in 2011, 1 bitcoin was worth around $20-$150 and you bought 100 bitcoins which will at least may was worth around $1000-$10000, this price range I took from investopedia.
so no one will buy something worth more than $1000 or even $100 and completely forget about it, and when price of 1 bitcoin reached $1000/BTC then also you were not able to remember that you had bought 100BTC.
interesting to read you story but most probably it seems fake.
and if you may luckily find the name of the site, it may surely will be closed and there domain will be on sell somewhere godaddy or something. and you found their wallet and your coins in it they will not going to pay you this much huge amount without asking for very solid proof.
Topic: I’ve bought 100 BTC in 2011. Need help to find them for rewards. (Read 350 times)
December 07, 2023, 10:54:30 AM
The chances of you recovering this money is near to zero. I know sounds harsh but I don't want you to stress yourself out and waste your time on the money which is already gone.
There is no exchange that is still alive from 2011, so the login username/password doesn't even matter.
There is no exchange that is still alive from 2011, so the login username/password doesn't even matter.
I thought so too. If it's even in MtGox which is the most popular at that time, his 100BTC is all gone also. You couldn't believe the coins from MtGox would be returned.
OP must haave been one of those believers of this technology but forgot to send the coins to his wallet with the private key.
Having 100BTC today will make you live comfortably thats for sure. If there is just a way to recover it, he would likely do everything even fight a legal battle for it. But good luck OP.
December 07, 2023, 10:52:13 AM
December 07, 2023, 10:34:02 AM
The chances of you recovering this money is near to zero. I know sounds harsh but I don't want you to stress yourself out and waste your time on the money which is already gone.
There is no exchange that is still alive from 2011, so the login username/password doesn't even matter.
There is no exchange that is still alive from 2011, so the login username/password doesn't even matter.
December 07, 2023, 09:11:02 AM
two more sites from early days
mtgox
coinpal
have to find their hot wallets some how (a lot of outgoing transactions) and go from there
mtgox
coinpal
have to find their hot wallets some how (a lot of outgoing transactions) and go from there
November 08, 2023, 05:22:18 PM
In 2011 I’ve bought 100+ BTC on some cryptocurrency stock exchange and now I can not remember what was the site exactly.
I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
Does anybody have any idea how to find out what was the site and where the BTC now ?
I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
Does anybody have any idea how to find out what was the site and where the BTC now ?
Bitcoin that you bought back since 2011, and now you don’t know where it’s kept, and you planning to get the bitcoin back. I'm sorry, I don’t think you can get it back. There is no magic that can be performed for you to get your bitcoin back, and how sure are you that the place where you store it still exists? Just forget about the bitcoin and move on with your life. If you have some money, you can just purchase another bitcoin and make sure it’s properly secured this time around. If you don’t handle it carefully, I won’t be surprised if you end up losing it again.
And then we can try to find the owner of the bitcoin adress where the funds were transfered to... Is it real ?
The reward of 10 BTC will be distributed in case we find this BTC.
The reward of 10 BTC will be distributed in case we find this BTC.
No, it’s not real, you can’t trace the wallet that the funds were sent to, and if you know the wallet, what do you intend to do with? Do you believe you can get the person, or do you believe you can contact the person in any way when there is no way to reach out to the person? Just take heart and accept your loss, you can’t get back the 10 BTC. There are many people who purchased bitcoin previously and lost access to their bitcoin, so you are not the only one who has experienced a similar situation.
November 08, 2023, 04:43:53 PM
In 2011 I’ve bought 100+ BTC on some cryptocurrency stock exchange and now I can not remember what was the site exactly. ...
Why only now, after 12 years, did you decide to find your 100 BTC? Have you been in prison all these years and you didn't have the opportunity to do this, or did you run out of money and decided to find your Bitcoins, which are currently worth $ 3.5 million?
In 2011, there were 2 exchanges: Bitcoin Market and Mt.Gox, but they are currently not working.
November 08, 2023, 09:52:05 AM
The reward of 10 BTC will be distributed in case we find this BTC.
Your request is really unreasonable, what is certain is that you yourself know the exchange site or wallet you had when you bought Bitcoin in 2011.Even if you give away all the Bitcoins you have, no one knows except you.
What is certain is that exchanges or wallets have private keys or passwords, Obviously, if the site is known you can't take it, you don't even know the site anymore, let alone the key or password, you are really looking for a needle in a haystack here.
