The problem is that Thomas years ago lost the paper where he wrote down the password for his IronKey, which gives users 10 guesses before it seizes up and encrypts its contents forever
Stefan Thomas in San Francisco on Dec. 23, 2020. Thomas, a programmer, owns 7,002 Bitcoin that he cannot access because he lost the password to his digital wallet; Image: Nicholas Albrecht/The New York Times
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