help working out what I did with my BTC

[DannyHamilton]

It seems like the coins are being mixed with a lot of other coins -- did you only have the 40BTC?  or more?

Just the 40.603

So yes it does look like they are mixing with others - so not a deleted/lost wallet.

No.  Either you made a purchase that you forgot about, or you sent them to an exchange (or other shared wallet service), or you were scammed into sending them to someone without realizing it, or you were hacked and someone stole them, but they do not appear to be sitting in a lost wallet.

[azrael]

Have any exchanges closed or reported thefts or other issues around that time? (I guess over whole period of last month and a bit)

[azrael]

It seems like the coins are being mixed with a lot of other coins -- did you only have the 40BTC?  or more?

Just the 40.603

So yes it does look like they are mixing with others - so not a deleted/lost wallet.

No.  Either you made a purchase that you forgot about, or you sent them to an exchange (or other shared wallet service), or you were scammed into sending them to someone without realizing it, or you were hacked and someone stole them, but they do not appear to be sitting in a lost wallet.

In a way that's reassuring ... the idea of having deleted a wallet is just plain idiocy and I wouldn't have thought that of myself. Of course the idea that I got scammed somehow isn't all that much more reassuring. I hope I have sent them to some exchange/shared wallet thing because even though not remembering is just a s stupid - there is at least a chance I could get them back (happy for anyone to suggest any such services I might have stumbled onto and used.

[DannyHamilton]

I don't remember the exact dates, but in the past few months I know InstaWallet, BitFloor, and BitMe have all shut down.

[miningusa]

How did this work out my friend?

[azrael]

I don't remember the exact dates, but in the past few months I know InstaWallet, BitFloor, and BitMe have all shut down.

I don't have any of those in my browser history, and have tried to log in (or do forgotten password processes) on those that will let me to see if I have accounts on there - and no joy.

[azrael]

So having had all the help from you guys, for which I am very grateful, it looks like:

• I did NOT delete a wallet file (phew)
• I did NOT store this on an online wallet that remains secure.

which leaves:

• I might have stored these on an online wallet which was insecure (or otherwise ripped off).
• I might have sent them to an exchange where they may still be notionally attached to an account I hold.
• I might have sent them to an exchange where they have been ripped off.
• I might have had them stolen from my computer.

If I sent them to an exchange where they're still associated to my account and I have forgotten it - I'll still feel like an idiot. If it is one of the other options, I guess I still feel aggrieved yet I can console myself that there is someone else that deserves to be kicked rather than myself (well I guess I do still deserve to kick myself either way... but I'd prefer company in the deserves to be kicked department).

There is that tiny little (shrinking) hope that these funds will magically appear on my account at one of the exchanges I have accounts at.

I still feel that BTC are important and will keep increasing in value. I keep telling myself I should buy some more - yet this incident has shaken my confidence a little and their value is *so* much more than when I first invested. Arrrg... about to start kicking myself again, must stop, take a breath, and have a cup of tea.