<p>No, because it's not possible to prove a negative ("No I don't have the private key for that address") and I can't think of a use for that.</p>

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2020-05-16T10:52:45.803Z
2020-05-16T10:52:45.803Z
MCCCS
<p>Not really, it's not possible to be sure that the private key corresponding to a given address is lost.</p>

<p>However, it's possible to find in the blockchain addresses that have coins in them and haven't been used for years. This <em>might indicate</em> that original owner has lost access to this address. It doesn't mean that it won't be reclaimed, either by the same person or someone else gaining access to the keys, e.g. by data recovery from an old hard drive or, in the future, speculatively, by <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/57654/curious-about-lost-bitcoin/57674#57674">breaking the cryptography used to secure Bitcoin</a>. However, it might not be lost at all, it might be used as long term storage.</p>

<p>For examples of such addresses you can check <a href="https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-dormant_5y-bitcoin-addresses.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this list</a>, which collects 100 richest addresses that hasn't been spent from for 5 years. The same website also has lists for up to 8 years of dormancy.</p>

<p>Moreover, there are addresses used for intentional burning of Bitcoin, such as 1CounterpartyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUWLpVr. In this case, it is certain that the address doesn't have any private key corresponding to it, because generating such a private key isn't computationally feasible. It is a special case, however, because in this case the key wasn't <em>lost</em>, it was <em>never generated</em>.</p>

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2020-05-24T15:13:52.547Z
2020-05-24T15:13:52.547Z
Hubert Jasieniecki
<p>Hi is there a database of wallet addresses that have lost the private keys?</p>

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Is there a database of wallet addresses with lost private keys?
Charly-Bamboo
# Is there a database of wallet addresses with lost private keys?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-16)

Hi is there a database of wallet addresses that have lost the private keys?

**Tags:** wallet, address, recover-private-key


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-16. Score: 3

No, because it's not possible to prove a negative ("No I don't have the private key for that address") and I can't think of a use for that.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-05-24. Score: 0

Not really, it's not possible to be sure that the private key corresponding to a given address is lost.

However, it's possible to find in the blockchain addresses that have coins in them and haven't been used for years. This *might indicate* that original owner has lost access to this address. It doesn't mean that it won't be reclaimed, either by the same person or someone else gaining access to the keys, e.g. by data recovery from an old hard drive or, in the future, speculatively, by [breaking the cryptography used to secure Bitcoin](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/57654/curious-about-lost-bitcoin/57674#57674). However, it might not be lost at all, it might be used as long term storage.

For examples of such addresses you can check [this list](https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-dormant_5y-bitcoin-addresses.html), which collects 100 richest addresses that hasn't been spent from for 5 years. The same website also has lists for up to 8 years of dormancy.

Moreover, there are addresses used for intentional burning of Bitcoin, such as 1CounterpartyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUWLpVr. In this case, it is certain that the address doesn't have any private key corresponding to it, because generating such a private key isn't computationally feasible. It is a special case, however, because in this case the key wasn't *lost*, it was *never generated*.


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