Millions of dollars in ETH lie unclaimed in presale wallets — but there's a w...

Millions of dollars in ETH lie unclaimed in presale wallets — but there's a w...

Did you know that over 500 Ethereum presale wallets are yet to be recovered… and collectively, they have a value of several billion dollars? Out in the cryptosphere, there's a vast amount of wealth that's seemingly out of reach.A long-running statistic suggests four million Bitcoin — almost 20% of the total supply — has been lost forever. Much of it was mined when the network was just beginning, with early adopters tearing their hair out after losing their private keys. One Welshman has endured a nine-year battle as he attempts to receive a hard drive containing 7,500 BTC from landfill.....


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