{"id":542992,"date":"2023-07-17T19:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ktsl888.com\/?p=542992"},"modified":"2024-06-11T06:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T06:59:27","slug":"bitcoin-presumed-lost-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ktsl888.com\/news\/bitcoin-presumed-lost-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"29% Of Bitcoin\u2019s Circulating Supply Is Now Presumed Lost Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to recent findings from blockchain analytics company IntoTheBlock, around 29% of the total Bitcoin circulating supply is now presumed lost forever after remaining stagnant for over five years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin was designed to be scarce, with only 21 million coins ever to be mined, but the very features that make the cryptocurrency so attractive to investors can sometimes lead to investors losing their assets forever, especially in cases where private keys are forgotten.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related Reading: <a href=\"Legal Expert\" rel=\"nofollow\">Why Ripple\u2019s Victory Against The SEC May Be Short-Lived: Legal Expert<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stagnant BTC Addresses Are Growing Over Time<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intotheblock\/status\/01939968?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tweet <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by IntoTheBlock, the company called attention to the high number of dormant bitcoin addresses. &#8220;Our data shows that 29% of $BTC hasn&#8217;t moved in over 5 years. It&#8217;s possible that a large part of this concerns lost coins,&#8221; the tweet said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-reading-shortcode\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-542996 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ktsl888.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_0019.jpeg?resize=460%2C230\" alt=\"Lost Bitcoin (BTC)\" width=\"460\" height=\"230\"><\/div>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center\">BTC presumed lost crosses 7.7 million | Source: Glassnode<\/pre>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similar <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glassnodealerts\/status\/76279041?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">data <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has been supplied by Glassnode Alerts, an on-chain metrics monitor. According to Glassnode, on-chain data shows that the total quantity of HODLed or lost bitcoins just hit a new all-time high of 7,781,224.168 BTC. Given that the price of a single Bitcoin is currently about $30,000, this equates to more than $235 billion in BTC that has now been lost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Does This Mean For Bitcoin?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institutional interest in Bitcoin has grown in the past year, with companies like MicroStrategy doubling down on their bitcoin holdings. Hence, the increase in dormant addresses can show more people are holding Bitcoin as a long-term investment rather than trading or spending it. However, it can also signal the amount of BTC lost forever, especially by early investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/XcF1QvUE\/\" alt=\"Bitcoin (BTC) price chart from TradingView.com\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1686\"><\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center\">BTC price trending at $30,100 | Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/TradingView.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taking into account that early investors are more likely to cash out on the huge gains made by the price of bitcoin, the latter is more likely. The price of Bitcoin has skyrocketed over the years and small amounts of Bitcoin from the early days are now worth a fortune. So if investors still had access to these dormant BTC, then they would likely have been moved already.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As Bitcoin gained mainstream popularity, many people have also bought in without fully understanding how to secure their private keys properly. A good example is the case of Stefan Thomas, a San Francisco-based programmer who is unable to asses his holdings of about 7,002 bitcoins. Thomas&#8217; holdings are currently worth $216 million, but he can&#8217;t remember the password containing the private keys to his digital wallet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-reading-shortcode\">Related Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsl888.com\/crypto\/ark-invest-sells-coinbase-shares\/?swcfpc=1\">Ark Invest Sells Over $50 Million Worth of Coinbase Shares Amidst Stock Rally<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With bitcoin having a fixed supply, its increasing scarcity due to lost coins can also enhance its appeal as a store of value. This could drive the price up due to increasing demand for the fewer bitcoins in circulation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin has seen a surge in price in recent months fueled by spot ETF applications filed by major investment companies like BlackRock and Valkyrie. The cryptocurrency is up by 43% this year and is currently ranging around $30,000 for the past few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer-shortcode\">Featured image from Futurism, chart from TradingView.com<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to recent findings from blockchain analytics company IntoTheBlock, around 29% of the total Bitcoin circulating supply is now presumed lost forever after remaining stagnant for over five years. Bitcoin was designed to be scarce, with only 21 million coins ever to be mined, but the very features that make the cryptocurrency so attractive to investors can sometimes lead to investors losing their assets forever, especially in cases where private keys are forgotten.\u00a0 Related Reading: Why Ripple\u2019s Victory Against The SEC May Be Short-Lived: Legal Expert Stagnant BTC Addresses Are Growing Over Time In a recent tweet by IntoTheBlock, the company called attention to the high number of dormant bitcoin addresses. &#8220;Our data shows that 29% of $BTC hasn&#8217;t moved in over 5 years. It&#8217;s possible that a large part of this concerns lost coins,&#8221; the tweet said.\u00a0 BTC presumed lost crosses 7.7 million | Source: Glassnode Similar data has been supplied by Glassnode Alerts, an on-chain metrics monitor. According to Glassnode, on-chain data shows that the total quantity of HODLed or lost bitcoins just hit a new all-time high of 7,781,224.168 BTC. Given that the price of a single Bitcoin is currently about $30,000, this equates to more than $235 billion in BTC that has now been lost.\u00a0 What Does This Mean For Bitcoin? Institutional interest in Bitcoin has grown in the past year, with companies like MicroStrategy doubling down on their bitcoin holdings. Hence, the increase in dormant addresses can show more people are holding Bitcoin as a long-term investment rather than trading or spending it. However, it can also signal the amount of BTC lost forever, especially by early investors.\u00a0 BTC price trending at $30,100 | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com Taking into account that early investors are more likely to cash out on the huge gains made by the price of bitcoin, the latter is more likely. The price of Bitcoin has skyrocketed over the years and small amounts of Bitcoin from the early days are now worth a fortune. So if investors still had access to these dormant BTC, then they would likely have been moved already.\u00a0 As Bitcoin gained mainstream popularity, many people have also bought in without fully understanding how to secure their private keys properly. A good example is the case of Stefan Thomas, a San Francisco-based programmer who is unable to asses his holdings of about 7,002 bitcoins. Thomas&#8217; holdings are currently worth $216 million, but he can&#8217;t remember the password containing the private keys to his digital wallet.\u00a0 Related Reading: Ark Invest Sells Over $50 Million Worth of Coinbase Shares Amidst Stock Rally With bitcoin having a fixed supply, its increasing scarcity due to lost coins can also enhance its appeal as a store of value. This could drive the price up due to increasing demand for the fewer bitcoins in circulation.\u00a0 Bitcoin has seen a surge in price in recent months fueled by spot ETF applications filed by major investment companies like BlackRock and Valkyrie. The cryptocurrency is up by 43% this year and is currently ranging around $30,000 for the past few weeks. 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