A Private Field Manual · Volume One
Crypto
Recovery
Hub.
Locating, securing, and consolidating cryptocurrency held across years of accounts — patiently, and without panic.
Prepared for J. D. Bias — SkyMining LLC & JDBuilders LLC.
A Note Before You Begin
How to use this field manual.
This hub exists for one reason: to give you a calm, careful, and trustworthy place to work through the recovery of crypto you acquired years ago across many accounts. There is no dashboard hurrying you, no balance flashing red, no countdown. You will move at the pace of patience. Each chapter stands on its own — read one today, the next next week, the rest when you are ready.
Two principles run through every page: secure first, then explore, and verify everything yourself. No legitimate person, exchange, or service will ever ask you to send funds, share a seed phrase, or hand over an account in exchange for "recovery." If you read nothing else here, read that twice.
Table of Chapters
The chapters of the recovery manual.
- 00Backup Day· ReadyOrganize the digital life everything else depends on — phone storage, cloud, USB, and an encrypted vault.
- 01Secure & Inventory· ReadyLock down every email account, then catalogue every exchange and wallet they touch.
- 1.5Gmail Recovery Playbook· ReadyA focused guide for the locked accounts: what actually works, what doesn't, and what to do next.
- 02Safe Re-entry· ForthcomingHow to log back into old exchanges without falling for phishing or scam recovery services.
- 03Self-Custody Search· ForthcomingHunting down old MetaMask, Exodus, hardware wallets, seed phrases, and forgotten wallet files.
- 04Defunct & Bankrupt· ForthcomingFiling claims with Mt. Gox, FTX, Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, QuadrigaCX, and others.
- 05Consolidate & Convert· ForthcomingBringing everything onto one trusted exchange and locking value into stable form.
- 06Put It to Work· ForthcomingCashing out, spending, gifting, and funding the next chapter — vehicles, the LLCs, and beyond.
Margin Notes
“Keep it smooth where you use it the most.”
“If you ain’t trying, you’re dying.”
Volume Two
The Ledger →Three private worktables — the Ledger of Place, the Inventory, and the Journal — that grow alongside the manual. Stored only on your device, never uploaded.