Are you suffering from amnesia, so you no longer remember your Bitcoin site, you are truly an unlucky human being.
November 08, 2023, 09:45:25 AM
In 2011, Bitcoin was still pretty new and there weren't many places to buy and sell it. From what I found, one of the first was Bitcoin Market, started by the member dwdollar. Then the infamous Mt. Gox showed up and got super popular for a while. After that in 2011, a bunch more exchanges popped up like VirWoX, Tradehill, Liberty Reserve, Bitstamp, BTC-e, Kraken, Blockchain.com, etc.
There were probably some others too but those were the main players getting into the exchange game early on.
There were probably some others too but those were the main players getting into the exchange game early on.
November 08, 2023, 08:45:46 AM
In 2011 I’ve bought 100+ BTC on some cryptocurrency stock exchange and now I can not remember what was the site exactly.
Is this a true story? 100BTC is a very large amount for now. Did you just remember now that you bought 100btc? I don't know about bitcoin in 2011, but my prediction is that there weren't many exchanges at the time, so if this story is true then it shouldn't be difficult to find the exchange you're referring to. Even if such an exchange is found, I can't guarantee your bitcoins will still be there, especially if the exchange is centralized.
But sorry, I'm quite doubtful about your story
November 07, 2023, 02:51:03 PM
Why are you coming up with it now when you have made the investment in 2011? It has been 12 years now and you don't even remember the exchange and what do you expect from people so in my opinion it's hard to find those coins because you must have an address also where they were stored so give some reliable information to the members if you want real help from them.
November 07, 2023, 02:38:58 PM
In 2011 I’ve bought 100+ BTC on some cryptocurrency stock exchange and now I can not remember what was the site exactly.
I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
Does anybody have any idea how to find out what was the site and where the BTC now ?
Maybe it is possible to analyse all the Bitcoin blockchain blocks for feb.-march.2011 and to select those who contains the sums near to 100 BTC ? And then we can try to find the owner of the bitcoin adress where the funds were transfered to... Is it real ?
The reward of 10 BTC will be distributed in case we find this BTC.
It's been more than a century since you bought your 100BTC which is currently worth a lot. You mentioned the email name and passport number here my question is that the place from where the email is sent to you must have its own address. If you buy from a stock exchange or receive an SMS from that place, then the name of the stock exchange should be available. And it is possible to get all the statements from the bank that you have completed since the beginning if you try because the bank collects all the information of its customers. It is normal that the email may not contain purchase information. Many have already provided you with a lot of information to help you find it. The information you provided is very weak and btc recovery is almost impossible. I wish you get your btc back and keep trying. I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
Does anybody have any idea how to find out what was the site and where the BTC now ?
Maybe it is possible to analyse all the Bitcoin blockchain blocks for feb.-march.2011 and to select those who contains the sums near to 100 BTC ? And then we can try to find the owner of the bitcoin adress where the funds were transfered to... Is it real ?
The reward of 10 BTC will be distributed in case we find this BTC.
November 06, 2023, 05:57:09 PM
100bitcoins is a lot of money, why wait till now to find it? I’m sorry but the information you provided is not useful, there are a lot of exchanges ( scam or legit) you could have used in 2011. Maybe if you could tell us the name of the exchange, we may be able to help. If you still have the email, the name of the company should be in the email. Also you can write to your bank to request for your bank statements for that year. 100 bitcoins is a lot of money not to try all your options.
I think the only exchange that was operational as at 2011 was Mt Gox, which later went bankrupt. But to be honest, I find it very hard to believe the Op's story. Bitcoin didn't just explode suddenly, it started gaining momentum gradually, went through two halving and two bull seasons and the op did not realized that he had Bitcoin somewhere. Which makes me wonder where he was all this while... Was he in a cafe where there was no internet? I take it as one of those cock and bull stories we do see here. 
November 06, 2023, 04:13:59 PM
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Of course, I also don't really believe that it will be possible to find these bitcoins, but just in case, I decided to ask for help from the community.
Of course, I also don't really believe that it will be possible to find these bitcoins, but just in case, I decided to ask for help from the community.
So, does your buddy even have any real evidence this 100 BTC thing is for real? Or could he just be messing with you? That is something to think about.
