Retiree recovers €266,000 in crypto from an old phone
- —The phone holding the wallet had been offline since 2017–2018
- —The wallet was migrated to Trust Wallet using the private key
- —It contained ETH and LTC worth €266,000
- —The funds were transferred to the client's Finst account
Why it matters: A reminder of self-custody risks: without key access, assets are easily lost, though recovery is sometimes possible.
Source: Cryptoast