Topic: 20% WALLET REWARD -- Help With Recovering Inscribed BTC Runes Lost in a Swap. (Read 426 times)

The only way ^{as I see it} to contact the given owner is to  broadcast the new transaction with two outputs  one of which would transfer    some amount to the address  you mentioned ^{i.e. 3JU2ojTfuXK8HcHAZDFByXeEvE4QPRQzVj} while the other include OP_RETURN opcode with  your message to owner. There is chance ^{though, probably very small, even miserable}    that owner will pay his attention to this transaction and read your message.

P.S. After posting noticed that other users suggested the same approach.   

The Runes are currently held in an address labeled as belonging to Bitget.
https://www.oklink.com/btc/tx/345eceef2f5318abebde20f44a11f226f1c0890d784a732a0f084d981942ffbb

If we look at the history of the address 1FWQiwK27EnGXb6BiBMRLJvunJQZZPMcGd we see that they receive a lot of Runes but never send them out. From what I could find, this exchange has listed some Runes tokens, so it would make sense that their wallet is capable of isolating the Runes without inadvertently sending them out. They are likely to hold your lost Runes for a while. If you are intent on recovering them, Bitget is the party you should get in contact with.

You may actually have a chance here, a rare time in history.

Within the next few months, 128 bit encryption will be broken.  If the wallet containing your funds has not upgraded its security, you may be able to crack the password.   Keep in mind that there are lists of addresses with large balances, so it will be a race.  

(if this works, I expect my 20%!)

I have mixed feeling about it.
1. OP_RETURN exist with 80 bytes limit, but most wallet wouldn't show/decode content of the OP_RETURN.
2. Creating vanity address with many prefix take lots of time/computational resource.
3. Using proof of burn address create non-spendable UTXO.

But i agree it's best way (that i know) for the owner to read the message.

Not bad
Send dust to the address and in the same transaction send dust to those:
Or create your own Proof of Burn addresses.

You could try creating a transaction spam with vanity addresses and a message within the transaction that includes a link to this post. Send it to the address that contains the runes; maybe you'll catch their attention.

Unless the owner of the Bitcoin address posts it somewhere, you won't be able to find him.

Thanks for your response. Regarding this comment

"You can wait for them to be transferred again and maybe the next owner might be willing to assist you"

How would I get in the contact with the next owner if they were to get transferred? This is where I am struggling.
Thank you for your time

The two transactions prior to the final destination follow the same pattern as your original Coinbase deposit, where you sent them to a nested segwit address and then Coinbase consolidates this with other deposits in a bech32 address. If I had to guess, the Runes have worked their way back into Coinbase’s possession and are sitting in a hot wallet address where they will once again be transferred out of Coinbase.

If Coinbase wasn’t able to help you before, there is not much you can do about it. You can wait for them to be transferred again and maybe the next owner might be willing to assist you. The price of the Gizmo runes has fallen considerably and at some point it might not even be worth it to continue this recovery effort. The current value of 200k Gizmo runes is about $3000.

UPDATE - The runes just got moved to this address, I've included the transactionID that sent the funds to here, it has one lifetime transaction. If anyone can give me any advise on how I can potentially track down the owner of this wallet I would be so grateful

https://www.oklink.com/btc/address/bc1qmdwp6jw6zy8699znvl9hq6ap26vjw98f0l6h23
https://www.oklink.com/btc/address/bc1qglqk4rxpjl3749tuz9lw0xnz9h78pua06spmps

Desperate to get these runes back
Thanks

Still sadly going down the rabbit hole on this - Looking for any hail marys here, there's bound to me something I can do

I don't know, but such service usually is under name blockchain analysis service. But i DO NOT recommend you to pursue this option, since you'll just waste more money and time unless,
1. Blockchain analysis service able to find out who's the owner.
2. You or the service found ways to contact the owner.
3. The owner agree to return your GIZMO.

