Use only the official links below. No real recovery asks for your seed phrase or private key. If anyone offers to recover funds for you, it is a scam.

1. Funds in old Ethereum contracts (2015-2021)

   $122 · 2 positions

   You have a balance in an old Ethereum contract (The DAO, EtherDelta, IDEX, the 2017 ENS registrar, DigixDAO and others). Each contract has its own withdraw call. Use the wallet that owns the position.

   1. The DAO: on the DAO token 0xbb9bc244d798123fde783fcc1c72d3bb8c189413 call approve(0xbf4ed7b27f1d666546e30d74d50d173d20bca754, yourBalance). Then call withdraw() on the WithdrawDAO contract 0xbf4ed7b27f1d666546e30d74d50d173d20bca754. It pays 1 ETH per 100 DAO.
   2. EtherDelta 0x8d12a197cb00d4747a1fe03395095ce2a5cc6819: from the wallet that deposited, call withdraw(amount) for ETH or withdrawToken(token, amount) for a token. Amounts are in the token's smallest unit.
   3. IDEX v1 0x2a0c0dbecc7e4d658f48e01e3fa353f44050c208: call withdraw(token, amount). Use token 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 for ETH. It reverts if your last IDEX activity was fewer than 240 blocks ago.
   4. 2017 ENS registrar 0x6090a6e47849629b7245dfa1ca21d94cd15878ef: call releaseDeed(labelhash) for the name. The labelhash is keccak256 of the name without .eth. The deposit goes back to the deed owner.
   5. Other contracts (DigixDAO, Neufund and more): use the contract's own withdraw or refund function on Etherscan from the owner wallet. Check the contract's code first.

   WithdrawDAO contract (The DAO) (opens in a new tab)Official docs (opens in a new tab)

2. Ellipsis LP tokens

   $55 · 1 position

   You hold Ellipsis stablecoin or BTC pool tokens on BNB Chain, in your wallet or staked. The contracts still work; the Ellipsis site did not load when checked.

   1. If staked, call emergencyWithdraw(pid) on LpTokenStaker 0xcce949De564fE60e7f96C85e55177F8B9E4CF61b; normal withdraw fails.
   2. Then call remove_liquidity or remove_liquidity_one_coin on the pool contract.
   3. Use BscScan's Write Contract tab.

   LpTokenStaker on BscScan (opens in a new tab)

3. Funds in frozen StarkEx apps

   Sorare, Immutable X, ApeX Pro, edgeX v1, Myria

   $24 · 1 position

   Some StarkEx apps keep balances off-chain. A pending withdrawal can be claimed now. A deposit-only record cannot: the app operator must first publish data.

   1. Check the row type. A pending withdrawal can be claimed now; a deposit ledger row cannot.
   2. For a pending withdrawal, call withdraw with your owner key and asset type on the app's StarkEx contract (Etherscan). Funds go to your registered address.
   3. For a frozen app, the escape hatch needs the operator or data committee to publish state first. See the StarkWare docs.

   Official docs (opens in a new tab)

4. Unclaimed Polygon PoS withdrawal

   Polygon PoS bridge

   $21 · 3 positions

   You burned tokens on Polygon to withdraw to Ethereum, and the checkpoint is done, but the exit was never run on Ethereum. The tokens wait in the bridge.

   1. Open Polygon Portal and connect the wallet that withdrew.
   2. Find the withdrawal in your transactions and press Initiate Claim.
   3. Approve in your wallet, then press Claim Tokens. Pay the Ethereum gas fee. The tokens go to the burner address.

   Polygon bridge (opens in a new tab)Official docs (opens in a new tab)

5. Expired veCRV lock

   Curve

   $12 · 1 position

   Your veCRV lock ended but the CRV was never withdrawn. It is still locked in the contract until you call withdraw.

