{"time":1707359479479,"blocks":[{"id":"VxCTjKLYva","data":{"text":"If you haven't taken note of your Cryptocurrency Wallet Derivation Path, you may be unable to recover your Coins."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"YViFIE4OoR","data":{"text":"You must learn what a Wallet Derivation Path is, where to find it, and take note of it along your wallet seed phrase."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"8xE7MH6C8s","data":{"text":"Taking note of a wallet seed phrase is NOT sufficient."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"n1cHaf6siW","data":{"file":{"url":"https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:630/1*PZlThHb-F1tnmB0GjVWqqA.jpeg"},"caption":"","stretched":false,"withBorder":false,"withBackground":false},"type":"image"},{"id":"5OFK9UTFy5","data":{"text":"Will Your Heirs Be Able To Restore Your Wallet?","level":1},"type":"header"},{"id":"BYPd1ZxwFj","data":{"text":"Let's hope for the best but prepare for the worst."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"iaPBNJ36eZ","data":{"text":"Here there is a short fictional educative story:"},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"XiQPyFGOgh","data":{"text":"Mr.ChadCryptoWhale5000 is a Solana maximalist who accumulated thousands of SOL coins in a Solana wallet. Unfortunately, Mr.ChadCryptoWhale5000 passes away without leaving behind any inheritance plan."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"JUycGK3DBt","data":{"text":"His direct heirs take possession of the apartment where he lived and his belongings. Then, they sort out the belongings they want to keep from those they will dispose of."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"TmMVWbY8hX","data":{"text":"Mr. ChadCryptoWhale5000's laptop goes to one of the family's juniors, who formats it, re-installs Windows, and uses it for school. Goodbye, Solana wallet."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"MobYcbRD6A","data":{"text":"While cleaning Mr. ChadCryptoWhale5000's desk, his brother finds a piece of paper with 12 words written on it."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"qNIr6F0H4d","data":{"text":"Mr. ChadCryptoWhale5000's brother has heard a little about cryptocurrencies, so he thinks that maybe those 12 words are part of a seed phrase and decides to find out how to restore the seed phrase to a cryptocurrency wallet."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"nk-6CAerCx","data":{"text":"The sad ending"},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"J3AHfz4x56","data":{"text":"The brother has very limited knowledge about cryptocurrencies and only knows about Bitcoin and Ethereum. After some research, he installs an Ethereum wallet and a multi-coin wallet on his computer."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"vItlPnHhWZ","data":{"text":"Then he restores the seed phrase to both wallets, but in both cases, THE BALANCE DISPLAYED IS ZERO."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"PsH09zIE1C","data":{"text":"At this point, the brother decides not to waste more time, uninstall the wallets from his computer, and throw the paper into the bin."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"M1y6vO_aIG","data":{"text":"The 'happy' ending"},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"e1PqZlr3_U","data":{"text":"Mr.ChadCryptoWhale5000 has copied not only the seed phrase but also the Solana derivation path: m/44'/501'/0'/0'"},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"bXarjpz9nA","data":{"text":"Mr. ChadCryptoWhale5000's brother does not know what m/44'/501'/0'/0' stands for, but after a short internet search, we find that most probably this number belongs to a Phanton wallet and proceeds to install the wallet to his browser and restore the seed phrase."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"jgpgdh6tvB","data":{"file":{"url":"https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:630/1*TrjJwLK5ZhVIsUJsuR_saQ.jpeg"},"caption":"","stretched":false,"withBorder":false,"withBackground":false},"type":"image"},{"id":"YwpnsByafn","data":{"text":"The wallet's balance is displayed, and, to his surprise, Mr. ChadCryptoWhale5000's brother finds out that he may be able to retire already."},"type":"paragraph"},{"id":"3a9DGnFnqu","data":{"text":"The ideal ending"},"type":"paragraph"}],"version":"2.26.5"}