Thanks for the reply

I see you mentioned that it would be costly to obtain details of the owner who sent the transaction to this wallet - however if I were to pursue this do you know which services or people I could contact? Just trying to get in touch with the wallet holder in some respect (I know its a long shot)

Any other help or suggestions are really appreciated

No. At best, you could make public announcement on various social media, forum and cryptocurrency community group that you're looking for owner of address 3JU2ojTfuXK8HcHAZDFByXeEvE4QPRQzVj. And while blockchain analysis service may have information about who send Bitcoin to that address, such service usually not available for individual person and could be expensive without giving helpful information.


No, since Bitcoin TX is irreversible and only owner of 3JU2ojTfuXK8HcHAZDFByXeEvE4QPRQzVj (while using wallet which support Rune) can send those Gizmo to you.

Thank you for your reply. To clarify further:

BTC-to-SOL Swap on Coinbase:

I used my Coinbase.com account to swap BTC for SOL. This was not a self-custody wallet; it was a standard BTC/SOL exchange transaction.
Transaction ID for BTC/SOL Swap: https://www.oklink.com/btc/tx/1750c32dbee3f3b46e0a3b80a69e7ad13282e33a3ed34d4efa4ee018abefb67c.
BTC Transfer Post-Swap:

After the BTC/SOL swap, the BTC (which contained the Gizmo Rune inscription) was no longer in my control. Coinbase likely moved it internally as part of their settlement process or liquidity pool operations.
Transaction ID where the BTC left Coinbase: https://www.oklink.com/btc/tx/28d52607ce23ddf8dd8b15fe31926c6206b0041dacc4d357f8f62a1106c7fc9c
Current Location of Inscribed BTC:

I traced the BTC with Gizmo Runes to its current wallet: https://www.oklink.com/btc/address/3JU2ojTfuXK8HcHAZDFByXeEvE4QPRQzVj
Transaction ID of BTC Transfer to This Wallet: https://www.oklink.com/btc/tx/7db8fe6abbdb08ad47a52618d9d67823634fc342d9c286db4f5bc8c67193dd05.
This wallet has only one transaction in its lifetime, and I have no access to it. Coinbase support confirmed they do not own this wallet.

You sent it to their wallet, am I right? So why the support said they don't own it since they are the ones who have full control of the coinbase wallet unless you use the other Coinbase wallet that generates a seed phrase?

If that is a self-custody Coinbase wallet and you have the seed phrase, there might be a chance to recover this Gizmo runes but if you are using the other coinbase app that doesn't generate a seed phrase, then only Coinbase support can able to help you about your case.

Hello everyone,

**TLDR - BOTTOM OF THIS POST INCLUDES THE FULL TRANSACTION ID FLOW FROM MY WALLET TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IF IT HELPS**

I want to clarify my situation because i don't think I was fully clear in my initial post. I appreciate all the feedback so far and I take full responsibility for my mistakes. However, I want to lay this out as clearly as possible to see if anyone has actionable advice or solutions.

1. What Happened:

I purchased Bitcoin inscribed with Gizmo Rune tokens through Magic Eden. These are runes (like Ordinals) stored on specific satoshis within the Bitcoin blockchain. At the time, I purchased roughly 200K Gizmo Runes, which were valued at around $10,000.
After purchasing, I saw what looked like 0.006 BTC (approximately $600) in my Phantom wallet. I mistakenly assumed this was regular leftover BTC and not the inscribed Gizmo Runes.
I transferred this 0.006 BTC to my Coinbase wallet. Without realizing the Bitcoin was inscribed with Gizmo Runes, I swapped it for SOL using Coinbase’s BTC-SOL swap. Coinbase treated this BTC as standard Bitcoin (which it should have, I know) and valued it at $600, even though it contained the high-value runes worth $10,000 at the time.

2. Current Situation:

I traced the Gizmo Runes on the blockchain. They are now sitting in a wallet address that only has 1 transaction in its lifetime:
Wallet Address: 3JU2ojTfuXK8HcHAZDFByXeEvE4QPRQzVj
Transaction ID: 7db8fe6abbdb08ad47a52618d9d67823634fc342d9c286db4f5bc8c67193dd05
This wallet currently holds the runes, which are still visible on various explorers (e.g., Ordiscan, Ord.io, and Unisat).
I have no access to this wallet, and it is not owned by Coinbase according to their support team.

