>\n<p>Man mano che il valore del bitcoin continua a salire, questo hard disk perduto diventa uno degli errori tecnologici pi\u00f9 costosi mai commessi \u2014 e uno dei tentativi di recupero pi\u00f9 seguiti della storia.<\/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_69e369d71541a{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d71541a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d71541a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d71541a{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d71541a{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e369d71541a\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Leggi l\u2019articolo completo<\/span><\/strong> su 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>Vuoi conoscere tutta la storia dietro questa caccia al tesoro hi-tech? Leggi l\u2019articolo originale pubblicato su <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em>in cui DriveSavers \u00e8 indicata come l\u2019azienda di fiducia incaricata di recuperare la chiave bitcoin che potrebbe valere un miliardo di dollari.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/a69045812\/bitcoin-billionaire-dump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leggi l\u2019articolo completo di Popular Mechanics qui.<\/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_69e369d716356{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d716356{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d716356{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d716356{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e369d716356{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69e369d716356\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Hai bisogno di aiuto con <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">una criptovaluta smarrita?<\/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>Da crash di sistema ed eliminazioni accidentali a gravi danni fisici, DriveSavers pu\u00f2 recuperare i tuoi beni \u2014 anche nelle situazioni pi\u00f9 critiche.<\/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_69e369d716f00{width:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_custom_1762366222311 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/it-it\/data-recovery-services\/crypto-data-recovery-services\/\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center inline wpex-flex-shrink-0 vcex_69e369d716f00\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Scopri di pi\u00f9 sul recupero dati di criptovalute<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howells ha messo insieme un team di livello mondiale per aiutarlo a trovare\u2014e possibilmente recuperare\u2014il tesoro digitale. 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