{"id":565310,"date":"2026-09-24T02:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T01:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=565310"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:40:52","slug":"white-hats-recover-52-bitcoin-from-coldcard-exploit-and-a-new-public-portal-lets-victims-check-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/white-hats-recover-52-bitcoin-from-coldcard-exploit-and-a-new-public-portal-lets-victims-check-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"White hats recover 52 Bitcoin from Coldcard exploit, and a new public portal lets victims check eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coldcard owners can publicly check whether white hats recovered coins from their wallets. Galaxy researcher Alex Thorn linked a Sept. 21 Bitcoin transaction carrying a Crypto Recovery Trust claims reference to roughly 52.37 BTC from Coldcard-related clusters.<\/p>\n<p>He directed owners to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptorecoverytrust.com\/\">search their public Bitcoin addresses<\/a> at the trust's site. A match can begin an ownership claim, with any return subject to verification. The check calls for a public address, never a seed phrase or private key.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Mempool's\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mempool.space\/tx\/38b524ccb8ca260ec705ab980982144857c477658fa39591870ee8cb09bcea47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">status record<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> confirmed the transaction in block 967,948<\/span>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intangiblecoins\/status\/2102114798833946783\">his Sept. 21 tracing report<\/a>, Thorn said the amount represented 2.8% of the exploit funds Galaxy tracked.<\/p>\n<p>Thorn also <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">flagged 3.0134 BTC<\/a> entering the destination from addresses <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/galaxy-digital\/\">Galaxy<\/a> had not previously tracked. He considered them possible additional white-hat recoveries, but their Coldcard origin remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/assetrecovery.io\/blog\/coldcard-entropy-recovery.html\">Aug. 17 report<\/a>, digital-asset recovery firm DART said it and independent researchers had secured just over 50 BTC, according to its internal ledger, and placed the rescued Bitcoin with Crypto Recovery Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The Sept. 21 transaction gives owners a public trail for a recovery DART had described a month earlier.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/a-flaw-in-coldcard-seed-generation-lets-attackers-recreate-private-keys-from-the-press-of-a-button\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\">\n        <div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\">\n            <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">A flaw in Coldcard seed generation lets attackers recreate private keys from the press of a button<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"><\/i>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>What happens after a Bitcoin address match?<\/h2>\n<p>DART says its trust process checks recovery records, chain of custody, and proof of ownership, including source-of-funds and exchange records. Sanctions, competing claims, or other restrictions can affect any return.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565372\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-6b7fb0c8-2201-4531-becb-d82da512f15f.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shoggoth-infographic shoggoth-infographic-portrait wp-image-565372\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-6b7fb0c8-2201-4531-becb-d82da512f15f.png\" alt=\"Coldcard Bitcoin recovery timeline: DART disclosed just over 50 BTC secured in August; a September transaction was confirmed in block 967,948; Alex Thorn traced about 52.37 BTC and flagged 3.0134 BTC as previously untracked; an owner address match leads to verification, not established payout.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-6b7fb0c8-2201-4531-becb-d82da512f15f.png 1122w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-6b7fb0c8-2201-4531-becb-d82da512f15f-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-6b7fb0c8-2201-4531-becb-d82da512f15f-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-6b7fb0c8-2201-4531-becb-d82da512f15f-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A public Bitcoin trace linked 52.37 BTC to Coldcard\u2019s recovery disclosure, but ownership verification and victim payouts remain unresolved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/a-flaw-in-coldcard-seed-generation-lets-attackers-recreate-private-keys-from-the-press-of-a-button\/\">Coldcard entropy flaw<\/a> made some older wallet seeds easier to reconstruct. DART says an existing seed created under affected firmware remains exposed after a firmware update, and owners with exposed funds should follow the manufacturer's migration guidance.<\/p>\n<p>DART also warns against sending seeds, private keys, PINs, or recovery codes through a web form. The initial address check Thorn described needs a public address, while proving ownership is a separate step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sept. 21 transaction points owners toward a trust address check for an earlier disclosed rescue, with any return subject to verification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":565325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76799,77968,16041,60206],"tags":[81073,76769,83367],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>White hats recover 52 Bitcoin from Coldcard exploit, and a new public portal lets victims check eligibility<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Coldcard owners can check their Bitcoin addresses against 52.37 BTC in traced recovery funds and 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