Fortune - Though millions of Bitcoins from Bitcoin's early days are inactive, some resurfacing wallets hint at a future where lost coins become permanent digital treasures

in blockchain •  7 months ago 

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/04/24/bitcoin-wallets-waking-up-lost-coins-satoshi/
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Millions of Bitcoins, mined in the early days when the currency was almost worthless, haven't been used in over a decade.

While some owners might be "diamond hands" holding onto their investment, others likely lost access to their wallets or simply forgot about them.

This forgotten fortune represents a significant portion of the total Bitcoin supply, and experts predict the rate of these wallets reactivating will slowly decline over time.

What do you think?

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