I wonder how corrupt law enforcement is, where OP lives or could potentially travel to.

Theoretically they could have a safe meeting room inside the station & let the data recovery business be done there, then OP would split the ₿ between the watch-only addresses of their own & the data recovery person. Then after confirmation, both could be allowed to leave the station, and neither could rob each other of ₿ immediately - they'd have to figure out where the private keys to the watch-only addresses are. Also, in case the data recovery fails, OP would pay them cash for their effort, which was double-counted & put in an envelope to the side before anything else.


I once went to an Apple Store to have my computer's lost firmware password removed (had ownershippurchase paperwork & the root/only user password - butjust wanted to reformat the HD & put Linux on it for Blockstream satellite reception) &but they refused to let me be present, would only take in the back, and get back to me sometime whenafter it was done. Needless to say, I walked right back out with the computer.

I wonder how corrupt law enforcement is, where OP lives. Theoretically they or could have a safe meeting room inside the station & let the data recovery business be done there, then OP would split the ₿ between the watch-only addresses of their own & the data recovery person. Then after confirmation, both could be allowedpotentially travel to leave, and neither could rob each other immediately - they'd have to figure out where the private keys to the watch-only addresses are. Also, in case the data recovery fails, OP would pay them cash for their effort, which was double-counted & put in an envelope to the side before anything else.

Theoretically they could have a safe meeting room inside the station & let the data recovery business be done there, then OP would split the ₿ between the watch-only addresses of their own & the data recovery person. Then after confirmation, both could be allowed to leave the station, and neither could rob each other of ₿ immediately - they'd have to figure out where the private keys to the watch-only addresses are. Also, in case the data recovery fails, OP would pay them cash for their effort, which was double-counted & put in an envelope to the side before anything else.


I went to an Apple Store to have my computer's firmware password removed (had ownership paperwork & the root/only user password - but wanted to reformat the HD & put Linux on it for Blockstream satellite reception) & they refused to let me be present, would only take in the back, and get back to me sometime when it was done. Needless to say, I walked right back out with the computer.

I wonder how corrupt law enforcement is, where OP lives. Theoretically they could have a safe meeting room inside the station & let the data recovery business be done there, then OP would split the ₿ between the watch-only addresses of their own & the data recovery person. Then after confirmation, both could be allowed to leave, and neither could rob each other immediately - they'd have to figure out where the private keys to the watch-only addresses are. Also, in case the data recovery fails, OP would pay them cash for their effort, which was double-counted & put in an envelope to the side before anything else.


I went to an Apple Store to have my computer's firmware password removed (had ownership paperwork & the root/only user password - but wanted to reformat the HD & put Linux on it for Blockstream satellite reception) & they refused to let me be present, would only take in the back, and get back to me sometime when it was done. Needless to say, I walked right back out with the computer.