BILLIONS in Bitcoin are either lost forever or haven’t moved in over a decade


132,000 BTC sitting across 4 dormant wallets
$9 BILLION in holdings
Zero activity
The biggest one holds 53,880 BTC worth $3.7 billion
Last moved 12 years ago
Another holds 31,000 BTC and hasn’t sent a single transaction since 2010
One of these wallets once sent 40,000 BTC through a chain of addresses to Jed McCaleb, founder of Mt. Gox
Mt. Gox later collapsed, losing 850,000 BTC
Around 20% of total Bitcoin supply is believed to be permanently lost
That’s roughly $250 BILLION worth of Bitcoin
Quantum computing could crack those keys one day
If that ever happens, dormant wallets could become the biggest target in history
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