How I lost my address with 10 years of savings (not found yet) Trezor + MetaMask

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Thank you for your advice. I haven’t been here for a while — I took a break from searching because constant failed attempts are really discouraging. Before coming back here, I actually tried a new idea: I wrote a Python script that generates many combinations of my passwords, including variations with possible typos in Russian.

But your suggestion sounds great. I’ve tested something similar before, but I think I should put more focus on trying combinations specifically with the Russian keyboard layout. Maybe the answer really is somewhere there if I make more attempts — maybe a billion or two.

Thanks again for the tip and your help.

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Thank you for your ideas, and sorry for the long silence — I took a break from searching. I’ve now returned to test some new approaches, and your suggestions sound great, definitely worth trying. I’ll keep experimenting and will come back here with any new information. Thanks!

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Good afternoon, sorry for the late reply. I think your advice is actually great, because I also tend to believe that this approach works one way or another. But as you may have read above, I had two hypnosis sessions with different specialists, and they didn’t help me. Still, the direction you’re suggesting is something I haven’t explored yet. It’s definitely worth trying. Thank you.

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Built a personal passphrase recovery system with AI — here’s my story

Hey Trezor community,

I’ve been stuck for a while trying to recover access to my wallet — I know the seed phrase is correct but can’t remember the exact BIP39 passphrase I used. Like many of you, I’ve been trying combinations manually, which is exhausting and error-prone.

Today I decided to build something smarter, with the help of Claude (Anthropic’s AI assistant). Here’s what we built in one session:

1. PassphraseFinder — a macOS app
A native Mac app with a SQLite database that stores every passphrase I’ve ever tested. Type a passphrase → instantly know if it’s already been checked. Supports bulk import from .txt files (I have lists with millions of entries). Built with SwiftUI + SQLite3.

2. FixMyCrypto integration
When a passphrase isn’t in the database, the app automatically fires up FixMyCrypto, generates a fresh settings.json for that attempt, runs the check, and saves the result back to the database. No duplicates, no wasted time.

3. Telegram bot for remote control
The part I’m most proud of. I can be out for a walk, think of a new passphrase, send it to my Telegram bot — it checks the database first, runs FixMyCrypto if needed, and replies with the result in ~4 seconds.

4. Auto-launch on startup
Everything runs automatically via macOS launchd. Bot starts when the Mac boots, no manual intervention needed.

The whole system took one day to build. I described what I wanted in plain language and Claude wrote the Swift, Python, and config files. I’m not a developer — I just knew what I needed.

If you’re in a similar situation and want to build something like this, feel free to ask. And of course — fingers crossed for that :tada: message from my bot soon.

Built with: SwiftUI, SQLite3, Python, FixMyCrypto, Telegram Bot API, Claude by Anthropic

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