Recover Missing ETH from your Metamask Wallet
If you have your recovery phrase, but cannot see your coins after restoring in Metamask.
There is a known issue on MetaMask where after the restoration
of a wallet, MetaMask shows a different account with a zero balance and missing funds.
You think you have been hacked, but a simpler reason could be that you are just looking at the wrong account.
Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) Wallets like Metamask can map a single recovery phrase to multiple accounts on multiple blockchains. This application scans major blockchains to identifies addresses with an active balance that correspond to your secret phrase. If found, this allows you to recover your missing money.
How to recover my missing funds?
- 1: Find all your accounts using your secret phrase
- 2: Add each to Metamask, using the private keys shown
- 3: Transfer out any recovered funds, for safety