{"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\/nl-nl\/press-coverage\/our-role-in-the-search-for-1-billion-in-lost-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"DriveSavers in Popular Mechanics: onze rol in de zoektocht naar 1 miljard dollar aan verloren bitcoins"},"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_69f9c8d495874{color:#ffffff;font-size:45px;font-weight:600;}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d495874{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d495874{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d495874{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vc_custom_1762365036187 vcex_69f9c8d495874\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">DriveSavers in Popular Mechanics: onze rol in de zoektocht naar 1 miljard dollar aan verloren bitcoins<\/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_69f9c8d4962d1 .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded);object-position:center center;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-center vcex_69f9c8d4962d1\"><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 een recent artikel van <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em> stond een wereldwijde schattenjacht centraal\ndie bijna 1 miljard dollar aan bitcoins zou kunnen ontgrendelen, begraven op een stortplaats in Wales.\nHet verhaal volgt James Howells,\neen vroege bitcoin-miner,\ndie in 2013 per ongeluk de enige harde schijf weggooide\ndie de enige sleutel bevatte tot zijn 8.000 bitcoins,\ndestijds ter waarde van 100 dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Nu, meer dan tien jaar later, is de waarde veranderd. Howells heeft een team van wereldklasse samengesteld om hem te helpen de digitale schat te vinden \u2014 en mogelijk terug te halen. <strong>DriveSavers werd gekozen als partner voor gegevensherstel om deze unieke uitdaging van een generatie aan te gaan.<\/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_69f9c8d497a29{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d497a29{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d497a29{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d497a29{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d497a29{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69f9c8d497a29\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">De miljard-dollar<\/span><\/strong> blunder\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 gooide per ongeluk een harde schijf weg die de priv\u00e9sleutel van zijn bitcoin-portemonnee bevatte. Die kleine harde schijf van 2,5 inch bevat de sleutel tot een cryptoschat die nu bijna 1 miljard dollar waard is.<\/p>\n<p>Na jaren van juridische geschillen met de stad Newport in Wales, groeiende publieke belangstelling en nog steeds geen harde schijf, startte Howells een hersteloperatie met stortplaats-experts, AI-aangedreven robots en DriveSavers, de marktleider in gegevensherstel van harde schijven.<\/p>\n<p>James Howells is zeker niet de enige die zijn bitcoin-sleutel is kwijtgeraakt. Volgens een rapport van Unchained Capital uit 2023 zijn er tot 3,8 miljoen bitcoins \u2014 ter waarde van meer dan 400 miljard dollar \u2014 voorgoed verloren gegaan. In de wereld van cryptovaluta bestaat er geen 0800-nummer of link om je wachtwoord opnieuw in te stellen. Als de gegevens weg zijn, zijn ze weg \u2014 tenzij specialisten zoals DriveSavers ze kunnen terughalen.<\/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_69f9c8d4989fd{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d4989fd{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d4989fd{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d4989fd{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d4989fd{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69f9c8d4989fd\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Waarom <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>Het terugvinden van de harde schijf is pas stap \u00e9\u00e9n. De echte test is of de gegevens op die schijf nog te redden zijn na meer dan 12 jaar op een stortplaats \u2014 mogelijk blootgesteld aan hitte, vocht, corrosie en fysieke schade.<\/p>\n<p>In het artikel legt Mike Cobb, technisch directeur bij DriveSavers, uit wat er nodig zal zijn om de 51 tekens lange bitcoin-sleutel terug te halen:<\/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>\u201cWaar we naar op zoek zijn, is een reeks van 51 tekens\u2026 het is een ongelooflijk gerichte recovery\u2026 Op een schijf van 80 gigabyte neemt James\u2019 toegangssleutel 53 bytes in beslag.\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>Technisch directeur bij DriveSavers via <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>Dit niveau van precisie, in combinatie met de decennialange ervaring van DriveSavers Data Recovery en hun gespecialiseerde cleanroomtechnologie, maakt ons bij uitstek geschikt om deze risicovolle herstelpoging te ondernemen.<\/p>\n<p>We hebben gegevens teruggehaald van apparaten die verpletterd zijn door sneeuwfrezen, beschadigd zijn door natuurrampen of onder water hebben gestaan. Nu bereiden we ons voor op onze meest ambitieuze missie tot nu toe: het terugvinden van een van de meest waardevolle tekenreeksen die ooit verloren zijn gegaan.<\/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_69f9c8d49b308{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49b308{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49b308{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49b308{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49b308{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69f9c8d49b308\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">De weg <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">vooruit<\/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>De kansen zijn klein \u2014 maar niet onmogelijk. Volgens het artikel gebeuren er soms ware wonderen op het gebied van moderne data recovery. Zodra de schijf gevonden is, zal het team van DriveSavers zich inzetten om die gegevens terug te halen uit het digitale graf.<\/p>\n<p>Nu de waarde van bitcoin blijft stijgen, wordt deze verloren harde schijf een van de duurste technologische fouten ooit \u2014 en een van de meest gevolgde herstelpogingen in de geschiedenis.<\/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_69f9c8d49c283{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49c283{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49c283{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49c283{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49c283{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69f9c8d49c283\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">Lees het volledige verhaal<\/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>Benieuwd naar het hele verhaal achter deze hightech schattenjacht? Lees het originele artikel uit <em>Popular Mechanics<\/em>waarin DriveSavers wordt gepresenteerd als de vertrouwde expert die belast is met het terughalen van de bitcoin-sleutel ter waarde van 1 miljard dollar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/a69045812\/bitcoin-billionaire-dump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lees het volledige artikel van 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_69f9c8d49d264{color:#3e3d3e;font-size:35px;font-weight:400;}@media (max-width:1024px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49d264{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:959px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49d264{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49d264{font-size:25px;}}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69f9c8d49d264{font-size:25px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-div vcex_69f9c8d49d264\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Hulp nodig bij een <strong><span style=\"color: #e31f26\">verloren cryptomunt?<\/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>Van systeemcrashes en per ongeluk verwijderde bestanden tot zware fysieke schade \u2014 DriveSavers kan uw gegevens herstellen, zelfs in de meest kritieke situaties.<\/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_69f9c8d49debe{width:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_custom_1762366222311 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/nl-nl\/data-recovery-services\/crypto-data-recovery-services\/\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center inline wpex-flex-shrink-0 vcex_69f9c8d49debe\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Meer informatie over het herstellen van cryptogegevens<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howells heeft een team van wereldklasse samengesteld om hem te helpen de digitale schat te vinden\u2014en mogelijk te herstellen. 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