Device lost — hardware wallet 2014

Survives

Case description

A Bitcoin holder who purchased one of the first Trezor hardware wallets in 2014 stored their recovery seed in a safety deposit box in a bank that subsequently merged with another institution. The merger process resulted in the safety deposit box records being temporarily misfiled. Access to the seed was delayed for two months while the bank's records team located the box.

Custody context

Stress condition	Device loss
Custody system	Hardware wallet (single key)
Outcome	Survives
Documentation	Unknown
Year observed	2014
Country	Unknown

Structural dependencies observed

Institutional cooperation required

Outcome interpretation

Access remained possible under the reported conditions.

Source

Publicly Reported

Evidence type

Forum post

Evidence link

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=255793.0

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Framework references

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