Bitcoin forgotten address
1. Delete the wallet by mistake
this is the same operation as I do. What should I do in case of this kind of thing? In fact, as long as you remember the private key, download a wallet again, import the private key and reset the password of the wallet
2. The mobile phone is missing or broken
if your mobile phone is stolen or broken, as long as the private key or mnemonic word is still there, you can download a wallet again, import the private key (or mnemonic word) and recreate the wallet
3. The private key is forgotten, but the mnemonic (or JSON file) is still there
if your private key is lost, but the mnemonic (or JSON file) is still there, don't worry, mnemonic can help you retrieve the private key,
4. The private key is forgotten
the wallet hasn't been deleted. If your private key is forgotten, but the wallet is still on your mobile phone, it's very easy to do, You just log in with your password, enter your wallet, and back up your private key
5. The private key, password and mnemonic words have been lost
sorry, no one can help you
6. Forgotten password or wrong input
this is the same as some other apps that we usually log in. If we forget password or input error several times, click forget password to retrieve it. Back to the decentralized wallet, we need to use the private key or mnemonic words to import the wallet to reset the password
7. Forget the mnemonic words
import the wallet with the private key and back it up again
8. Keystore forgotten
if your wallet is not deleted, this is the same way as if your private key is forgotten but your wallet is not deleted, that is, log in with your wallet password and make a new backup; But if your wallet is deleted, that is, it is unloaded, you need to import the wallet with mnemonic words or private key to backup the keystore again!
According to Chaina alysis, a research firm, up to 20% of the existing bitcoin has disappeared forever. At the time of the study, about 3.8 million bitcoins could never be retrieved. In this article, we will explore all possible ways to lose bitcoin
1. Cryptocurrency hackers
the hacker behavior of cryptocurrency exchange is the main reason for the loss of bitcoin. Exchanges are a hot target for cyber criminals, accounting for 27% of cyber attacks in 2018. Mt. GOx was the first high-profile cryptocurrency hacker, but since then, many major exchanges have been hacked, including bitfinex, bitstamp and, more recently, cryptopia, the cryptocurrency exchange in New Zealand, which lost 9.4% of its total positions
Malwarethe malware on torrent website and Google play store are used to steal passwords from vulnerable categories. For example, there is a malware clipper that uses users' behavior of ing and pasting wallet addresses to steal passwords. For example, if you send BTC to an address, you usually and paste the address, because it is a long string of random characters, clipper malware will exchange wallet addresses, which means that when you paste, you will send encryption to the wrong address