I only recovered my wallets through the 12 word seed phrase. I haven't moved my funds to a new wallet.
Yeah, I'll move everything to new wallets just in case, you can never be safe enough. On top of that, if we suppose that he has snooped through my files, he could potentially try to compromise the wallets at a much later date. That way, no accusation can actually be directed to him.

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I see, haven't realized that it's not that simple. As I've mentioned on another post, it's a vicious cycle. It's just astonishing that I've been looking for some specific parts since the start of the pandemic and I still cannot find them. From what I've read, manufacturers are rushing into producing parts that are to be placed on bicycles, and aren't aimed to be sold in retail, which is aiming in the satisfaction of the increased demand in bicycles, rather than its parts.

Could potentially explain why I'm having trouble finding specific parts, some of which are on bicycles currently being sold, but not in any kind of store I've searched.

I do, I've successfully recovered both wallets (Electrum and Metamask) and they are up and running on another computer. Even if data loss is presented, both wallets are fine, however, my only concern would be the technician to snoop through my files, which may sound too paranoid (or not, you never know).

I can definitely see why. On top of that, I wasn't exactly sure on where I had backed up my Metamask wallet, and until I found my seed phrase, I almost collapsed to the thought of losing my funds. Since it's based on Chrome, I'll have to physically boot the HDD in order to run Chrome and export the private keys/seed phrase. All thoughts crossed to my mind, from a corrupted HDD, to a stuck BIOS etc., it haunted me.

I'll get it back on Friday, if everything goes according to plan, if it's working fine, I might sell it without the HDD, it will also save me the time to back up my files and overwrite it.

Firstly, I'd like to thank you for your replies, they mean a lot to me.

It's relatively cheap to replace, about €60 for both the replacement part and the labor. It's a refurbished laptop, not of too much value, but gets the job done.

That's right, that's something I forgot about, but the most important thing there is my wallets, therefore, I completely forgot about anything else but them.

Stupid of me for not thinking it earlier, tomorrow is not a working day here and pretty much rushed to get it somewhere to get it fixed, since I used it for most of my daily and work stuff. He's a quite known and reputable guy, so I believe nothing will be done in the first place, I'll try not to be paranoid about it. Definitely took my lesson in case something like this ever happens again.

If I'm to sell it, I'll either replace the HDD with an old one I have here or use one of the recommended software to overwrite the files.

Not sure on where to post this, I apologize in advance if this isn't the correct section.

My laptop broke down this morning, taking my Bitcoin and Metamask wallet with it. Fortunately, I had both backed up so no losses there. Took it to a technician who claims that it's power unit or something is broken and it's not receiving power.

Anyway, back to the subject now, he's interested in purchasing it in case I do not want repair it, which is something I'm considering. However, my wallets are inside that laptop, someone who specializes in computers could potentially recover deleted files from the HDD.

I'm not sure if he wants to resell the laptop or he wants it for himself, my main concern though is that there's a way to recover deleted data. While I wouldn't really bother about the rest of my files, I'd rather not have someone recovering my wallets this way.

Is there an actual way to permanently delete such files from the HDD, forever?

I'd also like to note, despite not seeing any shortages or supply issues on most daily goods, I've faced multiple shortage issues when it comes to bicycle parts. I'm not sure what's exactly the case, my best guess would be the current supply can't keep up with the increased demand. However, this situation has been going on since the pandemic started.

Hasn't the increased demand pushed to a larger production, or is there a wider supply chain issue causing it?

That's my main concern, how is inflation stopping? Okay, tourism was pretty decent this year, especially on Crete island, where I live. I'm not sure about the rest of European countries though.

Things have started getting out of hand, it was pretty usual for prices rising in the summer, since the demand is dramatically increased, however, the season is almost over, with prices being higher than they were in July-August.

Since when is cryptocurrency the fastest way to earn money? How did you come to that conclusion? If that's so, gambling could also be a quick way to double your money on the spot. Crypto isn't that simple, and first of all, requires some sort of capital to make a successful investment, not to mention the research you'll have to conduct before proceeding.

