Recent Bitcoin FOMO Sends Lost Key Holders Scrambling, Losing Sleep
Bitcoin price recently doubled its former peak and set a new high above $40,000 per coin. The feat put the cryptocurrency back in the headlines as investors celebrated their success. But it isn’t a happy story for all Bitcoin holders, many of them who have lost coins over the years. Instead, the rally has prompted a three-fold increase in users who are scrambling to access lost BTC. Here’s how even the asset’s earliest investors are […]
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A good portion of the bitcoin supply has been lost due to holders dying or forgetting their private keys. These coins will never be recovered and are regarded as lost bitcoins. They play into the scarcity factor that drives the value of bitcoin up. It is estimated that 20% of the digital asset has been lost. These could technically still be recovered but it is unlikely since losing a private key means losing the coins held in the wallet. Since so much of the asset is lost, the rest remaining in circulation are more valuable than ever, especially given the limited supply of bitcoin.....
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