3. What I Need Help With:
Is there any way to contact the unknown wallet owner (even indirectly) to see if the runes can be retrieved?
Are there tools, blockchain services, or legal avenues that could assist in recovering the inscribed Bitcoin from this wallet?
Has anyone here faced a similar situation, and if so, what worked for you?
I'm willing to try anything here as a next step, I know its very unlikely to recover but I want to explore all avenues

4. Clarifications:
I understand that blockchain transactions are irreversible. I am not claiming I got scammed; this was a mistake on my part due to a lack of understanding of inscribed Bitcoin.
I’m aware of the risks of “runes” and similar assets. I am simply trying to recover what I lost, no matter how slim the chance.
I have already spoken to Coinbase, and they stated that their asset recovery tool does not support Bitcoin or unique inscriptions like Runes.

5. Reward Offer:
If anyone can help me successfully recover these assets or find a concrete way to move forward, I’m offering a 20% share of the recovered value as a reward.

This situation has been extremely humbling for me, and I’ve learned a hard lesson. I’m not here to argue about the validity of Runes or other blockchain projects—just looking for guidance, tools, or even creative ideas that might help.

Thank you for your time and any advice you can provide.


****TRANSACTION IDS****

First Transaction:
Link: https://www.oklink.com/btc/tx/a34aa8fbc7c48b39e58f48cd89a34f6d94b3bfc8a73c3908ef2a8ccbd70e693f
Description: This shows the initial transfer of Bitcoin (containing the Gizmo Runes) from my Phantom wallet to my Coinbase Wallet.

Second Transaction:
Link: https://www.oklink.com/btc/tx/1750c32dbee3f3b46e0a3b80a69e7ad13282e33a3ed34d4efa4ee018abefb67c
Description: This reflects the BTC-to-SOL swap you executed on Coinbase. As a result, the inscribed Bitcoin left your Coinbase Wallet and moved to a different Bitcoin address.

Third Transaction:
Link: https://www.oklink.com/btc/tx/28d52607ce23ddf8dd8b15fe31926c6206b0041dacc4d357f8f62a1106c7fc9c/overview
Description: This transaction shows the movement of the inscribed Bitcoin (Gizmo Runes) from that intermediate wallet (likely Coinbase’s liquidity pool or settlement wallet) to a random, single-transaction wallet.

Final Wallet Location:
Link:https://www.oklink.com/btc/address/bc1qlj5jhnqxung7jpqyrvkufy26xr544g04z0ulhw
Description: This is the current location of the Gizmo Runes. The wallet has only one lifetime transaction, meaning it solely received the inscribed Bitcoin and hasn’t conducted any further activity.

There are some other "derivatives" like Lightning Network, yes altcoins abused the Lightning Network term to scam, IEOs, IDOs, and more that I can miss too.

These trends are hot at different times but hot in way it can help creators getting rich quickly and in another way of making investors, traders, gamblers getting poor super fastly too.

Cryptocurrency graveyard: Two-Thirds of cryptocurrency projects have died.
14,039 crypto projects have disappeared from the ecosystem since 2014

So let me understand this you bought 10k worth about 200k of gizmo using phatom wallet correct ?
3JU2ojTfuXK8HcHAZDFByXeEvE4QPRQzVj you don't own this correct ? or you do ?

If you don't own it who put in 12/14/2024, 04:03:17 Mint + Transfer 3JU2ojTfuXK8HcHAZDFByXeEvE4QPRQzVj ?
The tokens didn't transfer to coinbase the wallet has $6.55K. Runes $6.25K BTC $292.32.

No crypto platform is going to transfer to a random address unless you input the address.

Unless I'm completely missing something ?

My point is that "runes" are just the next thing in a long line of schemes designed to make the creator rich. We've had altcoins, ICOs, Forks, tokens, smart contracts, Defi, Ordinals and now Runes. And there are probably a few more that I missed. All those things are designed to make the creator rich, and that money comes from the "greater fools" who are turned into bag holders after the pump and dump ends and the creator moves on to create the next hype.

It's Coinbase. I highly doubt they'll ever support a little scheme that attacks Bitcoin's fungibility while being designed to get money out of gullible people. If that bubble pops, which will happen, they'll get sued by the victims.