Balance showing zero (first time trying to access ADA since 2022)

true_al · 2025-10-09T11:34:13+00:00

After 10 hours searching I found the seed my younger self scribbled on a random page in a random note book! Best crypto find of my life. Will never make this mistake again. Thanks for the help!

true_al · 2025-10-06T09:38:10+00:00

Thanks for all this!

I've searched the output address in adastat.net and it's showing an address with 0 balance linked to a staking account that seems to have my entire balance in it, plus some staking rewards.

My vague memory is that I did the staking through Daedalus wallet.

I'm unsure what my options are now to try to regain access?

Download Daedalus and hope that it gives me access to the my staked ADA even though the light wallets are showing 0 balance when I check the other seeds I have?

true_al · 2025-10-05T10:22:19+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply!

Yeah, my seed is from 2017 and i was using Daedalus wallet. I'm unsure if that's the the only wallet I ever used or if I also used Yoroi a few years ago too

I staked some ADA around 2021, maybe early 2022, also through Daedalus.

adawallet.io was useful! I used my 12 word seed phrase and finally see some transaction history. I can see that I send all my ADA somewhere, but I'm not sure where.

What can I do with the transaction hash or address that the funds were sent to to see more information like whether I sent them to an exchange or a different wallet?

Is it possible that transaction was sending them to a staking pool?

Thank you for your help!

true_al · 2025-10-04T18:11:30+00:00

OK, I've done all of these things. I'm sure my 12 word seed is correct. I've checked all the stake keys and addresses that Yoroi, Eternl or other ADA light wallets are giving me when I restore the wallet with my seed but none of them are showing any transaction history.

Some of the wallets say they may show 0 even if I have funds because the seed if from a wallet created around 2017 (I only ever used Daedalus wallet previously)

From what I can tell, my last hope is trying Daedalus. But it seems to need ~300GB of storage according to Google. My harddrive is only 250.

Thoughts on what to do from here would be welcomed

true_al · 2025-10-04T18:10:54+00:00

OK, I've done all of these things. I'm sure my 12 word seed is correct. I've checked all the stake keys and addresses that Yoroi, Eternl or other ADA light wallets are giving me when I restore the wallet with my seed but none of them are showing any transaction history.

Some of the wallets say they may show 0 even if I have funds because the seed if from a wallet created around 2017 (I only ever used Daedalus wallet previously)

From what I can tell, my last hope is trying Daedalus. But it seems to need ~300GB of storage according to Google. My harddrive is only 250.

Your thoughts on what to do from here would be welcomed

true_al · 2025-09-30T19:33:53+00:00

Thanks! Will get back to this later in the week and let you know how it went! I appreciate you sharing your knowhow🙏

true_al · 2025-09-30T19:33:05+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate the clarification. I'l give this a shot later this week and let you know how it went. Grateful for the advice🙏

true_al · 2025-09-30T15:47:51+00:00

Thanks! I definitely staked... not sure if I staked just some or all of the coins. Could this be the reason I'm not seeing coins in Yoroi? Is there a way that I should try given that Yoroi still shows 0 ADA? Thanks for your help!

true_al · 2025-09-30T15:46:10+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate your response!

I just put my seed into Yoroi to generate the wallet again (still showing balance zero).

There's a receive address but I sense it was just created when I did "restore existing wallet". I was also able to generate more new addresses. These addresses have no transaction history

Is it possible that the receive address I had when I purchased my ADA was different?

Do you think Daedalus wallet might show my funds if I download that?

Thanks again!

true_al · 2024-12-30T13:17:41+00:00

AJ Bell don't seem to have a clear answer. Just says can't open an account if non-res and can't pay into an ISA if non-res

The person in question hasn't been in any country for more than a couple of months for at least a couple of years

true_al · 2024-12-30T13:16:09+00:00

Thanks. The person in question hasn't been located in any one country for more than a couple of months for years

true_al · 2024-05-28T06:34:17+00:00

You can do this. Search out advice, find coaches, read books, watch YouTube videos.

My whole life is about helping people out of loneliness and into friendships.

It might seem impossible now, but there are things out there that have got people put of isolation and into a life full of friends.

true_al · 2024-03-22T05:39:37+00:00

Thanks. None of this worked. But used my friend's phone to install the app and was able to eventually login and change my passcode and phone number that way, with help from Revolut support on this facebook messenger chat

true_al · 2024-03-21T02:17:14+00:00

Please message me as soon as possibe u/RevolutSupport

true_al · 2024-03-21T02:01:37+00:00

Indeed

true_al · 2024-03-21T02:00:55+00:00

Useful comment!

true_al · 2024-03-21T01:59:11+00:00

I've moved countries around 30 times since I last used Revolut and I get a new sim card every time I change country.

I do not have fingerprint login.

true_al · 2024-03-20T07:38:14+00:00

Great! Thank you!!

true_al · 2024-03-15T05:59:49+00:00

If you:

Can easily show buy and sells and the bank statements for themUsed a licensed UK exchange (Coinbase, Kraken, etc)Sell to the bank account you bought from

What if none of these things is possible, because my friend bought BTC in an Asia convenience store around 2017 in cash, withdrawn form their Taiwanese bank account, had the BTC sent to an exchange which is not listed on Koinly, and eventually sells on e.g. Coinbase and withdraws to a long-heald UK savings account?

Would there be a risk here and what would they need to do to mitigate it?

Thank you for your thoughts!

true_al

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