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Re: I found a paper wallet on a beach ... seriously
by
LoyceV
on 05/08/2022, 07:47:25 UTC
⭐ Merited by 1miau (2) ,n0nce (1)
I scanned the initially concealed QR code on my phone, entered the also concealed code and was presented with a web page with info pertaining to a btc balance
Did you scan the private key's QR-code? If so, the wallet could already be compromised.

....like I said, too many laws, too much restriction of freedom, too much government involvement.  Somehow when someone loses something and another person finds it, the government has laws in place that mandate their meddling (for lack of a better word).
Although I agree we have far too many laws and government is far too big, I don't think the law on finding items is that bad. If "finders keepers" would be allowed, any thief could just claim they found the item. Hell, I just found a Ferrari Lambo! It was totally unattended!

I just meant that it is easy to compromise a paper wallet if compared to a hardware wallet.
You should read up on BIP38 encryption Smiley Even a simple password makes it very hard to take the funds.

OP said "0.6104...ish". There are no addresses which contain exactly 0.6104 bitcoin. There are 85 addresses which contain between 0.61040000 and 0.61049999 bitcoin.
I made a slightly broader selection of all legacy addresses around this range:
Code:
14eLjod6F2ah2KKvxUV9zRnwgkTFPBC33a      61050000
1LcQK2jgwbrdAvzyVNHonpoQp1ECMn3DB4      61050000
16CHqj6SPky9T5enNdwXLVNgh1uPCz2a5G      61050000
1Ah41jARGcmWGEfxYPdGxhxL9kdYRu1HEF      61050000
18NA43NZgAPzvr1e9LhV7EFQSU5pdKr5B8      61048819
1VTgszWBL9Bucxrh4r5uj1rURunKmiBQ8       61048701
132fj2HwxgysZ8Bi19xEa6bqks7ZcDJUXp      61048488
1JyEFsX6dNe7AJYcKniQXrBk8VfqS7dKqy      61048331
1583qb3z53pHDUzxiHw72kzWH7FVK6mMBT      61047802
1JP2uT2MhqrtqHtZMMgg2hcV54Yw5BnYs8      61047152
16dP5aDu6vyA9QbN8HzbxLogjJNSPtWTWX      61046972
1GxBeXMEogGqxAE72pMPPZWuuxMwi3kkGx      61046719
18TwwNYLVxYbmXESygEVMhHvTkAvS8R4MQ      61045760
1L1cMrWMuUnV4WfdLv2Ds2tmqQi9G7mhvw      61045632
1vfEckEjM5ZTzSdjWCfubZGhBCpHaz5MX       61045614
148TucJejynPguqLKCgrn64VxvEYBDcKZc      61045092
1FfUn38CEawVyhNGiedV8nTCPqUi2tXiVn      61044842
1EwKSpXaxn7une9SLp7JAVSbm3mMQDU4ED      61044000
1Kmbdh5L6pWgJ5Kg5AMyqEaqrEoKbFENXp      61043830
12GEWVM8HQW9WiacUMmgtnBGrYziZnfqg6      61043696
1DfEUpKRpd4XhaakcAgAqeK9x66pjmsMZ1      61043000
1Fj1kNPohX3pGVidz4vfsZvdLBu7fKF6K1      61042156
13YUCSKqUFg5CFqnWztSVJMHZv2xEQ7D3K      61041259
17NkMSp8zDG621HQQLNaq9gqzQJwBudqpf      61041164
1Nebf4kTxvpyozXpmqMCdXawaNMhkVS8NV      61040600
19j93FEWWyVH5Gy6YJ1gG84FUvqK7i9uz9      61040508
1KF4cMqxw7DaYPh63bx22HAexFveekXvEo      61040497
1MMkMRi8NuNVmEmG38u2nJ14Xj3BGBvYCn      61040422
1JscNcdkvvxYA6CrxuhVHLWqiHkN4AYepq      61040268
1Hu3RKK35V9bbmEKBA2p7LbixAEm2HcFrC      61040258
18MtnxViv2Cp7vnocjuyzc4yF8yCBCY6o1      61039881
1HFXWqd5ML64AxE4c3DzSvEiRhEiNGmr3Y      61039500
1NDFkx3QmzE5iARda1pFxTjJxXuEBGw4AB      61039471
1L8ZrmArsUcr1BnTipoYabynpbpdWM8p34      61038488
17YpoNAoojRYv9c1GVrUwh448Y9RGucmK6      61038356
1J6EiRSGegfa1i69CTnFmTprFKinCMjEMe      61038250
1FYYXbNwychpx3KsosYX15c6ritpgQy5Yf      61038000
1H4QP6mQnNiVFAy6f86YNZbfPPEm2b9LwN      61037743
1JGmtUfyw7QgKb6ggZwCE36BNo8bVd2Uby      61037400
1936At62aXS8epprtjQiZV4AWGLdKrfm8P      61037177
1GY4WbWDRxtiUhYipSH2g93Aze5ENMfqZ7      61037000
1HRZG6ASqLyd6mrxMwV3ALgigfdhx1KhXT      61036917
1C3X5aZAYjBTgti7GU6VhErH6rg8WBqDuW      61036290
1H2wUSPgQaxP4V51JKvZuGpWEUhKnjif1k      61035866
1MCirzugBCrn5H6jHix6PJSLX7EqUEniBQ      61035329
19uJj1qSWf2qdH5B6p3QJieWkKC6mYwTrK      61035115
1CBhCMBuwZjgreA6uRzyE3y7MP8BKgAVKq      61034803
1DbaUbGuZKv4RCFLsqtzHofWkopAY1gwCd      61034576
164rmLcaYPbkLfmYKbAhfNeTnroftvFRx4      61034476
15pRZ6SZAeHpaji3iCodBkocxjdhMZYw12      61034277
1PUpynpNm2MyvkbRCfK9pwiLYzA6PzJYmb      61033300
1Jih4JvKfmLLYcnHLNT7Ydoba5Sa98R5sj      61032712
1Jvw9wbuYLNaLHJPuNw496zKpoqPvJbqx9      61032673
1EapZfi6ZuYBAQHcMVL6aFcAiD6W5SohhT      61032650
1PoFexmU8Gdej2xXA1MrLjnLeCTNMzeY8Z      61032468
1AdS1ycaZcpY8f7DMEPoUiw7MhCdKkqSXi      61032238
1Ly5K4kKYBXWfjbv4VmUberLdXFNr6yF7g      61031845
1AMHbmaWtrN9tDcP1vovkQdojhfqJXWPR       61031618
1EH4s5xYLzXPaTJzGVehLrRj1TwUZb3kRy      61031425
1KMaWhBg6aNUTkyDGN63U7KyciWw9cTPrx      61031037
19j2DHUnDcURBU3B7sBJSWfNeqVET1rDYQ      61031000
1C9jwQU9fsyaNiffZEwgSc3JoonNmeEbZT      61031000
16eabf2boFQDaiuNqzgzJP5mnfDL8AdF2q      61031000
1ACk424Mc6vMoKm7bPUA31UiwyjNuD2Lw       61030794
17auiEuA8usxmoHsx6x8ueBJcuJdnYEnNm      61030591
1P1rfFMzA8a6ZZzqbpwEQxVaeuewndsR44      61030000
It doesn't matter which one it is: if it's in this list it should be enough for search engines to pick up on it.

https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/outputs?s=value(asc)&q=value(61040000.00000001..61049999),is_spent(false)
This query returns (as of right now) 127 UTXOs with 0.6104-0.61049999 BTC balance.
You're not looking for UTXOs, but for total balance. The wallet could have received more transactions.