Documentation absent — software wallet 2013

Blocked

Case description

Bitcoin holders who had generated paper wallets using early online generators discovered in 2013 that some generator sites had been silently logging private keys. Users who checked their paper wallets found balances had been drained. No documentation of which generator had been used or any paper trail of the key generation process existed.

Custody context

Stress condition	Documentation absent
Custody system	Mobile or software wallet
Outcome	Blocked
Documentation	Unknown
Year observed	2013
Country	Unknown

Structural dependencies observed

Third-party platform dependencyUndocumented procedure

What this illustrates

Access ran through a third-party platform. When that platform became unavailable, so did the Bitcoin. Access was not recoverable.

Outcome interpretation

Access was not possible under the reported conditions.

Source

Publicly Reported

Evidence type

Forum post

Evidence link

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=83794.0

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Framework references

Where Bitcoin Custody Intersects Legal and Fiduciary Authority

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Professional Scope Boundary Matrix

What each professional or product covers, what they do not, and where gaps form between them.

The Independent Assessment Layer in Bitcoin Custody

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