And even if it did happen, would it really show up on the blockchain? I kinda doubt it. Cause if he bought the bitcoin on some exchange site, that transactions just happen internally in the exchange's system. The blockchain is only gonna record when he deposited bitcoin in or withdrew the bitcoin out so trying to dig up some old 100 bitcoin buy is probably a dead end.
Id tell him to show you some real proof first before you go on some wild goose chase.
November 06, 2023, 12:56:34 PM
I remember there were several cases over the years where it was claimed that someone bought Bitcoin in those early years and the only information they had was an email and a password. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a single topic, and maybe someone else will be lucky.
True, there have been many similar cases in the past. Here are a few I found that might be useful to someone:
Help "I had Free Bitcoin 2011 with registration"
Recover old Bitcoin wallet
Help regarding LOST Bitcoin....
Looking for someone who purchased bitcoin from 2011- *please respond to this"
Lost BTC? Can it be traced back thru Blockchain?
Trying To Recover Wallet Identifier From 2011
November 06, 2023, 10:04:33 AM
100 btc is a lot of quantity nowadays and Losing it is a sad thing. I don't know how you were so careless about BTC when you bought it and why you did not save the exchange name or password with yourself. The information you provided is not enough to find your lost BTC as there are hundreds of exchanges now and checking every exchange will be a difficult choice. I did not know how to help you without any information or clue but there is one possibility according to me and maybe it will work or not, checking the Bitcoin Blockchain but don't how you can do this. Another possible way is to go to your bank and tell them the whole scenario maybe they will help and find the 2011 bank statement for you.
November 06, 2023, 07:37:21 AM
Thanks everybody for their answers and advises. I understand the story looks a bit unreal. But this is for real. This BTC where bought by my friend in 2011. Hi is rather far from cryptocurrency and computers at all. Then he've lost a paper with login and password and thought it was over.. Recently, he accidentally told me about this case, because he found out that I am engaged in cryptocurrencies. Of course, I also don't really believe that it will be possible to find these bitcoins, but just in case, I decided to ask for help from the community.
So you're lying when you post this
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In 2011 I’ve bought 100+ BTC on some cryptocurrency stock exchange and now I can not remember what was the site exactly.
When asking for the community's help and suggestions you should be as transparent as possible especially when we are talking about vital information, the first thing that you need to do is to check if your friend is telling the truth, in the first place you already know the answer to this since you admitted that you are engaged in Cryptocurrency.You should be honest with your friend and tell him what to expect, these things really happen, because at the time we're losing Bitcoin we do not have the idea that the price will skyrocket.
November 06, 2023, 07:18:11 AM
In 2011 I’ve bought 100+ BTC on some cryptocurrency stock exchange and now I can not remember what was the site exactly.
I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
~snip~
I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
~snip~
I remember there were several cases over the years where it was claimed that someone bought Bitcoin in those early years and the only information they had was an email and a password. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a single topic, and maybe someone else will be lucky.
What I found was this post from @RickDeckard with some interesting information :
Whether you're speaking true or not I figured out I could at least pinpoint you to websites that were around that time period and that allowed you to buy BTC (besides the well known Mt.Gox):
New Liberty Standard - Was up and running around October 2009[1]. From what I could gather the same user was the one that first proposed the symbol for BTC[2]. While the WayBackMachine shows a "Sign In" button at the main page[3] I don't think that the exchange was made in a way that you could buy BTC on demand (like Coinbase for example). According to this other archived page[4] you would have to send an e-mail stating how much BTC you wanted and then whoever was running the service would sent it to you. You don't mention this kind of system so I assume this wasn't the website you've used.
While investigating your inquiry I also found out that one of the earliest BTC transactions (5,050 BTC - sold for $5,02 at the time) was made by Martti Malmi[5] as a way to help this service get started[6] - This is what amazes me regarding BTC and it's history - whenever I have to go in these kind of "investigations" I always find fascinating details / events around them that show that the initial adopters really believed in what they were creating / doing.
Bitcoinmarket.com - Initially the idea came from dwdollar[7] at January 15th (2010) and then the website was up in March 17th of that same year[8]. WayBackMachine also shows a "Sign In" button at the main page[9] and perhaps this was the service you've used? It seems like this exchange was a bit more developed and you might be able to get your BTC there?
Sadly, if these were one of your options you won't be able to access them as the websites are now offline. Both users also seem to have been away from their accounts for a while now (NewLibertyStandard last login was at December 5th 2012 while dwdollar was at January 15th 2019).