Cryptocurrency might be one of the top choices when it comes to investing, however, there's no such thing as a quick ROI.

Not only is he the richest man in the world, but also a great influencer, he's a leader. No wonder why though, despite his wealth, he is one of the most successful and innovative people I've seen, while being persistent on what he does. Let's keep in mind how many failures SpaceX had before making a successful launch.

I'm not really bothered by his messing around on Twitter, Bitcoin isn't that affected by it anyway, it's not Dogecoin nor Shiba Inu.

It's not something that is easily predicted though, is it? Yes, we can depend on previous incidents and price charts, however, how accurate are they? Just because it recovered relatively quick doesn't necessarily mean that it will continue the upward trend.

Don't get me wrong, I 99% positive that Bitcoin will gain value in the future and even surpass $100k, I'm being hesitant on if that happens in the near future (Less than a year).

That's true indeed, I also find it extremely likely that another all-time high is possible, I'd expect another one towards the end of the year. On the other hand, its price is steadily over $60,000, but I'm not quite sure if it's going to sustain, we're currently seeing a downward trend, fighting to stay over $60k.

Well, both of them share a similar concept, I find them both tedious and anxious. Both share the element of volatility and sudden changes, while needing the necessary experience. I don't think they are too far apart from each other. I used to trade in the past but have now stopped, due to it being too unpredictable and would often cause me anxiety.

I've also thought of getting involved in stocks, but after such experience with trading, I've changed my mind.

I wouldn't get so excited, don't get me wrong, I'm all about Bitcoin surpassing new records etc, however, on the other hand, I prefer to be moderate about Bitcoin breaking records so quick. Similarly to a few months ago, when a new all-time high was reached, shortly after the Elon Musk incident, the new record didn't last long and quickly plummeted down to $30,000.

Price volatility is expected, however, it's more preferable to seek a steadier growth, rather than anticipate a quick new all time high.

Well I definitely agree on what you're saying, it was inevitable when economies were practically shut down for more than a year. This year's tourism season for instance was great, last year's though was pretty awful for Greece, a country which almost solely depends on it.

The issue is that all goods have increased in price, so has fuel and electricity, while the average available income due to these increases has dramatically decreased.

Well, the all-time high didn't last long, that's for sure, and it was actually expected that it would fall shortly after. There's a slight possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $70,000 before 2022, but I'm not that positive about any further price increase within the year, it looks too much.

Neither do I, it's not like I've seen a shortage of anything, it's mostly that all prices have gone up, for most goods you can find in the supermarket. I don't believe that we'll face an issue with shortages anytime soon, but prices are expected to rise significantly in the near future.

You seem to know what you're talking about, I have a genuine question, though, how do things return to "normal"? How do we return to pre-inflation levels? For instance, fuel prices keep rising, so are most of our daily goods, how are these prices going to return to more humane levels? Is this thing a one off, which will last a few months before it dies down?

Went to buy some Lipton tea (the large one, 1.5L), and let's just say that I bought something else. Prices have skyrocketed, even in soft drinks, that tea costed €2.39, which I find way too much. However, I've noticed plenty of goods having inflated prices. From soft drinks such as Cola, to chips and dairy and meat products. It's disturbing to say the least, daily grocery shopping has gone up a good 4%-5% I'd say, and this number is expected to rise.

According to TargetEconomics, Greece's annual inflation rate rose to 2.2% in September 2021, which is the highest since January of 2012.  Main upward pressure came from prices of transport (7.8 percent vs 6.7 percent in August); housing (4.7 percent vs 4.4 percent) and food & non-alcoholic beverages & tobacco (3.1 percent vs 3 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices inched up 2.1 percent.

Source: https://tradingeconomics.com/greece/inflation-cpi

There is always a chance of Bitcoin's price falling again, I don't mean to crash below $40,000-$50,000, but it could eventually drop below $60,000, before we see a new all-time high. The current one is a mere price correction, I don't believe that such volatility is alarming, since after the new ATH, there's a large mass of investors who probably sold to purchase later, at a lower price.