   1. Open the veCRV VotingEscrow contract on Etherscan, Write Contract.
   2. Connect the owner wallet and call withdraw().
   3. If the owner is a smart contract that cannot make this call, the CRV stays locked.

   veCRV contract (opens in a new tab)

6. Curve fees not claimed (3CRV)

   $5 · 1 position

   You locked CRV in veCRV and earned fee rewards in 3CRV from the old Curve fee distributor, but never claimed them. They are still in the contract.

   1. Open the contract's Write tab on the block explorer and connect your wallet.
   2. Call claim with your address. Anyone can call it; the tokens go to you.
   3. If many weeks are unclaimed, repeat the call; each call covers up to 20 weeks.
   4. Check your wallet for the 3CRV.

   Fee distributor on Etherscan (opens in a new tab)

7. Alpaca 2.0 lending deposit

   Alpaca Finance

   <$1 · 1 position

   You have a deposit in an Alpaca 2.0 money market on BNB Chain, in your wallet or staked. The contracts still let you withdraw.

   1. Staked: call unstakeAndWithdraw(ibToken, amount) on the MoneyMarketAccountManager from your wallet.
   2. Held in wallet: call LendFacet.withdraw(ibToken, shares) on the Alpaca diamond 0x7389aaf2e32872cABD766D0CEB384220e8F2A590.
   3. Use BscScan's Write Contract tab.

   Alpaca diamond on BscScan (opens in a new tab)

8. Alpaca v1 vault tokens

   Alpaca Finance

   <$1 · 1 position

   You hold Alpaca v1 ibTokens (deposit receipts) on BNB Chain. The vault still pays out the underlying token.

   1. Open the ibToken contract (contract column) on BscScan and go to Write Contract.
   2. Connect the owner wallet and call withdraw(shares).
   3. ibBUSD, ibETH, ibBTCB and ibUSDC were migrated: withdraw may pay a different token. If it reverts, read the contract's functions on BscScan.

9. Old Polygon Plasma bridge exit

   <$1 · 1 position

   You withdrew from Polygon through the old Plasma bridge and the exit was never finished on Ethereum. Polygon's current docs no longer describe this bridge, so the route is not confirmed.

   1. Open Polygon Portal, connect the wallet that burned the tokens, and check Transactions for your exit.
   2. If Portal shows Initiate Claim or Claim Tokens, follow it and pay the Ethereum gas fee.
   3. If it is not listed, the exit must be run on the Polygon contracts directly. Ask Polygon support, with the burn transaction hash.

   Polygon bridge (opens in a new tab)Official docs (opens in a new tab)

10. Unclaimed OP Mainnet or Base withdrawal

    Optimism, Base

    <$1 · 1 position

    You withdrew ETH or tokens from OP Mainnet or Base to Ethereum but never did the last step on Ethereum. The funds wait in the bridge contract.

    1. OP Mainnet: open the Optimism bridge (app.optimism.io/bridge), connect the receiving wallet, open your withdrawal, press Prove, then Finalize after 7 days.
    2. Base: Base's docs list Superbridge and Brid.gg as its bridges. Open one, connect the receiving wallet, find the withdrawal, press Prove, then Finalize.
    3. Base waits 5 days after Prove (1 day if both a TEE proof and a ZK proof back it). Pay the Ethereum gas fee each time.

    Official bridges for the chains your positions are on:

    • Optimism Bridge (opens in a new tab)

    Official docs (opens in a new tab)

11. Stake in PancakeSwap MasterChef v1

    <$1 · 1 position

    You staked LP or CAKE in the first PancakeSwap farm contract and left it there. The contract still lets you withdraw.

    1. Open MasterChef v1 (0x73feaa1eE314F8c655E354234017bE2193C9E24E) on BscScan and use Write Contract.
    2. Connect the staking wallet and call withdraw(pid, amount) or emergencyWithdraw(pid). For pool 0 (CAKE), use leaveStaking(amount).
    3. Then remove liquidity from the LP token if you want the two coins.

    MasterChef v1 on BscScan (opens in a new tab)