Early Bitcoin Bug Could Be Reversed With GPU Brute Force Method

[AIcash]

The so-called “Stone Man” case highlights how fragile early Bitcoin wallets once were. A simple shutdown of a Linux boot system erased access to 8,999 BTC due to missing backup data.

Now, a developer claims weak entropy in early wallet generation could allow recovery using CUDA-powered GPU computation. By narrowing the search space, the tool aims to make brute-force attempts more realistic.

If validated, the approach could impact millions of lost coins from Bitcoin’s early years—many of which were abandoned due to technical limitations and poor backup practices.

[nihalsari]

The Stone Man lost 8,999 BTC in 2010 because Linux closed without saving a file, which is the most expensive accidental shutdown in computing history and a very good argument for cloud backup.