Verifying a Decade Old Wallet for a Probate Case
Following the passing of a family member, an estate executor located a hardware wallet and needed independent verification of its holdings and history to satisfy probate requirements.
The Situation
Following the passing of a family member, an estate executor located a hardware wallet and needed independent verification of its holdings and history to satisfy probate requirements.
The Challenge
Six years of transaction history needed to be reconstructed and corroborated using only public information, without ever accessing the wallet's private keys.
The Investigation
We reconstructed the full transaction history from the wallet's public addresses and cross checked deposit sources against the decedent's known exchange accounts and family records.
Findings
Deposits were corroborated against two independent sources, and a verifiable balance was documented as of the valuation date requested by the court.
Outcome
A written valuation and history report was delivered to the estate's attorney and accepted as a probate exhibit. No private keys were accessed at any point.
Lessons
Public blockchain records can independently corroborate ownership history even years later, a valuable option in estate and legal disputes where the original owner cannot be consulted.
Wallet Addresses
Analyzed using public ledger data only.
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