[1]https://dyor-crypto.fandom.com/wiki/New_Liberty_Standard
[2]https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=41
[3]https://web.archive.org/web/20101124140235/http://newlibertystandard.wetpaint.com/
[4]https://web.archive.org/web/20100301174241/http://newlibertystandard.wetpaint.com/page/Exchange+Rate
[5]https://twitter.com/marttimalmi/status/423455561703624704
[6]https://twitter.com/marttimalmi/status/727827148837429249
[7]https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=20.0
[8]https://dyor-crypto.fandom.com/wiki/Bitcoinmarket.com
[9]https://web.archive.org/web/20110910173612/https://www.bitcoinmarket.com/
New Liberty Standard - Was up and running around October 2009[1]. From what I could gather the same user was the one that first proposed the symbol for BTC[2]. While the WayBackMachine shows a "Sign In" button at the main page[3] I don't think that the exchange was made in a way that you could buy BTC on demand (like Coinbase for example). According to this other archived page[4] you would have to send an e-mail stating how much BTC you wanted and then whoever was running the service would sent it to you. You don't mention this kind of system so I assume this wasn't the website you've used.
While investigating your inquiry I also found out that one of the earliest BTC transactions (5,050 BTC - sold for $5,02 at the time) was made by Martti Malmi[5] as a way to help this service get started[6] - This is what amazes me regarding BTC and it's history - whenever I have to go in these kind of "investigations" I always find fascinating details / events around them that show that the initial adopters really believed in what they were creating / doing.
Bitcoinmarket.com - Initially the idea came from dwdollar[7] at January 15th (2010) and then the website was up in March 17th of that same year[8]. WayBackMachine also shows a "Sign In" button at the main page[9] and perhaps this was the service you've used? It seems like this exchange was a bit more developed and you might be able to get your BTC there?
Sadly, if these were one of your options you won't be able to access them as the websites are now offline. Both users also seem to have been away from their accounts for a while now (NewLibertyStandard last login was at December 5th 2012 while dwdollar was at January 15th 2019).
[1]https://dyor-crypto.fandom.com/wiki/New_Liberty_Standard
[2]https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=41
[3]https://web.archive.org/web/20101124140235/http://newlibertystandard.wetpaint.com/
[4]https://web.archive.org/web/20100301174241/http://newlibertystandard.wetpaint.com/page/Exchange+Rate
[5]https://twitter.com/marttimalmi/status/423455561703624704
[6]https://twitter.com/marttimalmi/status/727827148837429249
[7]https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=20.0
[8]https://dyor-crypto.fandom.com/wiki/Bitcoinmarket.com
[9]https://web.archive.org/web/20110910173612/https://www.bitcoinmarket.com/
November 06, 2023, 06:23:22 AM
Bitstamp was founded 2011, the same year you bought your BTC. So might try your luck on this.
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It was a good try but with no results unfortunately. Thank you any way.
November 06, 2023, 05:34:28 AM
In 2011 I’ve bought 100+ BTC on some cryptocurrency stock exchange and now I can not remember what was the site exactly.
I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
Does anybody have any idea how to find out what was the site and where the BTC now ?
Maybe it is possible to analyse all the Bitcoin blockchain blocks for feb.-march.2011 and to select those who contains the sums near to 100 BTC ? And then we can try to find the owner of the bitcoin adress where the funds were transfered to... Is it real ?
The reward of 10 BTC will be distributed in case we find this BTC.
It's almost impossible and not impossible. What you can do is search on google for any crypto exchange running till 2011. You can also take help of chatGPT for this, maybe seeing the name or url of the exchange will remind you.I’ve got only email which also was a login name and my passport information.
I’ve made a purchase using my credit card but it is impossible to get a bank statement for the year 2011 now.
There is no information about this purchase on my email also.
Does anybody have any idea how to find out what was the site and where the BTC now ?
Maybe it is possible to analyse all the Bitcoin blockchain blocks for feb.-march.2011 and to select those who contains the sums near to 100 BTC ? And then we can try to find the owner of the bitcoin adress where the funds were transfered to... Is it real ?
The reward of 10 BTC will be distributed in case we find this BTC.
But the big thing is that most of the exchanges of that time are now closed so doubt whether the exchange you are using is still active or not. You may not be able to access the site even if you find it. Maybe the sauce is off now. So your search is likely to be in vain now. Still you can try
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